Circles touching path

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That is what I have so far:



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
begindocument
usetikzlibraryintersections,decorations

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
draw[gray] (A) circle (.3);
draw[gray] (B) circle (.375) node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$;
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
draw[gray] (C) circle (.3);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;

endtikzpicture

enddocument


which looks like



enter image description here



Now, I want to add two dashed lines at each side of S going from the beginning and end of S touching the circles exactly such that each circle stays within.



Something like:



enter image description here










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That is what I have so far:



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
begindocument
usetikzlibraryintersections,decorations

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
draw[gray] (A) circle (.3);
draw[gray] (B) circle (.375) node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$;
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
draw[gray] (C) circle (.3);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;

endtikzpicture

enddocument


which looks like



enter image description here



Now, I want to add two dashed lines at each side of S going from the beginning and end of S touching the circles exactly such that each circle stays within.



Something like:



enter image description here










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  • There is a begindocument missing, graphicblue is not a color defined in your MWE and you might want to reword the question such that it becomes clearer.
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That is what I have so far:



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
begindocument
usetikzlibraryintersections,decorations

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
draw[gray] (A) circle (.3);
draw[gray] (B) circle (.375) node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$;
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
draw[gray] (C) circle (.3);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;

endtikzpicture

enddocument


which looks like



enter image description here



Now, I want to add two dashed lines at each side of S going from the beginning and end of S touching the circles exactly such that each circle stays within.



Something like:



enter image description here










share|improve this question















That is what I have so far:



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
begindocument
usetikzlibraryintersections,decorations

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
draw[gray] (A) circle (.3);
draw[gray] (B) circle (.375) node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$;
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
draw[gray] (C) circle (.3);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;

endtikzpicture

enddocument


which looks like



enter image description here



Now, I want to add two dashed lines at each side of S going from the beginning and end of S touching the circles exactly such that each circle stays within.



Something like:



enter image description here







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  • There is a begindocument missing, graphicblue is not a color defined in your MWE and you might want to reword the question such that it becomes clearer.
    – marmot
    Nov 27 at 14:49
















  • There is a begindocument missing, graphicblue is not a color defined in your MWE and you might want to reword the question such that it becomes clearer.
    – marmot
    Nov 27 at 14:49















There is a begindocument missing, graphicblue is not a color defined in your MWE and you might want to reword the question such that it becomes clearer.
– marmot
Nov 27 at 14:49




There is a begindocument missing, graphicblue is not a color defined in your MWE and you might want to reword the question such that it becomes clearer.
– marmot
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UPDATE: Using tangents, see e.g. this nice answer.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
usetikzlibrarycalc
begindocument

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) coordinate(start) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)
coordinate(end);
% see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
pgfmathsetmacrorsmall0.6
pgfmathsetmacrorbig0.75
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cA) at (A);
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rbig*1cm] (cB) at (B);
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cC) at (C);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
beginscope[overlay] % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
coordinate (cAB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,A=rbig);
coordinate (cCB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,C=rbig);
endscope
foreach Y in 1,2
foreach X in A,C
path (tangent cs:node=cX,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pBX-Y)
(tangent cs:node=cB,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pX B-Y);
path (tangent cs:node=cA,point=(start),solution=Y) coordinate(pstartA-Y)
(tangent cs:node=cC,point=(end),solution=Y) coordinate(pendC-Y);
draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-2) (pBA-2) (pAB-2) (pCB-1) (pBC-1)
(pendC-1) (end);
draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-1) (pBA-1) (pAB-1) (pCB-2) (pBC-2)
(pendC-2) (end);
endtikzpicture
enddocument


enter image description here



OLDER ANSWER: You started drawing this with Bezier curves (which I may not necessarily have done), so perhaps the best way is to continue this strategy. Yet I think it helps to make the circles nodes such that you can easily access the points on their peripheries.



documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
begindocument

begintikzpicture[thick,
dot/.style =
draw,
fill = black,
circle,
inner sep = 0pt,
minimum size = 2pt
]

draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cA) at (A);
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.75cm] (cB) at (B);
node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cC) at (C);
node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-20,in=190] (cA.110)
to[out=10,in=170] (cB.90) to[out=-10,in=170] (cC.80) to[out=-10,in=150] (1.1,-.6);
draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-50,in=150] (cA.250)
to[out=-20,in=180] (cB.270) to[out=00,in=190] (cC.280) to[out=10,in=180] (1.1,-.6);
endtikzpicture
enddocument


enter image description here






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    An empirical solution:



    enter image description here



    documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
    begindocument
    begintikzpicture[thin,
    dot/.style =
    draw,
    fill = black,
    circle,
    inner sep = 0pt,
    minimum size = 2pt
    ]

    draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
    draw[blue] (-1.1,.5)coordinate(s1) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) node[black,below]$x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)coordinate(s2);
    draw (A) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C1);
    draw (B) node[draw,minimum size=0.65cm,circle] (C2);
    draw (C) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C3);
    node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
    node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
    draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s1) (C1.87) (C2.85) (C3.60) (s2);
    draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s2) (C3.267) (C2.270) (C1.240) (s1);
    endtikzpicture
    enddocument





