Basic HTML Version

|  | Table of Contents |  | View Full Version

Page 48 - 2612 Digimind C6
P. 48

    CREATING ILLUSTRATIONS

                      Varied illustrations can be created with the help of Illustrator.
                      Let us understand how different shapes can be created.

                      DRAWING A TRIANGLE

                      Illustrator doesn’t have a direct Triangle Tool, but you can create one using the Polygon Tool.

                      Step  1   Select the Pen Tool (P).

                      Step  2   Click on the artboard to create
                                the first anchor point.

                      Step  3   Click to create the second point.

                      Step  4   Click  again  to  create  the  third
                                point.
                      Step  5   Close the path by clicking on the

                                first point.

                      DRAWING A SIMPLE TREE

                      Steps to create a tree can be created using a pencil or pen tool are as follows:

                      Step  1   Select the Pencil Tool (N) from the toolbar.

                      Step  2   Draw the tree trunk by sketching a vertical shape.
                      Step  3   Select the trunk and color it brown.

                      Step  4   Draw a tree shape (canopy) above the trunk.

                      Step  5   Select the tree shape and color it green.

                      Step  6   Refine the shape using the Smooth Tool if needed.

                       46   Premium Edition-VI

| 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 |