CREATE A Web Icon

1. Set up your project

You'll start by creating a new document.

Click the New button on the start screen, or choose File > New.

Click the Web tab, name the file camera-icon, set the artboard size to 400 x 400 pixels and click Create.

2. Draw basic shapes

First, you'll draw the camera body.

Select the Rectangle tool in the Tools panel. Click and drag a rectangle on the artboard.

Draw a second, smaller rectangle overlapping the top of the larger rectangle as shown.

You'll use Smart Guides to arrange the rectangles so their centers are aligned. Type V to access the Selection tool and drag the smaller rectangle over the larger one until you see a vertical magenta guide.

3. Combine shapes

In this step, you'll merge the two rectangle shapes.

With the Selection tool, click the large rectangle, then press Shift and click the small rectangle to select both.

Select the Shape Builder tool and drag a line connecting both rectangles as shown.

4. Add color

Now, you'll apply a fill color and various stroke attributes to the shapes.

Press V to switch to the Selection tool. With the camera body selected, click the Fill Color swatch in the Control panel. Click a blue color in the Swatches panel. Then, click the Stroke swatch and select [None] to remove the stroke.

5. Apply a finishing touch

You can round the shape corners to create a different look.

Select the camera body. Press A to switch to the Direct Selection tool, and drag a rounded corner widget to round all the corners at once.