Working on Shapes Tutorials

Thanks CFandM and Rod_D.

Thanks CFandM.

Thanks CF!
I have to start reading those tutorials... Been too busy, but really wanna learn!

Thank you very much CF.

Thanks much from me as well CF .....

Ok got some time for this so the curves section is done and updated...Now on to the other sections...
Creating Shapes 5th update

Thanks Again SR...
I did notice after I uploaded it that there is an image for the blending of the lower arms missing, Ooops! So I will put that in on the next update...Meanwhile here it is...

Thanks Morgantao..Anything to help feed the FF addiction..

Welcome to the fun FlowersLebanon...Why not, go for it..

Since SR posted this link in another thread that reminded me that I forgot to upload the update with the missing image above...So here is the update with that section updated.....There is nothing new in this one just the update with that image....Talk about getting really sidetracked..

Creating Shapes 6th Update

hehe..a couple of years but finally..

Well there are many ways to make abstract shapes....You could use some of the methods in the pdf you could use a 2 noises (one for black one for white).connected to a 2 distortions and then blend those together with a threshold...etc......You could also substitute other things for the noises..This way you will be able to use the variations to get more abstract shapes...You have been here long enough to experiment there SR....

Once more I want to thanks you CFandM for all the work in making this awesome, well done and useful tutorial that I like much

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CFandM wrote Well there are many ways to make abstract shapes.

Thanks for showing how it could be done and is interesting and useful, will try and test what you have shown and told

i think that this could be interesting to have abstract shapes to mix them together in bomber and create unusual textures and creations

If you want it be good if could show additional ways to make abstract shapes with other components would be helpful

Thanks

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DJI wrote Yah SpaceRay, I was trying to make that thing look like fire and couldn't get it done

Well, From what you say I suposse you wanted to get something like these black vector fire but I think is really difficult using FF the is no way to PAINT shapes as you can in a vector software, and there is no splines or path. And as recently was released FF 5.0 there is no hope that it will be included any way to do it

although I am sorry for you that you could not have got what you wanted, are these that you showed what you have done or they are examples of what you wanted to get?

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Threedee wrote in his thread about Octadraw Since we don't have real vector drawing in FF, it has been a royal pain to add any custom shapes to filters. Here is an attempt to change that. While it doesn't make vector drawing easier per se, it does make reusing and sharing created images incredibly easy. "OctaDraw" provides a different approach to creating and, more importantly, storing bezier images.

ThreeDee have done this alternative to be bale to have in some way vector for shapes in FF named Octadraw and there is two filters available on the FF library

Thanks Lexart for the link, it looks nice and interesting shapes, like them

YES, CFandM did an excellent work and very helpful, and much appreciated, glad that you have discovered it and can be able to learn from it

I think that another way apart from the very good tutorial from CFandM is to go inside other filters that use shapes and see how they are built, and also try to experiment modifying the settings and see what happens, there are many filters available that build shapes to be used as part of the result effect

i have been reading the whole thread now, as I at first did only see the PDF, and want to thanks to all that have been contributing to this thread that is very interesting and useful, and to SpaceRay for all the many examples and ideas

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Ramlyn wrote: Only the Ancient Terris style looks complex to do in FF (if we want to make it EXACTLY like in that page). All the others can be made blending circles, triangles and lines.

Thanks Ramlyn, good to know from an expert like you that seem to have very good experience on making shapes as you have shown in your filters

i do not care about the Ancient Terris, I really only like the Last empire ones, not the others, and as you say It may be posible

i have found this interesting filter that makes circular abstract shapes that looks good and useful to learn more how to build shapes

Circly Shadows by Deskar

He mixes and blend circles to get unusual abstract shapes

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SpaceRay wrote: I think that another way apart from the very good tutorial from CFandM is to go inside other filters that use shapes and see how they are built, and also try to experiment modifying the settings and see what happen

Yes, I agree with you, For example the Circly shadow filter above and many others. i do not know how they are built, but as you say, experimenting with the setting you may get cool things

I will keep it alive...
Mediafire seems to be having an issue with the file. Working a day or two ago but not today. I uploaded it again but still having issues. The other versions work..
So I have moved it to dropbox. Find it here. Creating Shapes 6th update