I think it would be useful to have more shapes creator components

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Great idea, SpaceRay!
If someday FF supports vector, that would be a breeze!
Imagine building shapes using bezier curves like in the curves editor, etc!!

I am thinking in using the "get alpha" component to be able to take shapes from alpha images from specifically made alphas with images to have the shape you want and then import it into FF.

My idea is to make an image in Photoshop with the shape using an alpha, and then import that image using the "image" component and use the "get alpha" to take the alpha image from this and use it a mask for making the final shape. Probably it would not work, But anyway I will try to see what happens.

You can build those out of the current components..

Remember the heart shape? It was made with a round ellipse and a gradient.
I think that's what CFandM meant. and you can also do some Boolean operations between shapes to get new shapes (like half a circle, a diamond, a cross, etc.).

Nobody said it would be easy, though...

Yep...Do a search for "Curve to Shape" then there is this one that I used that very filter but used the new beizer curves component.... Remember this is the building block of some shapes...

Vector to Shape.ffxml

Even more shapes...

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Morgantao Wrote.. Nobody said it would be easy, though...

Nope never did..

Even More Vector to Shape.ffxml

I'm still holding my breath for a font / text node!

Thanks so much CFandM for the examples you posted. I have been trying to master shapes for a long time in FF and these are just what I need to study and learn from. Thanks again.

Morgantao, your snowmen are cute, but they are more like my recent cat filter. With layers of ellipse and polygons stacked one on top of each other. Your correct CFandM blows a lot of us out of the water. The shapes CFandM is making is what I need to work harder on,other wise I'll be a newbie forever.

Mardar, right after posting the snowmen I remembered your Cat filter. It's a great example of shape stacking.
CFandM's technique looks WAY more advanced!

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Carl wrote: Absolutly any shape is possible using the shape components we have ...... can be complex building it though

OK, I can agree with this if you, that have lots of experience, say it, BUT what happens with beginners ?

Please, is there a tutorial, guide or whatever to learn HOW to do it ?

In the user guide is not shown how to combine the components to get the shapes you want

I know it going to be like easy like making basic shapes, BUT I do not mind to learn to make complex shapes, but need a way to learn it and see how this can be done.

ALSO there could be a list of filters that already use complex combinations of components to get the complex shapes.

One silly example comes to my mind now (sorry I could not think another better) I was not suggesting a new component for making tetris shapes, but I think is a possible good example until I think a better one

Build TETRIS shapes using FF (is simple shapes but not basic ones)

Thanks very much

Here are some Tetris shapes examples



This tetris shapes could be used for example to make a photo collage as shown here





And combine them to make other shapes



AND then modify the shapes in more complex ones



Even you could make letters with the tetris shapes as shown here

If I get some time in the next couple of weeks SpaceRay I will work on a tutorial of how to create shapes...As Carl said all the components exist to create shapes you just need to study the filters and how they connect to each other.....

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Carl wrote: Have a look at the construction the filter attached

I have seen the butterfly shaped filter and must say that IS VERY WELL DONE AND VERY INTERESTING !!! Lots of different shapes and then be able to combine them to make a bigger shape. Great. I will have to study and learn from this filter how you have done this. I attach below a screenshot for the ones that do not want to open the filter in FF editor.

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Carl wrote: As for beginners, knowing the simple method and apply a small amount of logic to the construction you will find it is easy.

Yes, I know, and this is why I want to learn the method of building shapes that you want and need and using the logic as you say it would be easy when you already know HOW to do it.

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CFandM wrote: If I get some time in the next couple of weeks SpaceRay I will work on a tutorial of how to create shapes...

WOW, OH!!! This would be really useful and very interesting, and would be a pleasure to learn from a master and genius of Filter Forge as you are.

Thanks very much for all your help (not only on this thread) and if you can, for taking the time to make it, it will be very welcomed and appreciated.

I found something useful in a filter snippet

Polygon v1.1-Vold edition by voldemort

It has some more shapes added

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CFandM wrote: Working on it SpaceRay..

WOW!! Thanks really very much for caring, for your time and work on this. I think it will be very useful and interesting for many filter forge users, and great help for beginners, specially made by a high skilled and master of FF as you.

I have just found again this thread, and is very good and interesting, and as I think that FF will not put additional more complex shapes and in the filter library snippets there are not available, I will make myself some new basic but more complex shapes as building blocks for building more complex shapes, by blending them together.

I will not be able to make any of the Tetris shapes because bomber is unable to join them correctly as it works only with square shapes