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Step 4Getting bendy
As far as the lining technique goes, it is fairly straight forward.
chord.jpg
Grab the line tool, and create a chord across a small span on the curve (if you aim for something too big you will miss the contour) .
bending.jpg
After the chord is established, grab the arrow tool (or hit “V”), and bend the chord until it matches the shape of the curve. It takes a lot of practice to get the knack of it, but once you do, you will be able to vectorise almost anything.
snapping_point.jpg
Now that you have a segment of a curve, all you have to do is keep adding more segments onto the end until you have a nice sweeping line. You might also notice that if you drag the vertex of the line around, there will be a snapping point. That is the point of infliction between two curves, and in doing so, it removes any sharp connections between segments.
chord.jpg
Grab the line tool, and create a chord across a small span on the curve (if you aim for something too big you will miss the contour) .
bending.jpg
After the chord is established, grab the arrow tool (or hit “V”), and bend the chord until it matches the shape of the curve. It takes a lot of practice to get the knack of it, but once you do, you will be able to vectorise almost anything.
snapping_point.jpg
Now that you have a segment of a curve, all you have to do is keep adding more segments onto the end until you have a nice sweeping line. You might also notice that if you drag the vertex of the line around, there will be a snapping point. That is the point of infliction between two curves, and in doing so, it removes any sharp connections between segments.
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