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How to draw a heart shape in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date February 7, 2022

To learn how to draw a heart shape in Adobe Illustrator follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial.

Step1.

Create a new document. Select the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a square (hold shift to constrain the shape).

Step2.

Right-click on the square and select Transform->Rotate…

Rotate the square 45°.

Step3.

Go to Edit: Copy and then Paste the square. Use the Direction Selection Tool (A) and round the corners to create a circle (click on one of the corners and drag it inwards).

Move the circle to the left top side of the square:

How to create a heart shape in Adobe Illustrator?

Go to Edit: Copy and then Paste in Front the circle. Nudge the new circle to the right. Select all elements and go to Pathfinder Panel to unite the shape.

Watch also the video tutorial:

Enjoy!

How to draw a clock in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date February 7, 2022

clock face adobe illustrator — Analog Clock Adobe Illustrator

To learn how to create Analog Clock in Adobe Illustrator follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial.

Step1.

Create a new document in square shape:

How to draw a clock in Adobe Illustrator?

Step2.

Set the background

Select the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle the same size as your artboard/ document. Fill the square (colour used in the tutorial: #79c7cb).

In the Layer Panel change the name of the layer to “background” and lock the layer.

How to create the analog clock in Adobe Illustrator?

Step3.

Draw a clock

Create a new layer. Select the Ellipse Tool (L) and draw the circle in the middle of your artboard. Fill the circle (colour used in the tutorial: #94d1d7). Remove the stroke.

Tip: To align the circle to the centre of the artboard use the Selection Tool (V). Select the whole square and use align features (horizontal align center and vertical-align center). To open the Align Panel go to Window->Align.

Step4 (optional).

Draw a shadow

Use the Pen Tool (P) and draw the shape below. Fill the shape (colour used in the tutorial: #63a49f).

Reorder the paths:

Step5.

Create the clock face

Create a new layer. Select the Ellipse Tool (L) and draw the circle in the middle of your artboard. Fill the circle (colour used in the tutorial: #ffffff). Align the circle to the centre. Lock the layer.

Add number:

Create a new layer. In the place of number 12 on the clock face (align number to horizontal centre) type XX. Select the font and font size of your number (font used in the tutorial: Arial Rounded MT Bold, 36px).

Go to Window->Symbols. Select the text and click on the New Symbol button in the Symbols panel.

Create a clock-face in Adobe Illustrator

Use the Pen Tool (P) to make a null point in the centre (hit ESC to make only one point). Select symbol and the null point. Go to Object and group them together.

Go to Effect > Distort &Transform > Transform…

Set the angle to 30°, enter 11 copies and set the registration point to the bottom:

Go to Object > Expand Appearance and then select Ungroup twice. Delete the null points.

Select all symbols. Right-click and choose Reset Transformation.

Right-click and select Break Link to Symbol. Ungroup and type the numbers.

Watch also the video tutorial:

Enjoy!

How to draw Easter eggs in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date March 17, 2021

To create simple Easter Eggs in Adobe Illustrator follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial.

Step1.

DRAW AN EGG

Create the new file. Use the Ellipse Tool and draw the circle. Choose the colour you like (colour used in tutorial #90be6d).

By using the Direct Selection Tool select the top of the circle:

draw the easter eggs in adobe illustrator

And stretch a bit the top part of the circle by pulling the top of the circle up. We’ve got an egg shape!

Step2.

ADD SHADOWS TO THE EGG

In the layers panel, duplicate the egg path twice.

Move duplicate paths aside and put one on another. Select the duplicate paths by using the Selection Tool:

Go to the Properties panel on the right side of the screen and click on –>Pathfinder—>Click to Exclude option.

By using the Direct Selection Tool remove the top part of the new shape. Go to the Properties panel. Change the colour to black and reduce the opacity to 20%.

Fit the new shape on the egg path:

By using the Ellipse tool draw the flat ellipse on the bottom of the egg shape path:

Go to the Properties panel on the right side of the screen and reduce the opacity of the new shape to 20%.

Right-click on the new shape and go to Arrange and select Send to Back, to move the shape under the egg.

Select the egg and shadow by Selection Tool. Go to Edit on the top of the page and select first copy and then paste. Copy the selected shapes twice and put them in line.

Step3.

DECORATE EASTER EGGS

STRIPES

Duplicate the egg path and move aside:

By using Ellipse Tool draw three flat ellipses on the new egg path. Choose any colour you like (used colour in the tutorial: #f9c74f):

decorating easter eggs in adobe illustrator

Select all the new paths and click in the Properties panel on the right side of the screen—>Pathfinder—>Click to Exclude.

decorating an easter egg in adobe illustrator

By using the Direct Selection Tool remove unwanted parts of the new shape.

And fit the new shape to the first egg then right-click on the shadow path and go to Arrange–>Bring to Front. The first egg is done!

DOTS

Change the colour of the second egg (colour used in the tutorial: #f0716f):

Use the Ellipse Tool and draw small circles all over the second egg (colour used in the tutorial: #fdfcgc) then right-click on the shadow path and go to Arrange–>Bring to Front. The second egg is done!

STARS

Change the colour of the third egg (colour used in the tutorial #00afb9):

Duplicate the third egg path:

Move the duplicate path aside. Use the Star Tool and draw the stars all over the new egg path:

Go to Properties panel–>Pathfinder—>and click on Click to Minus Front.

Change again the colour of the third egg (colour used in tutorial #fdfcdc) and fit the new shape to the egg then right-click on the shadow path and go to Arrange–>Bring to Front. Done!

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How to wrap your text around a circle/ square in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date September 2, 2020

Learn how to wrap text around a shape/path using the “Type on a Path Tool” in Illustrator.

How to wrap the text around a circle/ square in Illustrator?

That’s easy! Follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial.

Step1.

Use an Eclipse/ or Rectangle Tool and draw a circle/ or square.

wrapping text around circle/ square — Use an Ellipse Tool to draw a circle, or Rectangle tool to draw a square.

Step2.

Select the Type on a Path Tool and click on the circle/ square that you’d like the text to place around.

How to wrap your text around a circle/ square in Illustrator?

Step3.

Choose the font type, size and colour.

Ready!

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Adobe Illustrator

How to draw a paper plane in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date April 21, 2020

In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to draw a paper plane in Adobe Illustrator CC. Follow the steps below and watch the video tutorial to create your own paper plane!

Step1.

Create a new document. Use Rectangle Tool and select the whole background. Fill the square a blue colour.

Go to the layer panel and lock the first layer.

Step2.

Create the new layer and by using a Pen Tool draw a triangle, and fill the shape white.

Create a new layer and draw a small triangle in a dark grey colour.

Create a new layer and using the Pen Tool the shape below. Fill the shape in a light grey colour.

Create a new layer and draw another white triangle.

The paper plane is ready!

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Adobe Illustrator

How to make a doughnut in Adobe Illustrator?

Post author By Lena Stanley
Post date February 24, 2020

Let’s have some fun with doughnuts! Today, in this tutorial step by step you’ll learn how to make a doughnut in Adobe Illustrator (CS6) using basic shapes and filters (watch also the video tutorial).

Step 1.

Create a new document, and by using Eclipse Tool draw a circle, and draw another smaller circle inside. Duplicate both paths.

Step 2.

Remove stroke from the bigger circles, make the front circle smaller, and set the light brown colour to the front circle and darker brown to the back circle.

We’ll do now similar thing to the small circles. Remove stroke from the smaller circles, make the front circle smaller, and set the white colour to the front circle and pink to the back one.