How to draw special tikz borders
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I am trying to draw a diagram showing the action of soap on grease and dirt. Currently I have the following diagram:
I would like the shapes that surround the large orange-yellow blobs to be the same as the shapes that are free and not bound. The code is as follows:
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,decorations.pathreplacing,fadings}
newcommand{lipid}[3]{
begin{scope}[xshift=#1cm,yshift=#2cm,rotate=#3]
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
end{scope}
}
begin{document}
pgfdeclaredecoration{lipidleaflet}{initial}
{
% Place as many segments as possible along the path to decorate
% the minimum distance between two segments is set to 7 pt.
state{initial}[width=pgfdecoratedpathlength/floor(pgfdecoratedpathlength/7pt)]
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{3pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{3pt}}
% Draw the head group
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{1pt}{0pt}}
pgfpathcircle{pgfpoint{0pt}{5pt}}{2.5pt}
}
state{final}
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpointdecoratedpathlast}
}
}
begin{tikzpicture}
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
lipid{1}{6}{20}
lipid{5.5}{5.5}{193}
lipid{0.5}{2.5}{201}
lipid{3}{7}{118}
lipid{2.5}{3.5}{217}
lipid{3.5}{5}{346}
lipid{5}{3.5}{26}
lipid{6.5}{2.5}{310}
lipid{6.5}{1}{123}
lipid{9}{1}{353}
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
Some of the code comes from http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/lipid-vesicle/
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I am trying to draw a diagram showing the action of soap on grease and dirt. Currently I have the following diagram:
I would like the shapes that surround the large orange-yellow blobs to be the same as the shapes that are free and not bound. The code is as follows:
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,decorations.pathreplacing,fadings}
newcommand{lipid}[3]{
begin{scope}[xshift=#1cm,yshift=#2cm,rotate=#3]
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
end{scope}
}
begin{document}
pgfdeclaredecoration{lipidleaflet}{initial}
{
% Place as many segments as possible along the path to decorate
% the minimum distance between two segments is set to 7 pt.
state{initial}[width=pgfdecoratedpathlength/floor(pgfdecoratedpathlength/7pt)]
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{3pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{3pt}}
% Draw the head group
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{1pt}{0pt}}
pgfpathcircle{pgfpoint{0pt}{5pt}}{2.5pt}
}
state{final}
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpointdecoratedpathlast}
}
}
begin{tikzpicture}
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
lipid{1}{6}{20}
lipid{5.5}{5.5}{193}
lipid{0.5}{2.5}{201}
lipid{3}{7}{118}
lipid{2.5}{3.5}{217}
lipid{3.5}{5}{346}
lipid{5}{3.5}{26}
lipid{6.5}{2.5}{310}
lipid{6.5}{1}{123}
lipid{9}{1}{353}
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
Some of the code comes from http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/lipid-vesicle/
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I am trying to draw a diagram showing the action of soap on grease and dirt. Currently I have the following diagram:
I would like the shapes that surround the large orange-yellow blobs to be the same as the shapes that are free and not bound. The code is as follows:
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,decorations.pathreplacing,fadings}
newcommand{lipid}[3]{
begin{scope}[xshift=#1cm,yshift=#2cm,rotate=#3]
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
end{scope}
}
begin{document}
pgfdeclaredecoration{lipidleaflet}{initial}
{
% Place as many segments as possible along the path to decorate
% the minimum distance between two segments is set to 7 pt.
state{initial}[width=pgfdecoratedpathlength/floor(pgfdecoratedpathlength/7pt)]
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{3pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{3pt}}
% Draw the head group
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{1pt}{0pt}}
pgfpathcircle{pgfpoint{0pt}{5pt}}{2.5pt}
}
state{final}
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpointdecoratedpathlast}
}
}
begin{tikzpicture}
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
lipid{1}{6}{20}
lipid{5.5}{5.5}{193}
lipid{0.5}{2.5}{201}
lipid{3}{7}{118}
lipid{2.5}{3.5}{217}
lipid{3.5}{5}{346}
lipid{5}{3.5}{26}
lipid{6.5}{2.5}{310}
lipid{6.5}{1}{123}
lipid{9}{1}{353}
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
Some of the code comes from http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/lipid-vesicle/
tikz-pgf
asked 4 hours ago
sab hoquesab hoque
1,514318
I am trying to draw a diagram showing the action of soap on grease and dirt. Currently I have the following diagram:
I would like the shapes that surround the large orange-yellow blobs to be the same as the shapes that are free and not bound. The code is as follows:
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,decorations.pathreplacing,fadings}
newcommand{lipid}[3]{
begin{scope}[xshift=#1cm,yshift=#2cm,rotate=#3]
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
end{scope}
}
begin{document}
pgfdeclaredecoration{lipidleaflet}{initial}
{
% Place as many segments as possible along the path to decorate
% the minimum distance between two segments is set to 7 pt.
