Basic shapes

Page 2 - Illustrator tasks

Creating simple images using basic shapes - Using colour gradient and stroke colours

Using stroke colour as an outline

Go to your colour swatch and change the colour to no colour which is the swatch with a redline through it and the framed swatch is the outline colour.

Use the polygon tool to create a road sign

Stroke colour - outlines

Create these 3 shapes

Add more points to a star. Click on the star, draw it and then click again for a dialogue box to appear to amend how many points your shape has.

You can change radius 1 or 2 to change the shape.

Add colour and experiment

Add a gradient, add colours

Double click the gradient tool to bring up the gradient box. You can choose the style and click on the spots on the bar to change colour and add more spots if wanted.

Applying strokes, fills and gradients

try and create this clock with the tools you have learnt

You will need the advanced toolbar for more options

Click on the shape tool and you will see more options

Choose the rounded rectangle tool

Draw a basic shape on the screen to play with the gradient options

You can select the object and pull in the corners to create a more rounded object

Then use the select tool to select the shape and widen the shape

Gradient fill

You can change the stroke tool as well to give you more definition

Window >Stroke - choose the stroke window

In the stroke panel, click on the 3 lines to show more options

Stroke weight - is the thickness of the line

Cap options - change the appearance of the ends of the stroke (a continuous stroke is not affected by this only if a dash stroke is used)

Apply the gradient across the stroke

6 point stroke is my choice

Gradient Stroke

Use the eclipse shape

Create 3 stroke rings for your clock

Use the eye dropper to choose a shade from the base of the clock

1 x black ring - 4 point

1 x white ring - 4 point

1 x gradient chrome effect ring

1 filled circle for the face of the clock

Advanced tool bar - Gradient, stroke options, eye dropper

Hands on the clock

Use the star shape with 3 points to make a triangle and then use the direct select to elongate the point of the triangle

Window > 3d Materials and I chose the Object tab and then extrude

Choose the materials tab and I chose Calcutta Marble from the materials tab

I used this for 3,6,9 and 12 clock positions.

For the other numbers I used the rounded oblong and applied the same effects

The hands of the clock

I used the rounded oblong in 2 point stroke and applied an extrude and chose an appropriate material

Page updated

Report abuse