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Doc ock rokc · 11-26-2011, 07:00 PM

I want it to do a pressured stroke which some programs can do. Essentially I want it to be where it's thick on one side and thins out before reaching the other. OR have it where it's thick in the middle.

Edit The pony is like that because the older ponies seem to have more human like features

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rpgdemon · 11-27-2011, 12:51 AM

There's no real easy way to do a variable width stroke in Inkscape (It's a feature in development, I believe), but you can approximate it by selecting the object, then Path -> Stroke to Path, and tweaking the path manually. The Tweak tool works well for this. Select the path you want to tweak, then hit the tweak tool. Then up top select shrink/grow, or whatever you want, and then push the object around, making the "Stroke" change thickness.

Edit: What you can also do is make your own mid-marker, and apply that to the line, so that it grows and shrinks at each node, but I'm not sure how that'd work. The other other thing you can do is on the stroke style tab, give it a round cap, which looks a bit smoother/drawner.

The OTHER other other other thing you can do is use the Caligraphy tool, but that has you drawing complete paths, so then to give them a fill, you'd have to just roughly draw beneath them and then fill that.

Shyria Dracnoir · 11-27-2011, 02:54 AM

Doodled up a concept of a unicorn while pondering about a hypothetical home dimension for Shyria's particular variety of dragon. I'll probably add other things like a size chart and color guide onto this as I go. Inspiration varies between real life Indian and wooly rhinos, Karkadann mythology and D�rer's Rhinoceros.

Arhra · 11-27-2011, 04:03 AM

Nice lookin' unicorn there Shyria! It's funny, I swear I've heard other people talking about a rhino-unicorn recently as well.

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Originally Posted by rpgdemon

There's no real easy way to do a variable width stroke in Inkscape (It's a feature in development, I believe), but you can approximate it by selecting the object, then Path -> Stroke to Path, and tweaking the path manually. The Tweak tool works well for this. Select the path you want to tweak, then hit the tweak tool. Then up top select shrink/grow, or whatever you want, and then push the object around, making the "Stroke" change thickness.

Edit: What you can also do is make your own mid-marker, and apply that to the line, so that it grows and shrinks at each node, but I'm not sure how that'd work. The other other thing you can do is on the stroke style tab, give it a round cap, which looks a bit smoother/drawner.

The OTHER other other other thing you can do is use the Caligraphy tool, but that has you drawing complete paths, so then to give them a fill, you'd have to just roughly draw beneath them and then fill that.

Interesting, I'll have to give it a shot myself.

rpgdemon · 11-27-2011, 04:57 PM

I think I like the alt head better, just because it looks less like a normal rhino.

Bard The 5th LW · 12-03-2011, 01:03 AM

Been doodling in inkscape

CelesJessa · 12-03-2011, 12:51 PM

Haven't posted in awhile, but I don't have a ton to share. Mostly sketches.

This one is from a paintchat with a friend of mine.

And then I broke photoshop.

pochercoaster · 12-04-2011, 11:05 PM

Shading with the thin little tip of a mechanical pencil (which is the only pencil I have currently) is a pain so I kind of half assed it.

Loyal · 12-05-2011, 10:38 PM

Doing a drawing, mostly coming out nice (I think?) but it's unfinished because I realized I had no earthly clue what I was doing with regards to the rock face in the background. Advice?

phil_ · 12-05-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Loyal

Advice?

Google image search "Rock face" or something and get references. That is all the advice a non-artist such as I can offer.

11-26-2011, 07:00 PM	#4701
Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	I want it to do a pressured stroke which some programs can do. Essentially I want it to be where it's thick on one side and thins out before reaching the other. OR have it where it's thick in the middle. Edit The pony is like that because the older ponies seem to have more human like features __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink Last edited by Doc ock rokc; 11-26-2011 at 08:53 PM.

11-27-2011, 12:51 AM	#4702
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	There's no real easy way to do a variable width stroke in Inkscape (It's a feature in development, I believe), but you can approximate it by selecting the object, then Path -> Stroke to Path, and tweaking the path manually. The Tweak tool works well for this. Select the path you want to tweak, then hit the tweak tool. Then up top select shrink/grow, or whatever you want, and then push the object around, making the "Stroke" change thickness. Edit: What you can also do is make your own mid-marker, and apply that to the line, so that it grows and shrinks at each node, but I'm not sure how that'd work. The other other thing you can do is on the stroke style tab, give it a round cap, which looks a bit smoother/drawner. The OTHER other other other thing you can do is use the Caligraphy tool, but that has you drawing complete paths, so then to give them a fill, you'd have to just roughly draw beneath them and then fill that. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF. Last edited by rpgdemon; 11-27-2011 at 12:54 AM.

11-27-2011, 02:54 AM	#4703
Shyria Dracnoir Kawaii-ju Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Monster Island Posts: 4,240	Doodled up a concept of a unicorn while pondering about a hypothetical home dimension for Shyria's particular variety of dragon. I'll probably add other things like a size chart and color guide onto this as I go. Inspiration varies between real life Indian and wooly rhinos, Karkadann mythology and D�rer's Rhinoceros. __________________ Godzilla vs. Gamera (1994)

11-27-2011, 04:57 PM	#4705
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	I think I like the alt head better, just because it looks less like a normal rhino. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

12-03-2011, 12:51 PM	#4707
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	Someone's getting hooked on SNES-era Final Fantasy games again. Haven't posted in awhile, but I don't have a ton to share. Mostly sketches. This one is from a paintchat with a friend of mine. And then I broke photoshop. __________________

12-03-2011, 01:03 AM	#4706
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	Been doodling in inkscape

12-04-2011, 11:05 PM	#4708
pochercoaster rollerpocher tycoon Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,808	Because I'm boring Shading with the thin little tip of a mechanical pencil (which is the only pencil I have currently) is a pain so I kind of half assed it. Last edited by pochercoaster; 12-04-2011 at 11:35 PM.