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feckin parralel lines again
feckin lines still trying to crack it.
have alook at this web site and if any one has sugestions as to how to do this in illustrator they,d be greatly appreciatedi,ve tried drawing a path and then off setting it but it connects the paths at their end and i just want seperate paths so i can colour each one differently
.Dara
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I assume (which may be my first mistake) that you’re trying to create these overlapping lines by using the “offset” filter in Illustrator, which indeed makes a connected line, which is then a real pain to cut apart with the scissors or the knife tool – I never got it to look right.
I think I nailed it, however, by drawing my first line (I just used the pencil tool), then copying it, and using the “paste in back” command to place an exact copy registered behind the first. Then it’s a simple matter of changing the stroke of the line that’s in the back to a different color and a larger size, and you’re all set.
I would think that if you’re planning to animate the suckers, you may want to do the paste in back to a different layer, then import the layers into AE as a composition. I hope it works for you. Thanks for the idea.
Joe Bourke
Art Director / WMUR-TV
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