Set the angle to 0 degrees and then move to the gradient sliders. Make sure that the resulting shape stays selected and move to the Effect pane from the Appearance panel.įocus on the Fill and select Linear Gradient from the Type drop-down menu. Using the Move Tool (V), select your yellow rectangle along with the copy of that blue rounded rectangle, focus on the Path Tools pane from the Properties panel and click the Intersect button. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M), create a 355 x 40 px shape and place it exactly as shown in the following image. Step 3įocus on your Toolbar and replace the existing fill color with R=255 G=185 B=2. Make sure that this blue shape is selected and make a copy in the same place ( Command + C > Command + Shift + V). Move to your canvas and create a 355 x 255 px shape- the grid and the Snap to Grid feature will ease your work. Pick the Rounded Rectangle Tool (Shift + M), focus on your Tool Options bar and set the Corner Radius to 10 pt. Drag the Alpha slider to 0% and this will make your stroke invisible. Click the Fill color well and set it to R=0 G=152 B=245 and then click the Stroke color well. Step 2įocus on the Toolbar and notice that by default the fill color is set to white while the stroke color is set to black. Keep in mind that you can quickly enable or disable the grid and the Snap to Grid feature using the Command + ' and Command + Shift + ' keyboard shortcuts. Change the grid X Spacing and Y Spacing to 5, set the Subdivisions to 0 and enable Snap to Grid (Command + Shift + '). If the Properties panel is not currently visible, you can easily open it using the ruler icon that lies above the Layers panel. ![]() Switch to the Grid pane in the Properties panel. Select the Grid document style, set the document units to pixels, and set the document dimensions to 600 pixels wide by 600 pixels high. Go to File > New (Command + N) to bring up the New Document window. Using several gradients, some effects and basic blending techniques, you will learn how to add color and subtle highlights for your design.įinally, you will learn how to add an image fill and how to turn text into editable vector shapes. In the following tutorial you will learn how to create an iMac illustration in Graphic for Mac.įor starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the main shapes using basic tools and vector shape building techniques.
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