state{initial}[width=pgfdecoratedpathlength/floor(pgfdecoratedpathlength/7pt)]
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{3pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{-0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{-7pt}}
pgfpathlineto{pgfpoint{0.75pt}{3pt}}
% Draw the head group
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpoint{1pt}{0pt}}
pgfpathcircle{pgfpoint{0pt}{5pt}}{2.5pt}
}
state{final}
{
pgfpathmoveto{pgfpointdecoratedpathlast}
}
}
begin{tikzpicture}
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate, decoration={lipidleaflet}] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
lipid{1}{6}{20}
lipid{5.5}{5.5}{193}
lipid{0.5}{2.5}{201}
lipid{3}{7}{118}
lipid{2.5}{3.5}{217}
lipid{3.5}{5}{346}
lipid{5}{3.5}{26}
lipid{6.5}{2.5}{310}
lipid{6.5}{1}{123}
lipid{9}{1}{353}
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
Some of the code comes from http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/lipid-vesicle/
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Ok, I made some refinements:
- Use
pics for the lipids. - Adjust their shading angle to make the shading uniform. The shading angle is computed based on the actual orientation of the lipids.
- Lifted the lipids up. To change the lift, change
2mminpath pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
- Cleaned up a bit.
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,fadings,decorations.markings}
tikzset{pics/.cd,
lipid/.style={code={
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade let p1=($(1,0)-(0,0)$),n1={atan2(y1,x1)},
p2=($(current bounding box.east)-(current bounding box.west)$),n2={n1-atan2(y2,x2)}
in %{pgfextra{typeout{n2}}}
[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black,
shading angle=n2] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
}}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}[multi lipid/.style={decoration={markings,
mark=between positions 0 and 1 step #1 with {%
begin{scope}
path pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
end{scope}}
}}]
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
path (1,6) pic[rotate=20]{lipid}
(5.5,5.5) pic[rotate=193]{lipid}
(0.5,2.5) pic[rotate=201]{lipid}
(3,7) pic[rotate=118]{lipid}
(2.5,3.5) pic[rotate=217]{lipid}
(3.5,5) pic[rotate=346]{lipid}
(5,3.5) pic[rotate=26]{lipid}
(6.5,2.5) pic[rotate=310]{lipid}
(6.5,1) pic[rotate=123]{lipid}
(9,1) pic[rotate=353]{lipid};
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
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Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
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Ok, I made some refinements:
- Use
pics for the lipids. - Adjust their shading angle to make the shading uniform. The shading angle is computed based on the actual orientation of the lipids.
- Lifted the lipids up. To change the lift, change
2mminpath pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
- Cleaned up a bit.
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,fadings,decorations.markings}
tikzset{pics/.cd,
lipid/.style={code={
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade let p1=($(1,0)-(0,0)$),n1={atan2(y1,x1)},
p2=($(current bounding box.east)-(current bounding box.west)$),n2={n1-atan2(y2,x2)}
in %{pgfextra{typeout{n2}}}
[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black,
shading angle=n2] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
}}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}[multi lipid/.style={decoration={markings,
mark=between positions 0 and 1 step #1 with {%
begin{scope}
path pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
end{scope}}
}}]
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
path (1,6) pic[rotate=20]{lipid}
(5.5,5.5) pic[rotate=193]{lipid}
(0.5,2.5) pic[rotate=201]{lipid}
(3,7) pic[rotate=118]{lipid}
(2.5,3.5) pic[rotate=217]{lipid}
(3.5,5) pic[rotate=346]{lipid}
(5,3.5) pic[rotate=26]{lipid}
(6.5,2.5) pic[rotate=310]{lipid}
(6.5,1) pic[rotate=123]{lipid}
(9,1) pic[rotate=353]{lipid};
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Ok, I made some refinements:
- Use
pics for the lipids. - Adjust their shading angle to make the shading uniform. The shading angle is computed based on the actual orientation of the lipids.
- Lifted the lipids up. To change the lift, change
2mminpath pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
- Cleaned up a bit.
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,fadings,decorations.markings}
tikzset{pics/.cd,
lipid/.style={code={
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade let p1=($(1,0)-(0,0)$),n1={atan2(y1,x1)},
p2=($(current bounding box.east)-(current bounding box.west)$),n2={n1-atan2(y2,x2)}
in %{pgfextra{typeout{n2}}}
[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black,
shading angle=n2] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
}}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}[multi lipid/.style={decoration={markings,
mark=between positions 0 and 1 step #1 with {%
begin{scope}
path pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
end{scope}}
}}]
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
path (1,6) pic[rotate=20]{lipid}
(5.5,5.5) pic[rotate=193]{lipid}
(0.5,2.5) pic[rotate=201]{lipid}
(3,7) pic[rotate=118]{lipid}
(2.5,3.5) pic[rotate=217]{lipid}
(3.5,5) pic[rotate=346]{lipid}
(5,3.5) pic[rotate=26]{lipid}
(6.5,2.5) pic[rotate=310]{lipid}
(6.5,1) pic[rotate=123]{lipid}
(9,1) pic[rotate=353]{lipid};
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
add a comment |
2
2
2
Ok, I made some refinements:
- Use
pics for the lipids. - Adjust their shading angle to make the shading uniform. The shading angle is computed based on the actual orientation of the lipids.
- Lifted the lipids up. To change the lift, change
2mminpath pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
- Cleaned up a bit.
