How to recreate this spirograph in Illustrator

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March 28, 2020
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I am trying to recreate this spirograph in illustrator but i cannot seem to find the right steps and actions to build this particular one. It has a unique floral shape and loops through the shape. If anyone could help me that would be appreciated with what you did to achieve this spirograph. I've been at it for a while now.

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Correct answer Doug A Roberts

The closest I could get off the top of my head was two zig-zag transform effects expanded and then blended. But it doesn't have the same quality as the original.

Doug A Roberts

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The closest I could get off the top of my head was two zig-zag transform effects expanded and then blended. But it doesn't have the same quality as the original.

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ADINA G

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Hi Doug, that's close enough to the effect you are loooking ..what steps did you follow to get this shape? I'm looking to get the same lines effect in a O letter.

Doug A Roberts

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I made an ellipse and gave it a zig-zag effect to approximate the maximum-width line, then another to approximate the minimum-width line, rotated one and then blended them. Duplicate that blend, then flip it.

Monika Gause

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This guilloche could be recreated using the application Excentro (don't know if it's still available for any current operating systems). But Illustrator can't do it.