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Inspiring
May 6, 2021
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How to make symmetrical wavy lines and/or a circle with a symmetrical wave?

  • May 6, 2021
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I'm trying to copy the shapes of this broccoli. I thought I could do it by overlapping circles, but that didn't work. I then tried to draw a wavy line with the pen tool and replicate it. That also didn't work. The distort tools seem to add the distortion in a random way, so I couldn't work out how to do it that way, either. 

 

When I google this, I keep getting the reflect tool, so I thought I'd ask here:

 

How can I either make a line with a regular repeating line and/or how can I make a circle with a regular wave like in the attached photo? 

 

Thank you,

 

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Correct answer tromboniator

Try the Zig Zag Effect:

In all probability you will want to Expand Appearance to end up with an actual zigzag path rather than just an image of one:

 

Peter

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tromboniator
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tromboniatorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 6, 2021

Try the Zig Zag Effect:

In all probability you will want to Expand Appearance to end up with an actual zigzag path rather than just an image of one:

 

Peter

Inspiring
May 6, 2021

Oh, you're so amazing for doing that! I really appreciate it. Thank you. 

tromboniator
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Community Expert
May 6, 2021

You are absolutely welcome! Glad you found it useful.

 

Peter