Master Shape builder tool in Illustrator

Name: Master Shape builder tool in Illustrator
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Learn to draw complex shapes in Adobe Illustrator

Created byHarshit Srivastava

Last updated 5/2023

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What you'll learn

You will learn to draw some complex shapes such as clouds, flowers, trees
You will learn how to use shape builder tool in Adobe Illustrator used to draw sophisticated shapes.
You will also learn to draw sea waves, fishes, mechanical tools
And other shapes in simple and efficient way very quickly

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 11m total length

Introduction1:28
Master the shape builder workflow in Illustrator by using a single tool to create complex shapes like clouds, a tropical island, palm leaves, fish, and waves, with practical, career-boosting projects.
Project resources0:07

Draw clouds4:36
Create cloud shapes in Illustrator by drawing multiple circles and rectangles, then use the shape builder tool to combine or subtract parts, adjust color and stroke, and organize layers.
Draw fish7:10
Learn to draw a simple fish in Illustrator using the shape builder tool, combine circles and rectangles, color and reflect for symmetry, and finalize with grouping and detailing.
Sea wave for fish5:08
Master creating sea waves and fish scenes in illustrator by using rectangles and circles with the shape builder tool, duplicating elements, masking parts, and adjusting opacity.
Sunflower5:43
Learn to build a sunflower in Illustrator using the shape builder tool, duplicating and rotating circles at 30-degree increments to form petals, then color and refine the center.
Tools- Rinch4:39
Create and customize tools in Illustrator by drawing rounded rectangles, adjusting corner radii, duplicating and reflecting components, then joining shapes with the shape builder tool for wrench style designs.
Palm tree 1 leave3:01
Build palm tree leaves by combining an ellipse with triangles, duplicating and aligning them into a curved leaf using the shape builder tool, then group and color or stroke.
Palm tree 25:00
Master shape builder tool in Illustrator by constructing a palm tree and sandy island, combining shapes, adjusting layers, and coloring the background for a simple vector scene.
Fork and knife3:59
Learn to use Illustrator's shape builder tool to craft a fork and knife logo for a restaurant from basic shapes, color choices, and vector assembly, with rotation and customization options.
Mechanical wheel gear4:44
Use shape builder to craft a mechanical wheel gear in Illustrator by forming an octagon and surrounding it with triangles. Reflect triangles and rotate by 45 degrees for symmetry.

Clipping mask Part-14:26
Learn to create and apply clipping masks in Illustrator, using circle and shape builder to carve backgrounds into cloud shapes, and design posters, social media graphics, and illustrations.
Clipping mask Part-27:51
Master clipping masks with the shape builder tool to create tomato textures and noodle overlays, building layered banners or posters for Chinese cuisine themes.
Photo mask- wildlife4:39
Learn to create photo masks in Adobe Illustrator by turning text into a mask over wildlife images, using clipping masks, font choices, and layering to design magazine covers and posters.

Create wallpaper with simple shapes3:59
Create a simple wallpaper in Illustrator by building a repeating pattern with triangles, adjusting opacity to 50% for layered colors, and experimenting with monochromatic, warm, or cool themes.
Draw lotus petals with shape builder and gradient5:24
Learn to create a lotus flower quickly using the shape builder and gradients in Illustrator, creating petals from circles and reflections, with pink gradient coloring.

Requirements

You must have Adobe Illustrator installed on your computer.
Basic knowledge on Illustrator would be helpful.

Description

Have you ever wondered, how to draw some complex shapes that are not available by default in a designing software? Most designing software allows you to draw simple shapes with Circle, Square, Rectangle, Polygon, Stars, etc. When you have to draw some clouds, flowers, trees, sea waves, fishes, mechanical tools and other shapes in simple and efficient way very quickly, you can Draw your very own shapes by combining multiples shapes together with Shape builder tool in Adobe Illustrator. In this course, you will be learning how to use Shape builder tool to draw some sophisticated shapes quickly and efficiently.

Various complex logos are drawn with Shape builder tool. Its been used to draw vectors used in Motion Graphics projects and Animations. Shape builder is one of the key component of Adobe Illustrator, that makes it the market leader in Graphics design software. So, if you are someone curious about Illustrator, or planning to build a career around Design, then you must learn and harness the power of Shape builder. This course is designed in a way to help you develop this skill of creating complex shapes very easily, with a pragmatic approach where you will learn everything with practical examples and tutorials. A designers focus should not be to learn each and every tool in a software, but to optimally use minimal tools to draw maximum design. So don't rush to learn each and every tool, because it may take long time to learn every tool, and you may get exhausted in the process. Try to learn a few tools first, and then try to practice as much as possible by drawing various shapes and art. This course will not teach you complete Illustrator, but will teach you effectively use shape builder tool to draw some amazing shapes.

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Who this course is for:

Anyone who is curious to learn Adobe Illustrator and draw some complex shapes.
Graphics designers and artists who want to efficiently draw sophisticated shapes with shape builder.

Master Shape builder tool in Illustrator

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 2min

Creating Complex shapes9 lectures • 44min

Masking in Illustrator3 lectures • 17min

Create wallpaper and lotus in Illustrator2 lectures • 9min

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