Blending - Complex Shapes

[JimmyJohn]

Can anyone help me figure out how the two blue shapes in the photo were made. I've tried blending and replacing the spine. Also tried transform. Can't figure it out.

  

[michelew83603738]

THis is not a blend. If you hold down the tilde and the alt key and move your cursor whilc making a star for example, it will copy the shape many times. It is a hidden function of AI. I will see if there is a movie to show you.

[michelew83603738]

Can't find a movie, but this site explains it with pics: https://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-the-tilde-trick

[JimmyJohn]

Thank you so much!!!

[michelew83603738]

You're welcome!

[Kurt Gold]

You are probably just looking at simple transformations which can be done with the Rotate tool in copy mode. There are other ways as well.

By the way, it may be useful if you were describing what exactly you have tried so far. Just saying "Also tried transform. Can't figure it out." is quite meaningless.

Most of the time it is also good to mention which version of Illustrator one is using (not necessarily in this case, but in general).

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

@michelew83603738,

Sorry, but I disagree.

These parts of drawing could easily created by (only) a combinations of two objects with two transformation effects.

You need:

• one shape with transformation effect 1
• one anchor point - grouped with the shape
• transformation effect 2 apllied to the whole group

unclean designed templatea shapethe shape with effect 1a single anchor point belowanchor point + shaped groupedgroup with effect 2

[JimmyJohn]

You're amazing. Thank you!!!! Copied it precisely. I really appreciate the step-by-step as well!!!

[pixxxelschubser]

You're welcome.