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,fadings,decorations.markings}
tikzset{pics/.cd,
lipid/.style={code={
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade let p1=($(1,0)-(0,0)$),n1={atan2(y1,x1)},
p2=($(current bounding box.east)-(current bounding box.west)$),n2={n1-atan2(y2,x2)}
in %{pgfextra{typeout{n2}}}
[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black,
shading angle=n2] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
}}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}[multi lipid/.style={decoration={markings,
mark=between positions 0 and 1 step #1 with {%
begin{scope}
path pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
end{scope}}
}}]
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
path (1,6) pic[rotate=20]{lipid}
(5.5,5.5) pic[rotate=193]{lipid}
(0.5,2.5) pic[rotate=201]{lipid}
(3,7) pic[rotate=118]{lipid}
(2.5,3.5) pic[rotate=217]{lipid}
(3.5,5) pic[rotate=346]{lipid}
(5,3.5) pic[rotate=26]{lipid}
(6.5,2.5) pic[rotate=310]{lipid}
(6.5,1) pic[rotate=123]{lipid}
(9,1) pic[rotate=353]{lipid};
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
Ok, I made some refinements:
- Use
pics for the lipids. - Adjust their shading angle to make the shading uniform. The shading angle is computed based on the actual orientation of the lipids.
- Lifted the lipids up. To change the lift, change
2mminpath pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
- Cleaned up a bit.
documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
usepackage{amsmath}
usepackage{amsfonts}
usepackage{amssymb}
usepackage[left=0.00cm, right=0.00cm]{geometry}
usepackage{tikz}
usetikzlibrary{calc,fadings,decorations.markings}
tikzset{pics/.cd,
lipid/.style={code={
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=purple!40,outer color=purple!60!black] (0,0) circle (2.5pt);
shade let p1=($(1,0)-(0,0)$),n1={atan2(y1,x1)},
p2=($(current bounding box.east)-(current bounding box.west)$),n2={n1-atan2(y2,x2)}
in %{pgfextra{typeout{n2}}}
[shading=linear,top color=purple!60!black,bottom color=green!70!black,
shading angle=n2] (-0.75pt,-2pt) rectangle (0.75pt,-12pt);
}}}
begin{document}
begin{tikzpicture}[multi lipid/.style={decoration={markings,
mark=between positions 0 and 1 step #1 with {%
begin{scope}
path pic[midway,sloped,yshift=2mm] {lipid};
end{scope}}
}}]
% BACKGROUND
shadedraw[bottom color=cyan!10,top color=cyan!60!blue] (-0.5,0) rectangle (11,7.5);
draw[thick] (-0.5,0) -- (11,0);
% LARGE MOLECULES
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0) -- (-0.5,0) -- (-0.5,1.5) -- cycle;
shadedraw[shading=radial,inner color=yellow!20,outer color=orange!40] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% BOUND LIPIDS
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (0,1.5) .. controls (2,1.5) and (3,2) .. (4,2) .. controls (5,2) and (5.5,2) .. (5.5,1.5) .. controls (5.5,1) and (4.5,0.5) .. (4.5,0);
draw[decorate,multi lipid=4.2mm] (7,3.5) .. controls (6.5,4) and (7.5,4.5) .. (8,5) .. controls (8.5,5.5) and (9,5.5) .. (9.5,5.5) .. controls (10,5.5) and (10.5,5) .. (10.5,4.5) .. controls (10.5,4) and (10.5,4) .. (10,3.5).. controls (9.5,3) and (9.5,3) .. (8.5,3) .. controls (8,3) and (7.5,3) .. (7,3.5);
% FREE LIPIDS
path (1,6) pic[rotate=20]{lipid}
(5.5,5.5) pic[rotate=193]{lipid}
(0.5,2.5) pic[rotate=201]{lipid}
(3,7) pic[rotate=118]{lipid}
(2.5,3.5) pic[rotate=217]{lipid}
(3.5,5) pic[rotate=346]{lipid}
(5,3.5) pic[rotate=26]{lipid}
(6.5,2.5) pic[rotate=310]{lipid}
(6.5,1) pic[rotate=123]{lipid}
(9,1) pic[rotate=353]{lipid};
% LABELLING
node at (2,0.5) {Grease on Surface};
node at (9,2.5) {Micelle};
draw (8.7,4.3) -- (7.5,6) node[anchor=south,align=center] {Grease particle made\soluble by soap};
end{tikzpicture}
end{document}
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
edited 2 hours ago
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
answered 3 hours ago
marmotmarmot
93.1k4109204
93.1k4109204
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
Mainly a fixed distance. Also on another note, if you look at the picture in the original image from the question, the lipids stick out more, but I think I can do that myself. Thanks so much
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
There appears to be one issue that I have only come across now, the shading on the green-purple region changes with the orientation of the lipid. Is it possible to make it a fixed gradient such that it is always purple at the end near the circle and green at the tail. I would like to apply this to all the lipids (including the free ones)
– sab hoque
3 hours ago
1
1
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
@sabhoque Yes. I updated the thingy. (The shading of the purple region is radial, I think, so it is invariant under rotations.)
– marmot
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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