How to Make Wavy Lines in Adobe Illustrator

How to Make Wavy Lines in Adobe Illustrator. In this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial, I'll show you how to make wavy lines, or really make any object wavy. This method uses effect, distort & transform, and zig zag settings. Stick around to the end for a bonus on how to change the profile of your strokes, which you can use to create hair, mustaches, snakes, etc.




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[CaryHawkins]

Was anything helpful in this tutorial?

[annatwells]

thank you thank you thank you, I was so stuck on how to make the lines thinner at the end! You're the best!!

[vanessamerlo]

Yes, very helpful. Need a waive to attach it to my heart image. Added a stroke and used a profile effect. Love it! Thank you so much!

[honeythyme]

This video was helpful. I used it to make stripes on a shirt of an illustrated character, the wavy lines gave the shirt some depth and saved a ton of time if I had to draw the waves with pen tool then tweak. I can also see the bonus tip you mentioned being useful too although I don't have a specific use case at the moment but sure I'll come across one soon. Thanks for posting; much appreciated.

[rainbowlife]

very nice, and clear explanations.. thank you

[MrSmith_]

Nice tips, certainly helpful. I believe a similar effect can be achieved with the blend tool also. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work Cary

[danmoscaliuc]

Thank you very much. Amazing tutorial!

[amorydelamor]

How do I select only a portion of the wavy line. Is there a way to crop the length of the line without losing the wavy effect as well as the profile effect?

[garthTM]

How can I get this effect with a shadow on the wave to make line seem like a tube?

[mrhax]

how to clip mask these lines, can anyone help?