how do you create the red and blue Swoosh without the letters ?

[anemos]

[NotMyFault]

Use ellipse shapes rotated a bit with geometry subtract.

[thomaso]

An easy way would be to create each swoosh with two ellipses of different sizes and positions + subtract the smaller from the larger. If Geometry > Subtract gets applied with the option key pressed you get a Compound Group with both ellipses editable as child layers.

[deepblue]

I had this solution too. But the gap in the above logo with blue and red is always the same size. How can this be achieved?

[Aammppaa]

Draw the outer edge of the Blue swoosh (as an ellipse)

Duplicate, and use the Contour Tool to enlarge and form the inner edge of the Red swoosh.

From this point it is straight forward...

Create the other 2 ellipses and Subtract (or better make Compounds) to form the swooshes.

 

[anemos]

thank you very much everybody for your comments

I was able to create the first (blue) swoosh using the Compound function

but I find it difficult to create the second (red) swoosh with the gap between the 2 swooshes always the same

Can somebody please post a more detailed step by step instruction

thank you very much

 

[thomaso]

Alternatively to @Aammppaa's hint with the Contour Tool which will maintain an equal distance, – below a result with a copy of the green compound which got its nested larger ellipse and also the entire group manually scaled with Move Tool and the bounding box handles.

[GarryP]

Here’s a slightly different method:

1. Draw an Ellipse;
2. Give it a Fill of None;
3. Give it a small Stroke so you can see it more easily;
4. Convert To Curves (not always necessary but can be useful);
5. Duplicate it;
6. Use the Contour Tool to create a duplicate which is a bit larger – this gives you the ‘gap’ between the ‘swooshes’;
7. Bake its appearance (may not be necessary, try it and see if it is);
8. Select the inside Ellipse (Curve);
9. Set the Stroke Colour to Blue;
10. Set Align Stroke to Inside;
11. Set the Stroke Width to a larger value (you can change it later)
12. Set the Pressure Curve as shown in the video (approx. values are (X,Y): 0,0; 1,0; 2,1; 4,0);
13. Select the outside Ellipse (Curve);
14. Set the Stroke Colour to Red;
15. Set Align Stroke to Outside;
16. Set the Stroke Width to a larger value (you can change it later)
17. Set the Pressure Curve as shown in the video (approx. values are (X,Y): 0,0; 1.5,0; 2,1; 4,0);
18. Select both curves;
19. Rotate as necessary.

(Some of the steps in the video are in the wrong order but I'm not going to record it again.)

You can now manipulate the Pressure Curves and Stroke Widths until you think the ‘swooshes’ look as you want them.

[v_kyr]

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