Frequent question: How do you make cool shapes in Illustrator?

How do you make a unique shape in Illustrator?

Follow these steps to create your own unique shape using the Shape Builder tool:

  1. Create several overlapping shapes.
  2. Select the shapes that you want to combine.
  3. Select the Shape Builder tool and then click and drag across the selected shapes. …
  4. Create another shape that overlaps your new combined shape.

How do you create a shape in Illustrator?

To see other Shape tools press and hold on the Rectangle tool in the Tools panel on the left to show the Shape menu. Then select the Polygon tool. Starting roughly in the center of this dotted triangle click and drag to make a shape. Shapes you create with this tool are drawn from the center.

How do I change shapes and paths?

Press and hold Option+Shift (Mac OS) or Alt+Shift (Windows) and drag down all the way across the shape to cut it into two, in a completely straight line. Release the mouse button and then the keys.

What is the weirdest shape?

  • 1 Heptagram.
  • 2 Triquetra.
  • 3 Star of Lakshmi.
  • 4 Lemniscate.
  • 5 Vesica Piscis.
  • 6 Reuleaux triangle.
  • 7 Enneagram.
  • 8 Nonagon.

What are the six basic shape tools?

There are six basic shape tools: Ellipse, Polygon, Star, Spiral, Rectangle, and Rounded Rectangle.

How do I make curved shapes in Illustrator?

Click and drag with the Pen tool to create a curved path. Drag the direction line closer to the anchor point to flatten the curve; drag farther away from the anchor point to increase the curve, as shown in Figure 5-4. When you’re happy with the curve, release the mouse button. Adding curve to the curve.

How do you create a geometry design?

Make Shapes

Using shapes to create new shapes is a staple of geometric design. Create patterns with shapes that form a different shape, like in this geometric heart design. Triangles are usually a good choice for this type of design. Red is used to make the design more eye-catching.

How do you create a geometric pattern?

To start, create a geometric icon from a shape underneath the path.

  1. Draw a straight line over the shape with the Pen tool by clicking to add points.
  2. Add a point to the path by clicking on the path.
  3. With the Direct Selection tool, drag the point you added into the center of the shape.

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What tool lets you cut objects and paths?

The Scissors tool splits a path, graphics frame, or empty text frame at an anchor point or along a segment. Click and hold the Eraser ( ) tool to see and choose the Scissors ( ) tool. Click the path where you want to split it. When you split the path, two endpoints are created.

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