Today is the birthday of Pierre Bézier, the French mathematician and engineer who developed the Bézier curves method of computer drawing in the late 1960s while working for the car manufacturer Renault. Today, most graphics software includes a pen tool for drawing paths with Bézier curves.
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This week's graphics challenge theme is Vector Drawing. We're going to celebrate Pierre Bézier's birthday this week with a Vector Drawing theme. Check out what paths, handles and nodes are all about as you explore the language of curves, courtesy of Pierre.
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