Next, we want to expand the effect by going to Object > Expand Appearance. Now that we have our rectangle we will round the edges of the rectangle by selecting the rectangle and going to Effect > Stylize > Round Corners and choose the radius that looks about right to us. The size of the rectangle is irrelevant but the proportions should be 1:1.86, I will use a size of 300 x 558 px. To do that we will select the Rectangle Tool “M” key, with no fill and 1 pix stroke. We will start by creating a rectangle shape. After taking care of the color palette and the right color mode file we are ready to get started. This is the template image I will be using in my tutorial which I downloaded from .ġ. After placing the image we will double click the layer name, name it “Template” and check the Template check box in the new window, click OK and we are ready. To setup the template, create a new layer on the bottom insert the image and position it correctly on the art board.
Another good reason for getting a template image for reference while creating is for adding mesh points and figuring out the steps you will take in the beginning of the process that will, sometimes, save you a lot of time (highly recommended). After getting the swatches inside Illustrator select the swatches you would like to use or just select all and drag them inside the Swatch Window. Navigate to the file location on your Hard Drive and click Open. ai file simply go to Window > Swatches to get the swatch panel window up, click the first icon from the left in the bottom of the swatch window and choose Other Library. You can find an image of the phone on the web and use the image to collect sample colors of the image or you can use the swatches of my. After creating our file inside Illustrator we now want to get some colors which we will use in our creation process by filling up our Swatch Library. If you intend to use this Illustration for print then you should create a new file with CMYK color mode to get the best color result.
#FLIGHTCHECK ILLUSTRATOR PC#
For this tutorial I will use the RGB which is the type of file you use when creating graphics for projection screens such as PC monitors and mobile devices because they use the RGB color mode. Start the Illustrator and create a new file that suits your needs best. All things said let’s start creating our illustration.įirst of all we want to create the file we will use for our iPhone project. It will look sharp and crisp in small formats for web will also look impressive in print of all sizes. The created illustration, since it’s a vector, can be used in various formats and sizes without losing any quality whatsoever.
Using the techniques I mentioned above we will create a realistic illustration of the phone as shown above.
#FLIGHTCHECK ILLUSTRATOR HOW TO#
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a vector iPhone illustration in Adobe Illustrator using basic shapes, gradients and mesh tool.
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