Pen tool line profile

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November 30, 2017
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Hi there,

Please let me know how to achieve the line type which looks like the "B" type on an example below. I want to use the one line which has dots in the each anchor.

Thank you

Kamila

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Correct answer Monika Gause

When doing this with a pattern brush, you will need to build the corners in a very specific way:

First draw a line, then move both the points in the same position, then apply the rounded stroke end and increase the stroke width. This needs to be put into the brush.

Otherwise the stroke would look like this:

Monika Gause

Correct answer

Community Expert

When doing this with a pattern brush, you will need to build the corners in a very specific way:

First draw a line, then move both the points in the same position, then apply the rounded stroke end and increase the stroke width. This needs to be put into the brush.

Otherwise the stroke would look like this:

K

KamilaBAuthor

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I got top the funny shaped harts and dont know how to built the corners any help?

Doug A Roberts

Community Expert

i'll break down monica's post a bit:

one flaw i notice is that corners close to the limit of obtuse count as straight portions as far as the brush is concerned, so don't get a corner element.