Creating Basic Shapes in Illustrator
#1
Posted 23 May 2007 - 10:44 AM
I'm sort of a newb at Illustrator. I have sort of a weird question to ask. I want to create some basic shapes(sort of my own fonts), but when I use the pen tool they don't come out clean and professional looking. I've tried the simplify object route, but that doesn't look good either. I was wondering what the best technique to achieve this is. I've also tried drawing it, scanning it, and tracing it in illustrator, but that doesn't work either. How do people do it?
#2
Posted 23 May 2007 - 01:16 PM
#3
Posted 24 May 2007 - 03:31 AM
bdw: loved the movie (Sig, Dance)
#4
Posted 24 May 2007 - 03:41 AM
http://ic3.deviantar...y_DaniNeves.jpg
http://ic1.deviantar...by_bitcrumb.jpg
I understand that some of it may be font/text manipulation, but how would one achieve this by using illustrator's pen tool or other. What if I needed to create something that wasn't text, but had similar shapes?
I want to learn how to create PRECISE shapes. If someone would be so kind as to point me in the right direction or teach me how to achieve it, it'd be greatly appreciated.
#5
Posted 24 May 2007 - 07:38 AM
#6
Posted 24 May 2007 - 10:21 AM
mostly there vasic shapes, and use of the socalled "pathfinder tool".
Ill get back to you.
#7
Posted 24 May 2007 - 10:47 AM
#8
Posted 24 May 2007 - 06:48 PM
Oh my god!i'lll try to make little tut:
mostly there vasic shapes, and use of the socalled "pathfinder tool".
Ill get back to you.
You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to this.
This will have to be THE MOST viewed tutorial on Pixel2Life
#9
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:26 PM
here comes nothing,
i used the first logo as a reference for this one.
...
#10
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:34 PM
2Circles.jpg 20.37KB 50 downloads
2. Select them both and search the pathfinder tool, it will be easier in Illustrator CS2, then in CS3 to find it
Pathfinder_tool_1.jpg 38.94KB 43 downloads
#11
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:42 PM
Now, copy the donut by ctrl+clicking and holding the shift too, placing the copy to the right and at a distance so the left outside snaps to the right inside point.
CopyDonut.jpg 45.38KB 56 downloads
#12
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:46 PM
SelectBottom2.jpg 34.32KB 60 downloads
#13
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:54 PM
Take the pen tool, first click on the outer left point of the half donut (the pen tool will change from a pen with cross to a pen with slash, so you will now that Illustrator is going to add lines to the object)
Now click, holding shift to make a rectangle that extends the half donut, last point you will see that the pen tool changes again to show you he is going to close the path.
Repeat this on the other side too.
This is what you should have now:
result_pentool.jpg 42.21KB 57 downloads
#14
Posted 25 May 2007 - 02:59 PM
rectangle_behind.jpg 32.98KB 41 downloads
Now put this rectangle behind the rest, if needed we can always put it back in front:
send_to_back.jpg 26.09KB 57 downloads
#15
Posted 25 May 2007 - 03:06 PM
you have to delete 2 points again with the direct selection tool
2 points are indicated here:
Deleting2points.jpg 20.37KB 54 downloads
This is the result: (hope your not lost again, sry bout mistake)
result_2.jpg 53.44KB 51 downloads
#16
Posted 25 May 2007 - 03:17 PM
result_3.jpg 66.78KB 56 downloads
#17
Posted 25 May 2007 - 03:33 PM
select 2 upper donut and the rectangle and lock them.
then select everything (the locked objects wont be selected off course, thats the intention.
hide selected;
unlock the locked objects,
select 2 donuts, the get to the pathfinder tool again, then press unite:
uniteTool.jpg 10.13KB 53 downloads
(if you got CS2 - 3 version you should press expand afterwards)
then repeat this with the rectangle, result:
result_4.jpg 54.29KB 62 downloads
#18
Posted 25 May 2007 - 03:46 PM
Try to hide the objects you dont need:
result_5.jpg 63.9KB 78 downloads
#19
Posted 25 May 2007 - 03:58 PM
erm... ok, after trial and error, this is what you do now...
click on the add anchor point tool (pentool with + sign):
addanchorpoint.jpg 14.46KB 44 downloads
This is the result:
addanchorpoint2.jpg 65.11KB 62 downloads
Then start deleting the points we dont need with the direct selection tool, after some trial and error, you should get this:
result_6.jpg 52.66KB 68 downloads
#20
Posted 25 May 2007 - 04:06 PM
result_7.jpg 53.4KB 70 downloads
For the cut out, ill be back here, cos it used to be very simple, but this version doesnt seem to react like it used to be...
yea yea i am ashamed i know...
give me some moments...
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