I'm trying to find a (the) correct way of drawing irregular parallel lines using the pen tool, think of a curled hosepipe.
The method I am using it at the moment is to draw a path along the centreline, stroke said path with a bold colour using the brush tool, (experimenting with brush width) then delete the original path.
Next I "magic wand" my painted line and turn the selection into a path, remove the two ends, et voila !! Two (roughly) parallel paths. But not as smooth as I would really like, but will do for now.
Is there a correct or better way to do this so I can reduce the number of anchor points and consequently make my paths smoother?
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