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      UPDATE: Using tangents, see e.g. this nice answer.



      documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
      usetikzlibrarycalc
      begindocument

      begintikzpicture[thick,
      dot/.style =
      draw,
      fill = black,
      circle,
      inner sep = 0pt,
      minimum size = 2pt
      ]

      draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
      draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) coordinate(start) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
      coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
      node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)
      coordinate(end);
      % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
      pgfmathsetmacrorsmall0.6
      pgfmathsetmacrorbig0.75
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cA) at (A);
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rbig*1cm] (cB) at (B);
      node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cC) at (C);
      node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
      beginscope[overlay] % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
      coordinate (cAB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,A=rbig);
      coordinate (cCB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,C=rbig);
      endscope
      foreach Y in 1,2
      foreach X in A,C
      path (tangent cs:node=cX,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pBX-Y)
      (tangent cs:node=cB,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pX B-Y);
      path (tangent cs:node=cA,point=(start),solution=Y) coordinate(pstartA-Y)
      (tangent cs:node=cC,point=(end),solution=Y) coordinate(pendC-Y);
      draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-2) (pBA-2) (pAB-2) (pCB-1) (pBC-1)
      (pendC-1) (end);
      draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-1) (pBA-1) (pAB-1) (pCB-2) (pBC-2)
      (pendC-2) (end);
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument


      enter image description here



      OLDER ANSWER: You started drawing this with Bezier curves (which I may not necessarily have done), so perhaps the best way is to continue this strategy. Yet I think it helps to make the circles nodes such that you can easily access the points on their peripheries.



      documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
      begindocument

      begintikzpicture[thick,
      dot/.style =
      draw,
      fill = black,
      circle,
      inner sep = 0pt,
      minimum size = 2pt
      ]

      draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
      draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
      coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
      node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cA) at (A);
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.75cm] (cB) at (B);
      node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
      node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cC) at (C);
      node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
      draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-20,in=190] (cA.110)
      to[out=10,in=170] (cB.90) to[out=-10,in=170] (cC.80) to[out=-10,in=150] (1.1,-.6);
      draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-50,in=150] (cA.250)
      to[out=-20,in=180] (cB.270) to[out=00,in=190] (cC.280) to[out=10,in=180] (1.1,-.6);
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument


      enter image description here






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        UPDATE: Using tangents, see e.g. this nice answer.



        documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
        usetikzlibrarycalc
        begindocument

        begintikzpicture[thick,
        dot/.style =
        draw,
        fill = black,
        circle,
        inner sep = 0pt,
        minimum size = 2pt
        ]

        draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
        draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) coordinate(start) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
        coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
        node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)
        coordinate(end);
        % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
        pgfmathsetmacrorsmall0.6
        pgfmathsetmacrorbig0.75
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cA) at (A);
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rbig*1cm] (cB) at (B);
        node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cC) at (C);
        node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
        beginscope[overlay] % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
        coordinate (cAB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,A=rbig);
        coordinate (cCB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,C=rbig);
        endscope
        foreach Y in 1,2
        foreach X in A,C
        path (tangent cs:node=cX,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pBX-Y)
        (tangent cs:node=cB,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pX B-Y);
        path (tangent cs:node=cA,point=(start),solution=Y) coordinate(pstartA-Y)
        (tangent cs:node=cC,point=(end),solution=Y) coordinate(pendC-Y);
        draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-2) (pBA-2) (pAB-2) (pCB-1) (pBC-1)
        (pendC-1) (end);
        draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-1) (pBA-1) (pAB-1) (pCB-2) (pBC-2)
        (pendC-2) (end);
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here



        OLDER ANSWER: You started drawing this with Bezier curves (which I may not necessarily have done), so perhaps the best way is to continue this strategy. Yet I think it helps to make the circles nodes such that you can easily access the points on their peripheries.



        documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
        begindocument

        begintikzpicture[thick,
        dot/.style =
        draw,
        fill = black,
        circle,
        inner sep = 0pt,
        minimum size = 2pt
        ]

        draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
        draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
        coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
        node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cA) at (A);
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.75cm] (cB) at (B);
        node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
        node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cC) at (C);
        node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
        draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-20,in=190] (cA.110)
        to[out=10,in=170] (cB.90) to[out=-10,in=170] (cC.80) to[out=-10,in=150] (1.1,-.6);
        draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-50,in=150] (cA.250)
        to[out=-20,in=180] (cB.270) to[out=00,in=190] (cC.280) to[out=10,in=180] (1.1,-.6);
        endtikzpicture
        enddocument


        enter image description here






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          UPDATE: Using tangents, see e.g. this nice answer.



          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
          usetikzlibrarycalc
          begindocument

          begintikzpicture[thick,
          dot/.style =
          draw,
          fill = black,
          circle,
          inner sep = 0pt,
          minimum size = 2pt
          ]

          draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
          draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) coordinate(start) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
          coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
          node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)
          coordinate(end);
          % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
          pgfmathsetmacrorsmall0.6
          pgfmathsetmacrorbig0.75
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cA) at (A);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rbig*1cm] (cB) at (B);
          node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cC) at (C);
          node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
          beginscope[overlay] % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
          coordinate (cAB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,A=rbig);
          coordinate (cCB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,C=rbig);
          endscope
          foreach Y in 1,2
          foreach X in A,C
          path (tangent cs:node=cX,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pBX-Y)
          (tangent cs:node=cB,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pX B-Y);
          path (tangent cs:node=cA,point=(start),solution=Y) coordinate(pstartA-Y)
          (tangent cs:node=cC,point=(end),solution=Y) coordinate(pendC-Y);
          draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-2) (pBA-2) (pAB-2) (pCB-1) (pBC-1)
          (pendC-1) (end);
          draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-1) (pBA-1) (pAB-1) (pCB-2) (pBC-2)
          (pendC-2) (end);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here



          OLDER ANSWER: You started drawing this with Bezier curves (which I may not necessarily have done), so perhaps the best way is to continue this strategy. Yet I think it helps to make the circles nodes such that you can easily access the points on their peripheries.



          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
          begindocument

          begintikzpicture[thick,
          dot/.style =
          draw,
          fill = black,
          circle,
          inner sep = 0pt,
          minimum size = 2pt
          ]

          draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
          draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
          coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
          node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cA) at (A);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.75cm] (cB) at (B);
          node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cC) at (C);
          node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
          draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-20,in=190] (cA.110)
          to[out=10,in=170] (cB.90) to[out=-10,in=170] (cC.80) to[out=-10,in=150] (1.1,-.6);
          draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-50,in=150] (cA.250)
          to[out=-20,in=180] (cB.270) to[out=00,in=190] (cC.280) to[out=10,in=180] (1.1,-.6);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here






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          UPDATE: Using tangents, see e.g. this nice answer.



          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
          usetikzlibrarycalc
          begindocument

          begintikzpicture[thick,
          dot/.style =
          draw,
          fill = black,
          circle,
          inner sep = 0pt,
          minimum size = 2pt
          ]

          draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
          draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) coordinate(start) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
          coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
          node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)
          coordinate(end);
          % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
          pgfmathsetmacrorsmall0.6
          pgfmathsetmacrorbig0.75
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cA) at (A);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rbig*1cm] (cB) at (B);
          node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=rsmall*1cm] (cC) at (C);
          node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
          beginscope[overlay] % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/76226/121799
          coordinate (cAB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,A=rbig);
          coordinate (cCB) at (barycentric cs:B=-rsmall,C=rbig);
          endscope
          foreach Y in 1,2
          foreach X in A,C
          path (tangent cs:node=cX,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pBX-Y)
          (tangent cs:node=cB,point=(cX B),solution=Y) coordinate(pX B-Y);
          path (tangent cs:node=cA,point=(start),solution=Y) coordinate(pstartA-Y)
          (tangent cs:node=cC,point=(end),solution=Y) coordinate(pendC-Y);
          draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-2) (pBA-2) (pAB-2) (pCB-1) (pBC-1)
          (pendC-1) (end);
          draw[red,dashed] plot[smooth] coordinates (start) (pstartA-1) (pBA-1) (pAB-1) (pCB-2) (pBC-2)
          (pendC-2) (end);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here



          OLDER ANSWER: You started drawing this with Bezier curves (which I may not necessarily have done), so perhaps the best way is to continue this strategy. Yet I think it helps to make the circles nodes such that you can easily access the points on their peripheries.



          documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
          begindocument

          begintikzpicture[thick,
          dot/.style =
          draw,
          fill = black,
          circle,
          inner sep = 0pt,
          minimum size = 2pt
          ]

          draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
          draw[blue] (-1.1,.5) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) ..
          coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B)
          node[black,anchor=north] $x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cA) at (A);
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.75cm] (cB) at (B);
          node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
          node [draw=gray,circle,minimum size=0.6cm] (cC) at (C);
          node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
          draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-20,in=190] (cA.110)
          to[out=10,in=170] (cB.90) to[out=-10,in=170] (cC.80) to[out=-10,in=150] (1.1,-.6);
          draw[red,dashed] (-1.1,0.5) to[out=-50,in=150] (cA.250)
          to[out=-20,in=180] (cB.270) to[out=00,in=190] (cC.280) to[out=10,in=180] (1.1,-.6);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here







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          answered Nov 27 at 14:47









          marmot

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              An empirical solution:



              enter image description here



              documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
              begindocument
              begintikzpicture[thin,
              dot/.style =
              draw,
              fill = black,
              circle,
              inner sep = 0pt,
              minimum size = 2pt
              ]

              draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
              draw[blue] (-1.1,.5)coordinate(s1) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) node[black,below]$x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)coordinate(s2);
              draw (A) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C1);
              draw (B) node[draw,minimum size=0.65cm,circle] (C2);
              draw (C) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C3);
              node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
              node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
              draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s1) (C1.87) (C2.85) (C3.60) (s2);
              draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s2) (C3.267) (C2.270) (C1.240) (s1);
              endtikzpicture
              enddocument





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                An empirical solution:



                enter image description here



                documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                begindocument
                begintikzpicture[thin,
                dot/.style =
                draw,
                fill = black,
                circle,
                inner sep = 0pt,
                minimum size = 2pt
                ]

                draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
                draw[blue] (-1.1,.5)coordinate(s1) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) node[black,below]$x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)coordinate(s2);
                draw (A) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C1);
                draw (B) node[draw,minimum size=0.65cm,circle] (C2);
                draw (C) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C3);
                node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
                node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
                draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s1) (C1.87) (C2.85) (C3.60) (s2);
                draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s2) (C3.267) (C2.270) (C1.240) (s1);
                endtikzpicture
                enddocument





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                  1
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                  An empirical solution:



                  enter image description here



                  documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                  begindocument
                  begintikzpicture[thin,
                  dot/.style =
                  draw,
                  fill = black,
                  circle,
                  inner sep = 0pt,
                  minimum size = 2pt
                  ]

                  draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
                  draw[blue] (-1.1,.5)coordinate(s1) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) node[black,below]$x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)coordinate(s2);
                  draw (A) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C1);
                  draw (B) node[draw,minimum size=0.65cm,circle] (C2);
                  draw (C) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C3);
                  node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
                  node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
                  draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s1) (C1.87) (C2.85) (C3.60) (s2);
                  draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s2) (C3.267) (C2.270) (C1.240) (s1);
                  endtikzpicture
                  enddocument





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                  An empirical solution:



                  enter image description here



                  documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                  begindocument
                  begintikzpicture[thin,
                  dot/.style =
                  draw,
                  fill = black,
                  circle,
                  inner sep = 0pt,
                  minimum size = 2pt
                  ]

                  draw[smooth cycle, tension=0.6] plot coordinates(-1,-.4) (1.1,-.6) (.9,.5) (-1.1,.5) node at (1,.6) $Omega$;
                  draw[blue] (-1.1,.5)coordinate(s1) .. controls (-.5,-.2) and (.5,0) .. coordinate[dot,pos=0.3,black] (A) coordinate[dot,pos=0.5,black] (B) node[black,below]$x_0$ coordinate[dot,pos=0.7,black] (C) coordinate[pos=0.92,black] (D) (1.1,-.6)coordinate(s2);
                  draw (A) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C1);
                  draw (B) node[draw,minimum size=0.65cm,circle] (C2);
                  draw (C) node[draw,minimum size=0.52cm,circle] (C3);
                  node[blue,anchor=south west] at (D) $S$;
                  node[anchor=south,gray] at ([yshift=10]B) $gamma(barD)$;
                  draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s1) (C1.87) (C2.85) (C3.60) (s2);
                  draw[dashed,smooth, tension=0.5] plot coordinates(s2) (C3.267) (C2.270) (C1.240) (s1);
                  endtikzpicture
                  enddocument






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