Re: [artworks] Another question with a feature request
- From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:51:11 +0100
On 17 Jun at 17:49, Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <mpro.l462o300025no0bik.tim@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I have been most taken with the elegance of the new Shadow tool,
> > using, as it does, the core of the transparency tool. However I
> > cannot find how to make a penumbra shadow. To save any hasty
> > dictionary lookups this is the feature of shadows where the centre
> > is darker than the edges. I tried to see if this could be combined
> > with one of the Fill tools but got nowhere. Anyone solved this?
>
> Currently, shadows are flat: constant colour, constant transparency.
>
> > The request is, if penumbra is not possible with the present Shadow
> > tool, even by combining it with other tools, can the Shadow tool be
> > extended to include penumbra facilities?
>
> Yes, that is the logical next step. There should be a way to create
> soft shadows, i.e., with blurred edges.
Many thanks for the reply and the prospect.
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Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@xxxxxxxxx
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