Fantastic!
PixLab, it's been a long time since I've played with these filters (Symmetry Painting and Recursive transform), although in the trial and error category, both are easy to perform.
"You can even "cheat" a bit by increasing/decreasing the circles sizes (live on screen) by using the big square control the same way as the "Unified transform" tool, using the same key modifier (Shift) to keep the ratio ( in deformation)"
Here, trying this "cheat" didn't work, as the circles behave individually as I drag the square to scale the circles, each with a different radius.
But it is still possible to complete this resizing later using the scale tool.
rich2005, this technique is amazing!! It is possible to define the radius of the small circles even before generating the copies, and in the end everything fits perfectly!
I can't edit the title of this thread anymore (I even tried), but I agree that "Contiguous circles on PCD (PCD = periodic centers diameter)" is besides better, a more elegant title.
Ofnuts, based on my previous experience following the tip from rich2005, where I placed a pentagon inscribed in the circle (it just happened as I was digging into how to use the plugin), I couldn't understand the 'Principle': "your circles are centered on the vertices of a pentagon, and their radius is one half of the side of such a pentagon."
But then I decided to just follow the instructions and voilà!
I've been struggling with this task for a few days now...
Thank you all!!!
Oh yeah, so easy after you guys showed how it's done.
The interesting thing is that with a compass and a ruler I knew how to achieve this result after a few strokes and the creation of a pentagram.
And just like Ofnuts had said, "your circles are centered on the vertices of a pentagon"
PixLab, this technique you posted on the link is even easier than the first via Symmety Painting you suggested.
Thx!
PixLab, it's been a long time since I've played with these filters (Symmetry Painting and Recursive transform), although in the trial and error category, both are easy to perform.
"You can even "cheat" a bit by increasing/decreasing the circles sizes (live on screen) by using the big square control the same way as the "Unified transform" tool, using the same key modifier (Shift) to keep the ratio ( in deformation)"
Here, trying this "cheat" didn't work, as the circles behave individually as I drag the square to scale the circles, each with a different radius.
But it is still possible to complete this resizing later using the scale tool.
rich2005, this technique is amazing!! It is possible to define the radius of the small circles even before generating the copies, and in the end everything fits perfectly!
I can't edit the title of this thread anymore (I even tried), but I agree that "Contiguous circles on PCD (PCD = periodic centers diameter)" is besides better, a more elegant title.
Ofnuts, based on my previous experience following the tip from rich2005, where I placed a pentagon inscribed in the circle (it just happened as I was digging into how to use the plugin), I couldn't understand the 'Principle': "your circles are centered on the vertices of a pentagon, and their radius is one half of the side of such a pentagon."
But then I decided to just follow the instructions and voilà!
I've been struggling with this task for a few days now...
Thank you all!!!
(08-28-2022, 04:21 PM)PixLab Wrote: Oh yeah, I forgot, so easy with a pentagon as reference (thanks Ofnuts) and symmetry painting
1 minute video https://imgur.com/a/REYNB2o
Oh yeah, so easy after you guys showed how it's done.
The interesting thing is that with a compass and a ruler I knew how to achieve this result after a few strokes and the creation of a pentagram.
And just like Ofnuts had said, "your circles are centered on the vertices of a pentagon"
PixLab, this technique you posted on the link is even easier than the first via Symmety Painting you suggested.
Thx!
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Samj Portable - Gimp 2.10.28 - Win-10 /64.
Samj Portable - Gimp 2.10.28 - Win-10 /64.