Illustrating the Flower Pattern 240
Since Web Designer Wall was launched last week, I received several emails regarding on how I made the main illustration background. I thought I should put up a quick Illustrator tutorial so everyone can share. This article will outline the main steps on how I made the flower pattern in Illustrator. Hopefully, this can answer your question.
1. Sketch
Always draw your illustration on paper first. This will save your time.
2. Trace
The illustration was traced in Adobe Illustrator using my favorite tracing technique. First, import the scan in Illustrator and set Layer Opacity to 20%.
3. Coloring
After you've done the tracing, go to Colourlovers.com (or any color palette sites) and find the color themes that you like. What I did was copy the sample image from the site, then paste it directly in Illustrator.
With the Eyedropper tool active, select the path, then click on the image to pick the color. That's it. Quick and easy.
Gorgeous. This type of art has forever been elusive for me and I am pleased to have stumbled apon your website. Your website is lovely indeed!
Cheers,
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Grate tutorial. I can not draw on paper but i love the pen tool. Thank you.
I colored my work by a colorpick tool ,and copy the color code to the illustrator,
it is not easy to use, I’ll follow your method. Thx verymuch.
maam your tutorials are very effective and inspiring its a great website
i like it a lot. it’s really good.
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Man, this is the most beautiful WordPress themes I ever saw!
Can you advice how can I build one just like this?
Thank You
Very gud tutorials i ever seen
Thank you, always wanting to know how a simple way to do this T_T
For a while, I have been trying to learn how to create art like this in photoshop, and it hasn’t worked for me. Yesterday, I got Illustrator and I can finally give this a try! Thanks SO much for the tutorial! I am still trying to figure Illustrator out and this helps tremendously!
I can not draw on paper but i love the pen tool. Thank you
Came across your site in some research on how to do something. Thought “that’s beautiful”, and kept rolling. Then, after slogging it out learning some basic coding, and sitting down to a blank screen on which I saw nothing, I thought I’d drink a few beer and surf for inspiration.
Came on this again, by random, and now I know exactly the next resource I’m going to be skulking around, between stints at W3Schools. I’m going to be going over everything with Nick La’s name on it.
WOW! you’re amazing. I’m just learning Illustrator and I can’t wait to try this out!! Thanks.
Its great to know that sombody out there is willing tto share such huge arsenal of knowledge. PLS how do you create your glow/particle fills around the phoenix & on its tail. THUMBS UP once more.
thank you
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Nice drawing.
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I know this is an old post! But this is really a great tip for any artist! Thank you!