Previously in this series we’ve looked at how to display images with irregular outlines, beginning with simply rounding the corners, but also displaying them in a speech bubble. In this final article of the series we’ll look at displaying an image with a love heart outline.
Category: Shader
Irregular Shapes – Part 3
In the previous articles in this series, we’ve looked at two different approaches for creating an image with rounded corners. In this article, we’ll look at creating a speech bubble effect, similar to those used in some messaging apps such as WhatsApp.
Irregular Shapes – Part 2
In the previous article we looked at how we can use an alpha mask to create a round cornered image, although there were a couple of reasons why it wasn’t entirely suitable for our requirements. In this article we’ll look at an alternative mechanism for achieving the same result but without using a second image.
Gradient Text
Recently there was a comment on the article on Text Shadows asking how to fill text with a gradient. In this article we’ll look at a simple technique for doing precisely that.