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murkf81204167
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April 26, 2019
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Creating a simple wavy line in Illustrator

  • April 26, 2019
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Hi,

What's the best way of creating this type of wavy line in Illustrator?

I'm originally an Animate CC user so sorry if this comes across as a stupid question. I originally asked this question over at the Animate forum, but there seems to be no proper way of making the line as beautifully curved as in the image above.

Hoping to have better luck with Illustrator

Thanks!

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      Correct answer meganchi

      Draw a straight line, then go to the effect menu, select distort & transform, then choose zig zag. Select smooth and make any other adjustments to create the number of ridges you need, etc.

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      meganchi
      meganchiCorrect answer
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      April 26, 2019

      Draw a straight line, then go to the effect menu, select distort & transform, then choose zig zag. Select smooth and make any other adjustments to create the number of ridges you need, etc.

        murkf81204167
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        April 26, 2019

        Wait, unfortunately there are some slight inconsistencies when duplicating the line with a 7pt stroke:

        murkf81204167
        murkf81204167Author
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        April 26, 2019

        Having some trouble resizing these lines in Animate CC. From what I gather they need to be converted into fills.

        I tried Object > Path > Outline Stroke but that seemed to remove the second stroke. Also tried Object > Expand (convert stroke into fill ). Any chance you guys would know?

        In Illustrator, there are line objects and shape objects. Lines are made of points, and shapes are made of boundaries. Since line objects are not easily resized or manipulated, you will want to convert your line into a shape. Here's how: select your line, and go to the menu for Object -> Path -> Outline Stroke
        How to change a line into a shape in Illustrator | Jerzy's Notes


        Ended up going to Modify > Shape > Convert Lines To Fills inside Animate itself. Nice example of the two Adobe apps working together in perfect harmony.

        Have a great weekend y'all!

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