any expressions users? 2005-06-14 - By Douglas Alden Peterson
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> I haven't used Expression to its fullest, I'm sure -
> but what does it do that Illustrator does not?
I haven't used Illustrator's brush feature, but in
Expression, you can build a complex image in
vector paths AND pixel based images and then
create a brush stroke with it. That brush stroke
can then be manipulated in a number of ways
including width (including varying the width along
its stroke), skew and whether the stroke acts
like a ribbon or is perpendicular to the stroke's
path (a fully editable vector path).
I've used Expression for a number of client projects.
The most successful ones have been where the
client wanted an illustration to look like a metal
engraving. It was easy to create a series of brush
strokes to mimic the look of engraved lines in a
metal plate and then, when the image was finished,
if the client wants a few of the lines placed differently,
you just pick the strokes up and move them individually
since they are fully editable.
I don't miss polishing down an engraved metal plate
nor do I miss the incessant cleaning of Rapidograph
pens at all. :-)
Doug
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Douglas Alden Peterson
Graphic & Web Design; Illustration
Visualeyes
Brighton, MI USA
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