Monday, July 21, 2008

My steps to create the symbol

1. Using ruler

Press "View"(on the above toolbar) & tick the "Show Ruler"( or press "Ctrl + R")

Drag out four lines from the ruler to set guide lines

Rename the layer

Lock the layer to prevent the movement of the ruler's position

We can press " Ctrl + " " to show guide line




2. Place template

Create new layer

Press "File" (on the above toolbar) & choose "Place"

Browse my scanned sketch

Tick the "Template" & don't tick the "Link"

Unlock the layer to change template's size

After changed the template's size, lock the layer




3. Tips for easy viewing

a) Colour swatches
Delete the certain colours which I don't want

Drag the colours which I want to use to colour swatches & rename them

Press the small triangle in the colour swatches window & choose list view for easy viewing

b) Zoom in & out
Press "Windows" (on the above toolbar) & tick the "Navigator"

We can use it to zoom in & zoom out easily.

( Beside the “Navigator”

Ctrl + "+" can use to zoom in,

Ctrl + "-" can use to zoom out,

Ctrl + "0" can use to view via fit in windows)



c) Expand pen tools box
Drag the pen tools box by the small triangle for easy using




4. Begin to draw eye

Draw 1 circle according the template

Copy the circle

(Now I have two circle)

Double click "Scale" on the tool box

I change the Uniform Scale to [35%]

The copied circle contrated according the percentage

Draw another 2 circle onto the eye ball






5. Fill colour of eye ball

Fill the small eye ball with black colour

Deselect the small eye ball by using "Selection tools" press on blank section

Choose white colour

Use "Mesh tools" to make it look like 3D

Change the two circles' (on the eye ball) stroke to "none" to make sine on eye ball




6. Draw the hands

Choose fill colour, stroke weight & colour as you like

Press "Pen tool" and then press on blank section & don't release then drag the line to curve

After finished drawing hands by curve line,
press "Selection tool" , select the parts which I want to group & right click,
then choose "Group" ( or press "Ctrl + G" ) to prevent them to move dividually

Copy( Ctrl + C) & paste(Ctrl + V) to make another hand

Right click the copied hand, choose "Transform" & "Reflect"

Choose "Vertical" & fill the "Angle" blank with 90

Adjust the position of hand






7. Fill colour of eye white

Fill the big circle with gradient

Change colour after click the pen on the Gradient window

(we can create more gradient slider of different colours by click on the space between the two pen)





8. Draw blood silk of eye

Draw red curve line by "Pen Tool"




9. Final

Group all layers & move the symbol to centre
Hide the layer of ruler & template


10. Finish!

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