To display the Pathfinder you will have to go to Window > Pathfinder to make it visible.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create different banner, label and badge templates which you can use in your future art projects.

What is "Hamsa"? You most probably have seen the Hamsa hand, without really knowing what it's called or the meaning behind it. The word Hamsa means "5" and is a powerful number that represents defense, power and fortune. It's illustrated in the popular hand-shaped symbol, with three extended fingers and a curved thumb and pinky finger. The symbol is believed, in the Jewish and Middle Eastern communities, to protect one from the "evil eye": an "envious stare" that casts bad luck, misfortune or evil on the person at whom it is directed.

Need a seaworthy pattern for your summer designs? A patterns with anchors and life preservers might just do the trick.

In this tutorial, we’ll be designing a simple and stylish nautical geometrical seamless pattern, creating the perfect pattern for a light touch of summer. Armed with the Pattern Tool, basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator, and a very handy free script, you'll be able to make great geometric patterns using any design you want in no time.

Thanksgiving is here! In this tutorial, you will create a pilgrim character, bowl and roasted turkey in Adobe Illustrator. Using just simple shapes - it's easy, festive and fun.

In this tutorial we'll use simple shapes and create cut-outs and gradients to generate depth and dimension within a widescreen-friendly desktop wallpaper. Drop Shadows and offset objects join our gray and white gradients to finish this design off in spectacular style. Use the

In this beginner tutorial, you'll learn techniques for creating forever scalable pixel art in Adobe Illustrator. With the use of the Rectangular Grid Tool and the Live Paint Bucket Tool, we'll

In this tutorial you'll use the Blob Brush Tool in Adobe Illustrator to create small portions of designs that are copied, pasted, and rotated to form complete, ornate frames. By combining

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create your own cartoon-like Elemental Sword that might come in handy in future projects.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create an adorable cartoon Little Red Riding Hood with her basket and bunch of flowers. You will use the Pen Tool (P) and basic shapes such as the Rectangle Tool (M), the Ellipse Tool (L) and the Polygon Tool. This is a great tutorial for those who are getting the hang of Adobe Illustrator's basic tools.

One of the many updated features Adobe unveiled with Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 was the inclusion of Live Shapes. Like Live Corners before them, Live Shapes brings greater control over closed path objects, speeding up workflow. Put your memory to the test with this simple shapes tutorial making use of this fantastic new feature.

Start with the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw an "almost square" (slightly longer than it is wide). 

In the Transform panel, and with the rectangle Selected, unlink the Live Corners. Set three of the four corners as Rounded with a Radius of 0.05 inches. The upper right corner should be set to Chamfer with a Radius of 0.15 inches.

The shutter of the diskette (the sliding door bit) is created with three rectangles. The largest of the three has all four corners rounded at the same radius (this is the outer rectangle). In the final piece, the fill color will be set to black,the stroke to gray, and the Stroke Weight to 1-2pts.

The middle one (seen as a line in the first image) has only the right corners rounded to match the largest rectangle.

The smallest rectangle is rounded on all four sides but is narrow and vertical rather than horizontal like the other two. Set the fill color to black and the stroke to null.

The left side of this disk design has another rectangle with mismatched corners. the two left corners are Rounded at 0.09 inches whereas the two right corners are at a 90° angle.

With the Rectangle Tool, draw a small filled-in square in the lower corners of the disk. For the disk's label, draw a rectangle whose lower corners are 90° angles and upper corners are Rounded at 0.05 inches.

Set the fill color of the main rectangle shape to black (or whatever you're using as your disk's overall color) and make sure other shapes that need to stand out have light stroke colors (see below).

Start with a horizontal rectangle, drawn once again with the Rectangle Tool. Roundthe corners out in the Transform panel, or by pulling the Live Corners with the Direct Selection Tool (A) inward slightly.

