Smoke effect- envelope distort spacing

Question

I am trying to create a smoke art brush for an illustration. I transform>copy a thin line multiple times, using the pen tool draw a curved line, but when I place the curved line on top of the grouped transformed lines to object>envelope distort>make with top object, the lines are spread out. I have tried changing the spacing when copying the straight lines and that doesn't work. I apologize if this doesn't make much sense. I am still learning the terms and tricks of the adobe world. Thanks in advance.

Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

No. Would that be helpful to do? After copying and grouping the lines together, should I object>expand appearance and then do the envelope distort?

samuelc30972221 schrieb
No. Would that be helpful to do? After copying and grouping the lines together, should I object>expand appearance and then do the envelope distort?

Since the transform is a live effect, your paths might act differently when they are expanded compared to when they are not. It's worth a try. But the bottom line is that envelopes are kind of difficult to control and this gets worse the more irregular their shapes are.

Monika Gause · Answer

Please show bigger screenshots.Please show outline view as well.Please show screenshots for step by step process.

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