any expressions users? 2005-06-16 - By Andrew Turner
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Hi Doug - thanks for the info. Upon reading:
"Although a Macintosh version of Expression was available before the
Microsoft purchase, the software giant said the test version of
Acryclic cannot be used with the Apple Computer platform."
Well, there you go, then. I downloaded it and have the Mac version, but
will most likely stick with Illustrator anyway.
Andrew
On Jun 14, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Douglas Alden Peterson wrote:
> 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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