![]() Duplicate the red object (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + F). Fill it with a distinctive color (yellow).ġ0. Select each circle, then press Unite from the Pathfinder Panel. Place them over the red object (You can increase the middle circle). Draw three circles with the Ellipse Tool. ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ICON WINDOWSSelect the duplicated object and the circle, then select Intersect from the Windows -> Pathfinder Panel.ĩ. Select the grey object (NOT the cirlce!), duplicate it (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + F). Create a Circle with the Ellipse Tool (E), align it with the other two objects and place it onto the bottom of the second object. Select the pencil’s body, and press Ctrl + B, to place back the shape BEHIND the pencil.ħ. UPDATE: to place the gray shape behind the pencil’s body, select it press Ctrl + X. This way the grey object will be aligned to the red one while the red object will stay in its place. In this example Shift + click to the red object, Shift + click to the grey object, and click again on the red one. Tip: Select the two objects by holding the Shift key and click again on the object you don’t want to move. Set the object’s width to 50px and its height to 80px. Go to Object -> Transform -> Reset Bounding Box.Ħ. You can still change the width or height by editing the values on top of the screen but if you want to edit with the mouse, you need to Reset the Bounding Box. In this case you are not able to modify the object’s width or height. This way you can rotate exactly 45, 90, 135 degrees.ĥ. As you can see on the image above, the bounding box is rotated too. Go to Object -> Transform -> Rotate and set the angle to 45 or simply grab one of the handles from the edge of the object and start rotating while holding down the Shift key. The size doesn’t matter, we will set it later. ![]() Create another Rectangle, this time make it square by pressing the Shift key while drawing. If you don’t set a size you can set it later (Step 11). Create a Rectangle with the Rectangle Tool (M) set it’s width to 50px and height to 25px. No need to align it to the another rectangle, you can place it anywhere on the canvas.ģ. Create another Rounded Rectangle (width=50px / height=250px). ![]() Fill the object with a nice color (C=35 M=9 Y=70 K=0).Ģ. If you want to change the roundness, press the Up or Down keys while pressing the Mouse Left Button. When drawing, hold down the Shift key to create a square. ![]() Create a Rounded Rectangle with the Rounded Rectangle Tool (width / height=250px). Set Up your DocumentĬreate an art board that is 800 x 600px. Select CMYK color mode, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the “Align New Objects to Pixel Grid” box is unchecked before your click OK.ġ. So how can one create a great, trendy icon with flat style and long shadow? Follow this tutorial and learn to use the basic tools and the tools on the Pathfinder Panel. ![]()
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