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Illustrator Trick #9: Colorful Waves

Abstract wave blend

This is a common trick to produce abstract colorful waves in illustrator. First you draw a curve line using the Pen Tool and drag a copy of it by holding Alt/Option. Select the Blend Tool and click the first line and hold ALt/Option while you click the second line to show the Blend Options. Change Spacing to Specified Steps and set it to 5.

Select the Direct selection Tool and edit the curve. Make sure the 2 lines intersect each other to crate a nice wave. Change one of the line stroke to a darker color to see it blend into a colorful wave.

This technique can be used to create nice colorful waves for background deign. Try blending 3 lines of different color to make it even more attractive.

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  1. Gravtar for virendra(INDIA)
    virendra(INDIA) January 1st, 2009

    i have searched many sites no one given creating waves in corel

    at last yuor site told me about this.

    thank u

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    student June 7th, 2009

    This isn’t very helpful. There needs to be more specific steps / directions.

  3. Gravtar for stef
    stef June 12th, 2009

    It IS very helpful. It’s quite simple, not much explaining to do. But I would have never known about it if I hadn’t read this, thanks!

  4. Gravtar for Bigbad
    Bigbad July 6th, 2009

    Thanks for this small lesson!

  5. Gravtar for Iain
    Iain August 3rd, 2009

    Totally frikkin’ epic! This is just what I needed for the last week – you saved my skin! Thanks! :)

  6. Gravtar for Jason at Viper Design
    Jason at Viper Design January 26th, 2010

    At last I find a tutorial of how to create these designs! I’ve been buying this style of graphic off iStock but knew there must be a simple way to build them. Cheers

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