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Drawing smooth swirls

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Beautes

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Jun 3, 2010
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Hello,

I'm trying to re-draw the smooth swirls attached. I've traced the jpg using the pen tool in Illustrator - but if you scrutinize it*, you can see some of the lines aren't perfectly parallel.

Does anyone know a better way of doing it?

Many thanks,

Rachel

* really, really scrutinize it - I'm after perfection!
 
...due to the variables involved and the organic nature of the shape, a manual trace with pen tool will always have some deviation...

...the other (just as tricky if not more so) option is to use a tapered brush:


...this is also subject to variation, but is useful to know non the less...

...the third option is "live trace" if you want a higher accuracy rate, this method is also very quick:


...those three options are all you have, manual pen tool, tapered brush manually tweaked or live trace...

...i would try live trace, see how you get on.




andrew

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...I forgot to mention vectormagic...

...in some cases this is a better tool than illustrators in-built function:


..depends on the subject matter though, as illustrator's in-built function can be more than adequate in most cases, but if you struggle with illustrators settings, then can be your best friend...

...good luck!

andrew

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Hi Andrew,

Thank you very much for the tips! I'll give them a go and see how I get on.

Many thanks,

R
 
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