Wavy Lines?

[loopDloops]

Does anyone know a technique in IllustratorCS to make consistent wavy lines? I've attached a cheap and quick example of what I am trying to achieve.

Oh monkey!

[loopDloops]

No answers so far...


This is what I am doing so far:


1. Draw a circle with an outline


2. Cut it exactly in half


3. Drag the bottom half over until the opposite sides touch


4. Join the ends


5. Drag and duplicate the wave and join again


6. So on...


7. squish and stretch the entire line to get desirable affect.


Any technique easier like some sort of built-in wave control? I haven't used Illustrator in while so I may have forgotten something or I am out of the loop on this one. http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/emoticons/yeah.gif

Oh monkey!

[Kool]

Hi loopDloops, welcome to the forum. How about the 'ZigZag' effect. (See attachments)

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[Eraser Nubbin]

Good tip Kool, I've also been employing the 'cut circle in half, join, repeat' technique

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[Broacher]

FTR, CorelDraw's Zipper Distortion (doesn't that sound more appealling than 'ZigZag'), with smooth on, does the same thing (except, of course, there are interactive handles if you wish to use 'em.)

Or, if you want to do it the ol' fashioned way in CDraw:

-Create line
-Node edit tool, select both nodes of this line, then press the numeric '+' key to keep adding nodes at exactly one half distance between (as many as you feel necessary.)
-With all the nodes now selected, convert to curve from line segment, then click on 'smooth' for node type.
- Deselect all nodes then Ctrl-clk on every other node in line segment to make a selection of alternating nodes
- Ctrl-drag them up or down to create 'wave' effect.

[Drorain]

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to MALE STUDENT
Okay. Nervous?

MALE STUDENT
Yes... I don't like this.

PETER
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MALE STUDENT
A couple of wavy lines.

PETER
who wants to zap him just for fun
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MALE STUDENT
I know. I -
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[aprilcartergrant]

In Illustrator, I usually do the following:

Start a line segment (point) with the pen tool. Press shift while you're drawing the second point to constrain its location (it will stay parallel with the first and only allow certain angles for the arc). Do this with shift still pressed for the third point, this time the opposite way... Illustrator will make the complimentary angle for you. Then select all, and with shift pressed (again to constrain), option-drag to the next position and join the segments. Here's my version, using this technique:

http://www.sugarsock.com/images/aprilcarter-wavylines.gif

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[aprilcartergrant]

That should've been 'complementary' angle... not 'complimentary.'

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