With the Selection tool (V) scale the copy down slightly, squish it horizontally, and place to the lower left side of the first ear shape. Select the ear shape, Copy (Command + C), and Paste in Front (Command + F). Next, send the copied ellipse to the back by choosing Object > Arrange > Send to Back (Command + Shift + [ ). Move the Midpoint Indicator on the Gradient Slider to mid-point of the two swatches. Change the first Color Stop to black and the second Color Stop to a dark grey color. Select the ear shape and change the gradient to a Linear Gradient from the Gradient panel. Still using the Selection tool (V), move the copy up to the top left side of the original ellipse and rotate the copy about 20 degrees to the left. Next, scale down the copied ellipse to a third of it’s original size with the Selection tool (V). Within the gradient panel, click on the Midpoint Indicator on the Gradient Slider and move it right, closer to the light gray swatch, making the white area of the gradient bigger.Ĭopy (Command + C) the ellipse and Paste in Front (Command + F). Make the first Color Stop in the radial gradient white and the second Color Stop a light grey. With the ellipse selected, create a radial gradient from the gradient panel. ![]() Next, with the Direct Selection tool (A), select the bottom anchor point of the ellipse and drag it up about one fourth the way up the ellipse. Final Imageīelow is what the illustration will look like when we are done.įirst, create an ellipse with the Ellipse tool (L). This tutorial was created with Adobe Illustrator CS4, but you should be able to create the tutorial in other Illustrator CS versions. The great part about this tutorial, is that you can easily apply the techniques to other icons, illustrations, logos, or other projects. In the following easy tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a cute panda bear face icon all from ellipses (well, actually there is one rectangle for the background). Lately, I have been working on some children illustrations, creating some über cute creatures.
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