Contour / scaling plug-in works with images, paths, symbols etc
Contour / scaling plugin works with a single selected path or multiple selected paths. The contour plugin also works with Illustrator placed images, Illustrator symbols and other path types.
Some of the features are only applicable to a particular Illustrator path type, such as fill only works with paths and not images. All the scaling features (minus points) work with images as well. Please note this does not work with text since version 10
Easy to install plug-in
Easy to install. The contour plugin needs to be placed in the Illustrator plug-ins path, the plugin is then accessible on re-starting Illustrator.
Plug-in dialog
Contour plugin appears in the filter menu (object menu with CS4) and is activated when used with selected items in Illustrator. The plugin set is split over multiple panels for different areas of plugin functionality. The dialogs are split into contour section, rotation, points, styles, etc
Scaling options for contour
Contour plugin has many different scaling options including alternate scaling, rapid scaling, limited scaling, random scaling. The scaling can be controlled in the vertical and horizontal direction of the path, and linked if required, the path's stroke can also be re-scaled based on the scaling itself creating a more naturalistic contour. The scaling can be applied above as well as below the original path to create zoom designs.
example: showing the scaling of an unusual shape using the contour plug-in in Illustrator
Rotation options for contour plug-in
Contour plugin can rotate illustrator paths in a variety of ways, rotating about the path's center, about a particular path or about a defined center. Use to create unusual dramatic turning / rotated path designs
example: showing the scaling and rotation of an unusual shape using the contour plug-in in Illustrator
How to use PDF / symbols
Plugin set comes with additional example symbols as well as a PDF explaining how to install the plugin set and how to use the various controls of the contour plugin
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Points manipulation in plug-in
Contour plugin scales a path by default but points can be shifted towards the path's center (or away) instead, the inset feature comes with many options and variant settings as well as interpolation to create 100s and 100s of different inset contour designs, the scaling can also be combined.
Shift paths
Contour plugins can shift Illustrator paths, right or left, up and down and in any direction and using a variety of distance setting options.
Color / fill / stroke settings
Contour plugin comes with many style features and different fills and strokes and widths can be applied to the generated Illustrator paths, creating alternating black and alternating white or swatch colors or randomized colors or approaching target colors as well as inverted and fading features.
Opacity / blending modes
The contour designs can be further modified by opacity and blending modes to create more painted and subtle and soft contour designs
Pattern settings
Contour plugin also has pattern features where the path is 'tiled' about the defined center, such as the path but it could be the document center. The pattern can be further enhanced by rotation and shifting of the Illustrator paths, to create truly beautiful contour pattern designs
Additional scaling functionality
Contour plugin comes with many options / checkboxes to modify the contour behavior, such as creating or not creating contour paths or only modifying the anchor points or the direction points
Scaling plug-in presets
Contour plugin comes with many inbuilt presets so you can easily get started with the plugin
Randomization of contour designs for abstract designs
Contour plug-in comes with many wonderful randomization features, simply select the TUMBLE button and the settings will be randomized in 1000s of ways, use to create unique designs in seconds
Plug-in tutorials
Tutorial 1 ]Alternating colored contour designs
1) Select a circle (gray)
2) Go to filter menu and select plugin
3) Set all settings back to default via the presets RESET command
4) Contour panel - set scale lines to ON, this scales the line based on the scaling of the generated paths
5) Contour panel - set the scaling option to SCALE OPTION 12, the plugin comes with a variety of different scaling, some limiting the scaling, accelerating the scaling. Scale option creates closer generated paths for the first sets of generated paths
6) Style panel - select the fill color option 'alternate white', this option sets the first path to original color (gray), first generated path (white) next path (original gray) next path (white) and so on. Other options exist
7) Shift panel - set horizontal shift to 7, the generated paths will each be moved an additional 7 pt |
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