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TUTORIALS
23 NOVEMBER 2009
74 COMMENTS
using Adobe Illustrators basic shapes. Take inspiration from hand crafted artwork to
give each graphic a plaid effect fabric texture and stitching effect.
Start work by opening up Adobe Illustrator. Grab the ellipse tool and draw a large oval
on the artboard.
With the direct selection tool, select and move the lower most point vertically. Hold Shift
Draw another oval, this time smaller and size. Position it to the front of the car body.
Use the direct selection tool to manipulate the shape to blend into the main body.
With both shapes selected, merge them together with the Add to Shape Area option
Copy (CMD+C) and paste in front (CMD+F) the square and fill the duplicate with a
darker green. Go to Object > Transform > Scale, and enter 50% in the horizontal option
transparency of both pieces to 20%. This gives us the basic repeating swatch to create
Select the complete graphic, then drag it into the Swatches palette. Add this swatch as
deselect the Objects checkbox. Adjust the scale percentage to alter the size of the
pattern.
Add a 2pt stroke to the shape and give it a green colouring picked from the green tones
of the pattern.
Draw another oval onto the artboard, and begin manipulating the shape to form the
window.
Move the Bezier curves of each of the two side points upwards to reduce the size of the
Fill the window with a light blue, and give it a stroke of white.
Grab the ellipse tool once more and draw a range of concentric circles. The accuracy
doesnt matter too much, as the odd misalignment adds to the craft theme of the
design. Give each circle a fill, and add a dashed stroke to the centre circle by selecting
the Dashed Line option in the Stroke palette. Adjust the dash and gap options to suit.
Make two copies of these groups of circles, then position them as wheels on the car
body.
Draw another oval onto the artboard and position at the front of the car. Make a copy of
the overall body shape and use it as a tool along with the Intersect Shape Area option
from the Pathfinder palette to crop out the excess, leaving a simple headlamp graphic.
At the rear, use the Pen tool to draw some wavy shapes. Make sure the Bezier curves
are smooth enough to avoid any sharp angles. Add the dark grey dashed stroke used
on the wheels.
Select the window graphic, then go to Object > Path > Offset Path. Enter -2mm in the
Repeat the process with the overall body graphic, creating another -2mm offset path.
Add another dashed stroke, this time with the dark grey colouring.
There we have a cute little car, inspired by the simple styles as dreamed up by kids.
The mix of textures gives the craft like feel, as if it has been cut and stitched together
with fabrics and thread. Next up, well use similar steps to create a super duper
airplane!
The airplane also starts off with a plain old oval. Use one large oval to form the main
Draw another repeating pattern to form the plaid style texture. This time start with a
small blue square, then copy and paste in a duplicate. Fill the duplicate with a darker
shade of blue, then scale horizontally by 50%. Duplicate this new graphic, set to 20%
transparency and rotate by 90 degrees. Drag the whole graphic into the Swatches
palette.
Merge the plane body with the tail fin by using the Add to Shape Area option from the
Pathfinder palette, then add the blue plaid pattern fill. Make any adjustments by altering
the Scale, remember to select just the pattern in the options. Add a light blue stroke at
2pt in size.
Draw an ellipse to fill the space of the cockpit window. Then select the main body
graphic along with the new oval, and use the Subtract from Shape Area option from the
Select the plane body, then go to Object > Path > Offset path. Use the same -2mm
Use the Direct Selection Tool to adjust one of the side points to flatten out the curve.
Add an inner dashed stroke by creating another offset path. Fill this stroke with a dark
green colour.
Move two copies of the ovals into place to represent the wings of the plane. Use the
shortcut CMD+Shift+[ with the upper wing to alter the stacking order and send the wing
graphic to the bottom, giving the impression that its behind the main body.
Thats the plane complete! Give it a home in the sky by creating a soft blue gradient,