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Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    9. Here is the drawing after tracing most of the photo.

 

Finishing Touches

Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    10.  Hide or delete the original photo.  Then select all lines and change them to black. 

    11.  Increase the line thickness on some lines (or add new lines) for depth and emphasis. 

 

Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    12.  Add finer detail for textures.

 

Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    13.  Make the drawing into a group with the Arrange… Group (Ctrl+G) command. Use the Scale Width control and reduce the size of the drawing so it is the size you want to use in the publication.

 

Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    14.  Add lines with arrows for labels.

 

Creating Line Art for Tech Illustration ©Mark Foersch

    15.  To create a white offset area under the label lines create a matching 2 pt or 4 pt white line and select the Arrange… Move Backwards (Ctrl+Shift+B) command to put it under the line with the arrow.

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