WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners

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@Subpath Could be... but I assume more a bug. I can send the file to @VectorStyler if needed.

Anyway, several possibilities. I still have to read your tuto on brushes to start using them

[VectorStyler]

@Pat Send me the file.

[B-Vs-V]

@VectorStyler I've sent the file.

[Subpath]

@Pat

i love the wave like look

[B-Vs-V]

It's been a long time since I've been back in this thread...
Very easy to get even if not what I wanted, but I found this interesting.
Using the “Repeater” function in two different objects and various renderings by changing the coloured background and transparency of the “containers”, etc.

[Subpath]

@Pat

and the ideas are still bubbling up
I know it will never stop, like the water geysers
in Yellowstone

[B-Vs-V]

@Subpath Thanks . Well, I wish I had more ideas and more time to experiment and implement VS in my work(flow).

[B-Vs-V]

@VectorStyler VS 1.2.027 & no issue anymore with my file. I could change any symbol without affecting the arrangement of others... the use of the Repeater feature (VS acronym of course)

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Well, I've tried to get a fully editable design for the Repeater features (two here) made with symbols and for the text, but I can't find a way to do it
I have to confess that I got a bit lost in all the testing I did. I was convinced that text remained editable after a Boolean operation like in AD but didn't succeed in VS...

I'll stop here, even though there's still room for improvement, just for the fun to use the Repeater feature with symbols:

[Subpath]

@Pat

Nice,
looks like a title for the great upcoming VectorStyler TV show
I'm looking forward to it

[B-Vs-V]

WIP ! I'd like to make an axonometric "3D" project and I'm in the process of testing the possibilities of VS. It would be a bit long to explain the steps but in itself nothing very complicated.
The software does slow down a bit but I think that's due to the calculation time for rendering (several artboards, some image and shape effects, blending, different colours to strokes and fills...). Infinite possibilities by changing a single parameter.

[Subpath]

@Pat

nice,
i like the transparent, glass-like effect in the middle

[B-Vs-V]

@Subpath Thanks. I'll come back on this one later.

[B-Vs-V]

I wanted to achieve a realistic neon effect (not just a blur effect applied to a coloured line), for editable text. I achieved this effect by copy-pasting the text outlines (no fill), applying brushes and transparency to the shapes on a dark background (gradient). It's not too successful but I like the overall effect with the Repeater function on each of the shapes (of course, the text in this case is not editable):

[Subpath]

@Pat

looks not that bad too me
how about a make the reflection Light
on the wall more soft/blurry
(only the letter contour)

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@Subpath Thanks but there is still room for improvement. I did apply blur shape effect on two outilles. I need to start differently for this neon effect.

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I wanted to create a complex design with multiple shapes and objects, but I've reached the limit of VS usability in terms of fluidity.

I could have obtained this with the Blend feature but I tested the Envelope option to obtain the first shape and then a transformation with clones for the general organisation.There are a lot of curves and therefore (just guessing) a lot of calculations and unfortunately VS lags too much to continue with this type of graphic.

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Tested the Envelope feature, transforming objects into clones, by varying the shapes and colours. The possibilities are endless; in just a few seconds, various designs can be produced... An alternative to other approaches (e.g. blending)...

[B-Vs-V]

Just one last screenshot once the reference object is created, the rest only takes a few minutes, by varying the positions of the nodes(/handles)... this could be the starting point for various designs... have fun testing all this

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It's just experimenting with certain features and combining them & it's not what I had in mind but I think it's interesting.

Everything is editable and easy to get although VS gets slow probably due to the high number of objects. I started using different strokes with dashes (repeated 3x here with different dashes) and then used the “Repeater” feature to multiply an object/symbol.
Note: I didn't try changing the symbol.