Now we’re ready to start recreating the logo in vectors. Next click on Stroke and in the colors section choose something that will be easy to see against the background image. Click on Fill and below that click on None. First let’s get rid of any fill color which we don’t need for now. Go to the panels on the right again and select Color. You can see the image is now lighter.Īnother way to help in seeing your lines is to change the color of the outlines. Once you have done this you can close the Transparency panel by clicking its icon again. This will enable us to see the lines we are creating more easily. in the Transparency panel change the Opacity from 100% to 40%. Make sure you have the image selected using the selection tool. Go to the panels on the right and choose Transparency. Let’s lighten the image a little so we can see our vector lines more easily. Later on as you develope your skills you’ll probably customize that area in your own way. These are the basic tools we might need and even though we won’t be using most of them it is a good habit to use a workspace where the tools are out of the way. The panels should appear on your workspace on the right. Go to Window in the top menu, click on Workspace and choose Essentials. Position the image where you want it on the artboard.įor purposes of this tutorial we will use the Essentials workspace. Select the image from where you saved it and click Place. This opens up a browse window where you can browse for your image. A good place might be in your My Pictures folder or on your desktop.īack in Illustrator go up to File in the top menu and click on Place. You can right click on the image below and then choose Save Image As, save it to your computer. You’ll learn a few shortcuts and tips that can make you a better illustrator.
In this lesson you’ll learn to create a simple logo using not only the Pen Tool, but also the Pathfinder tools along with other tools and techniques that can help you to illustrate faster and more efficiently. This tutorial is a companion lesson that goes along with Creating a Simple Logo Using the Illustrator Pen Tool. Creating a Simple Logo Using the Illustrator Pathfinder Tools (available in video format here)
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