9/29/2015 IllustratorforKids:HowtoCreateaCuteCactusCharacterTuts+Design&IllustrationTutorial

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Hikids!Today,IpreparedafunlittlecharacterinvectorCactus.Thiswillbean
easytutorial,especiallyforthosewhoalreadyknowAdobeIllustratorandvector.Let
metellyou,you'reaverycoolkid,ifyouknowthisalready.Wewillusebasic
shapes,theLineSegmentToolandaWarpEffecttocreateacutecartoon
character.

1.CreatetheFlowerPot

Step1
TocreateaNewDocumentinyourAdobeIllustrator,gotoFile>Newandenter
thefollowingoptions:

Step2
OntheToolspanel,youcanfindtheRectangleTool(M),whichyouwilluseto
createtheflowerpot.

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Step3
TaketheRectangleTool(M),andonthemiddleofyourartboard,drawarectangle
similartothisone:

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Step4
Thendeletethestrokecolorandsetthefillcolorwhichyouseeinthesecondimage
below.

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Hereyoucanseewheretosetthecolor(Window>Color):

Changingtherectanglewillmakeitlooklikethis:

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Step5
Whilekeepingitselected,gotoEffect>Warp>Arc.Inthenewdialoguewindow,
adjusttheoptionsasyouseeintheimagebelow:

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Step6
Drawonemorerectangleprettyclosetothisone:

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Step7
Whilekeepingitselected,gotoEffect>Warp>Arc.Inthenewdialoguewindow,
adjusttheoptions:

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Step8
Combinethetwowarpedrectanglestogether.Justgrabonerectangleandmoveto
anotherwhileholdingtheleftmousebutton.

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2.CreatetheCactusShape

Step1
UsingtheEllipseTool(L),drawanellipse.

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Step2
Now,gotoEffect>Warp>Arcandinthenewwindow,adjusttheoptionsasyou
seeintheimagebelow:

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Step3
Takeyourcactusshapeandplaceitintheflowerpot.ForthispressControlX,
ControlB.

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3.CreatetheEyes

Step1
We'regoingtousetheEllipseTool(L)againtodrawanellipse.

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Step2
Addasmallwhitecircle.That'stheeye.

Step3
Createanothercopyoftheeyebycopyingandpasting(ControlC,ControlV).
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Step4
Now,let'spositiontheeyeswheretheybelong.

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4.CreatetheMouth

Step1
Createablackellipse.

Step2
GotoEffect>Warp>Arcandadjusttheoptions:

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Step3
Placethemouthbetweentheeyes.

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5.DrawthePrickles

Step1
Deletethefillcolorandsetthestrokecolor.

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Step2
OntheStrokepanel,adjustthesettings:

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Step3
UsingtheLineSegmentTool(/),drawintheprickles.

6.CreatetheFlowers

Step1
TakethePolygonToolandclickonyourworkspace.Anewdialoguewindowwill
askyouhowmanysidesandwhatradiusyouwant.Make6Sides,andfor
theRadius,itdoesn'treallymatterjustnottoobig.Onceyou'redone,pressOK.

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Step2
Deletethestrokecolorandsetthefillcolor,whichyouseeintheimagebelow:

Step3
Tomaketheflowerfromit,gotoEffect>Distort&Transform>Pucker&Bloat.

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Step4
UsingtheEllipseTool(L)addayellowcircleinthemiddleoftheflower.

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Step5
Makeanothercopyofthisflower(ControlC,ControlV)andplaceitonthecactus.

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7.CreatetheBackground

Step1
UsingtheRectangleTool(M),createasquarethatis600pxinwidthandheight.

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Placethissquarebehindeverything(ControlX,ControlB).Voila!That'sit!

Conclusion

Congrats,kids,youcompletedahugejob!Hopeyougotthemostoutofitand
learnedsomethingnewfromthistutorial.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseaskme
inthecommentssectionbelowI'mhappytohelpyou!

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alicia 23daysago
Hello,MynameisaliciaandI'm7yearsold.Iliketomaketutorialswithmymothershelp.I
showyoumycactus.Ihopeyoulikeit.Thanks.

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ImemNurrehmet>alicia 21daysago
thatsaniceoneAlicia:)
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NataliyaDolotko>alicia 16hoursago
Youcreatedadorablecactus:)
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muru>alicia 4daysago
Oh...nice.........cutealicia
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Daniel_Souza 14daysago
Helloeveryone...
Thisismyjob.Ihopeyouenjoy...Hugstoall

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NataliyaDolotko>Daniel_Souza 16hoursago
You'vedonewonderfuljob)Justanote:ifyouwillusetheBlendTool(W)forthe
sun,youwillseeinterestingresult:)
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paulamoserdrew 25daysago
Thankyouforthistutorial!I'mnotakid,butabeginneratusingIllustrator,andthishelped
somuch!Now,my11yearoldsonandIcanlearntogether.I'dlovetoseemoretutslike
this!
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NataliyaDolotko>paulamoserdrew 16hoursago
Thankyou!Iwilldefinitelycreatemore)
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witherian 20daysago
thankyou

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NataliyaDolotko>witherian 16hoursago
Cool:)Suchascary,Ievenafraidtowritethecommenthere)
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AdibAhsanChowdhury 3daysago
ijusttriedit.........

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NataliyaDolotko>AdibAhsanChowdhury 16hoursago
Great:)
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Rajesh 6daysago
HiNataliyaDolotko,IamnotkidbutIjuststartedtolearnIllustratorhopeyoulikethis

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NataliyaDolotko>Rajesh 16hoursago
Wonderfulresult)
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:):):)

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NataliyaDolotko> 16hoursago
Ilikeit!
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NarcisaDidoaca 17daysago
HappyCactus(inromanian).

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NataliyaDolotko>NarcisaDidoaca 16hoursago
Cutie!
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DockRon 20daysago
thankyoumanthisismyfirstworkwithAI

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NataliyaDolotko>DockRon 16hoursago
Goodjobman))But..don'tyouthinkyourcactusneedsmorepricklesinfront?:)
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Shuvo 25daysago
wow...imadeitthanksNataliyaDolotko

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