Acorn Acorn 7

Shape Processor Designs




This tutorial will outline some simple designs you can create using Acorn’s Shape Processor.  All the examples were created on a 1000 x 1000 pixel canvas.  Unless stated otherwise, the examples were created entirely within the processor.  To learn more about the basics of using the shape processor, read here.  




Star Spiral


The stars have a fill, but no stroke.

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Line Pin Wheel


This next example was created by starting with a single vertical line then adding the listed processes.

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Circles in a Circle


The circles have a stroke, but no fill.



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Stars Within a Star


The shape settings are for a fill and a stroke of 2.



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Psychedelic Flower


There is a fill, but no stroke on the shape settings to create this flower.

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Complex Star


There is a stroke, but no fill on the shape settings to create this fun star.



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Rainbow Tunnel


There is a stroke, but no fill on the shape settings to create this tunnel.

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