Making action lines with the Scattered stream line tool
If you read comics, you will be familiar with action lines. They show the path of an object in motion. With the Scattered stream line tool and the Dark stream line tool, we can create action lines quickly and have the flexibility to edit them—something that's not available when we draw action lines by hand!
Getting ready
You will need an open file to work in. The size and resolution don't matter. In the following recipe, the demonstration will be on the image shown here, in which we will be adding action lines behind the flying superhero:
How to do it…
The following steps will show you how to use the Scattered stream line tool:
Select the Figure(U) tool from the toolbox. Then, navigate to the Scattered stream line subtool, which is under Stream line.
Click with the mouse at one point on your image. Then, double-click at another point. In the case of the hero image, these points were spaced diagonally and at the width of the character's body...
