WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners
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@Subpath Thanks. I'll come back on this one later.
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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):
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@Pat
looks not that bad too me
how about a make the reflection Light
on the wall more soft/blurry
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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. -
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)...
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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.
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@B-Vs-V ,
great combination.
Would recommend posting a larger image with only two or three letters.
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@Subpath Thank you
clicking on the image enlarges it.Here some close up with different settings, very easy to change the overall appearance:
