On 11/15/05, Matt Jordan <matt@...1296...> wrote:
The inkscape version has two issues I'd like to resolve if possible.
- The lack of line width variation, in particular, the tapering at the
beginning and ending of lines.
So are you using pressure sensitivity? Does it work for you? If yes, what exactly is the problem with tapering lines? Would you prefer a non-linear dependency between pressure and width - for example so that pressure of 0.5 would give a width less than 0.5? Can you describe the ideal pressure/width dependency and in what way Inkscape differs from it?
- The shakiness of the lines.
Have you tried increasing Mass? With Mass=0.2, drawing lags behind a bit, but slowly drawn lines are noticeably smoother.
The two problems kind of go together. The shakiness seems to be caused by the fact that I'm drawing the lines fairly slowly, so relatively lots of nodes are being laid down. If I draw the strokes faster, they are smoother, but then I can't follow my penciled guide drawing as well. I do realize that I can reduce the number of nodes after the fact, thus yielding smoother lines, but this solution is time-consuming and tedious.
Pressing Ctrl+L a couple fimes after each stroke is easy, and does not require switching to another tool.
Since I'm fairly new at this learning to draw business, maybe the problem will resolve itself as my skills improve.
If that happens, please let us know :)
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