Aug 05
Illustrating the Flower Pattern
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%.
Then trace it with the Pen tool.
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.
Now fill the path color by using the Eyedropper tool.
With the Eyedropper tool active, select the path, then click on the image to pick the color. That’s it. Quick and easy.
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206 hamid ziaee
July 30th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Flower is beautiful
205 lumi http://melyanao06.student.ipb.ac.id
July 23rd, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Thank you!! Very helpful, great technique and great explanation. And looks beautiful!!
204 Reo
July 19th, 2010 at 8:04 am
i was just wondering if you can also use the freedom pen tool & if you can how can you.
i am not very good using the pen tool, i would rath use the freedom pen tool and i think this technigue is amazing & would like to try it out (:
thank you :3
203 khay http://ekas0615.student.ipb.ac.id
July 16th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
it’s cool.. great post!!
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nice flower patterns
i traced it and i told ma frends that i did it but they didnt believe me they knew that i traced it
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July 6th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Thank you so much ..
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