For the beveled portions of the plastic device, draw a narrow, horizontal rectangle in the lower half of the main rectangle shape. Round the corners slightly. Draw another thin, horizontal rectangle that has the same width as the main rectangle shape.

Round the two lower corners of the narrow rectangle in the Transform panel. Bring them in as far as possible so they align with the other rectangle's corners. In this case, the Radii topped out at 0.23 inches, which aligned perfectly.

 The beveled area that holds the window that looks into the Walkman starts with another rectangle, this time covering the top half (or so) of the base rectangle (see below for placement). The bottom two corners will remain at a 90° Angle. Use the Direct Selection Tool in order to Select and pull each corner inward as far as it can go, resulting in the window's rounded, yet flat shape.

For the window itself, start with a rectangle, Round the corners to 0.1 inches or so, and use the Direct Selection Tool to carefully pull the top corner Anchor Pointsinward so the top corners are at an angle that mimics the outer bevel from the previous step. 

I pulled the top Live Corners as far as they could go, which led to moving the anchor points manually. The images below show the difference between manipulating the top two corners' Live Corners versus having moved the anchor points themselves afterwards.

The reels inside are a series of ellipses. Draw them using the Ellipse Tool (L), stacking them on top of each other and Aligning their centers.

Alternatively, you can draw one ellipse and Offset (go to Object > Path > Offset Path) the path of that ellipse by -4 pixels one time, and by -2 pixels three times following in order to get the stack of 5 ellipses. Either way you do it, Group (Control-G) together your ellipses and make sure there's two sets on either end of the Walkman's window.

Select the window and window bevel shapes and hit Minus Front in the Pathfinderpanel. Place the stacked ellipses from the previous step beneath the window in the Layers panel. Draw another rounded rectangle between the two ellipse stacks, beneath the window shape.

Now that we've got most of the shapes for the Walkman completed, I've changed the fill and stroke colors to my final choices. Most of the shapes have been filled in with black, stroke colors set to gray, and the Stroke Widths, set in the Stroke panel, are 1-2pts. All stroke Corners and Caps are Rounded.

There are a series of buttons on the top edge of the walkman. Each is the same height (when not pressed), but vary in width. Draw rectangles across the top in varying sizes and one on the right edge.

I found it easiest to Copy (Control-C) and Paste (Control-V) the rectangles across and shorten or lengthen their width accordingly, that way their height was uniform. Round the top two corners of each rectangle in the Transform panel.

Finally, there are two triangles that appear on the front of the Walkman. Use the Polygon Tool to a small, 3-sided figure of 0.12 inches (or more, or less depending on the size of your artwork and document). Use the Selection Tool (V) to pull the shape upward, causing it to become more narrow. Rotate it to the left. Copyand Paste the triangle and Rotate it all the way to the right. Place both on the front of the music player.

With Live Shapes, changing the corners and general shape of rectangles and squares is easier than before. No longer does drawing an accurate representation of an early 90's era Gameboy require carefully positioning anchor points and manipulating handles. What else can you quickly create with basic shapes around your desk, bag, or home? Show us in the comments below!

I started a character design project that merges typefaces into unique monsters, cute animals, and various other font inspired character creations. The method is simple, I take different sections of the characters of a specific font and I put them together, giving birth to different kinds of creatures.

Selamat datang di  vectorpath, tempat dimana kamu bisa mendapatkan tutorial dan tips yang keren abis dan mudah diikuti untuk pemula!. Untuk tutorial pertama, penulis akan mencoba membuat tombol/button. penulis tahu di dunia maya sudah banyak bertebaran tutorial seperti ini, tapi kali ini penulis akan membuat dengan cara yang sangat sederhana, tanpa menggunakan blends dan transparencies. Memang bisa ya?Penasaran?, langsung aja ikutin kita mencoba

In Illustrator it's really easy to create fun characters with some simple shapes and the Pathfinder panel. In the following tutorial I will explain how to create a Happy Octopus Character. You can use these techniques and elements to create whatever character you want!