Curve profile hidden width feature

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:59 am

I just discovered a very nice effect. Check this video (it's two minutes, you won't regret)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/i30vhjcy4zlvu ... t.mp4?dl=0

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:27 am

Wow! That is fantastic! Thanks for sharing...

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:14 pm

You are welcome.

It's fantastic, this technique let you animate the width in way never possible before:

Poptoogi · Post by **Poptoogi** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:37 pm

That's freakin awesome Selgin!!!!! Amazing technique!!! Thanks for sharing!

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:57 pm

wow nice find!
in the preview, the overlapping line creates gaps - does that not get rendered?

THanks again Selgin.

dueyftw · Post by **dueyftw** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:51 pm

Miyazaki uses a technique of paining another layer of grass moving over top of a background layer of grass. Changing the colors to darker and lighter than the background. Normally in a random v shape and done on three's I think. Looks like the wind is blowing through the grass.

This might be a good way of mimicking Miyazaki technique.

Dale

funksmaname · Post by **funksmaname** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:36 pm

interesting idea dale - I played around and came up with this...
it's not great, I've never really played with particles before, but maybe it can be used as a base for something?

http://youtu.be/U0vXS-DcfyA

http://www.mediafire.com/?b633cs9ut7yswmm for the file

The emitter follows a path, and although its hard to see, the grass line (path profile source) actually animates over time

Could be great for water too...

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:20 pm

Awesome!
-G

dueyftw · Post by **dueyftw** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:49 am

My version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtYSsmLhak

Dale

neon22 · Post by **neon22** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:58 pm

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:37 am

Can't try this with my version, but wouldn't it be possible to do the same with switched-off line segments? So you can create a complicated "walking ants" line easily?

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:09 am

slowtiger wrote:Can't try this with my version, but wouldn't it be possible to do the same with switched-off line segments? So you can create a complicated "walking ants" line easily?

If I understood well, yes, you can do that. Anyway, I think it would be better to use the follow path tool for that task. Just create a vector layer with a row of ants, and then attach it bended to the path.

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:22 am

I'm still on 6.2 *g* But I have my methods when I need an effect like that.

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:24 am

slowtiger wrote:I'm still on 6.2 *g* But I have my methods when I need an effect like that.

On 6.2 you can use a bone path with similar results (you already know it, but maybe could help someone)
viewtopic.php?t=13230

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:57 am

Exactly that.

BTW: I keep a kind of "library" of things like this which are quite useful for a lot of different jobs. In creating these I found that it pays to only animate group layers. which can be filled with whatever content later easily.