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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153 husson bano http://gogle
June 20th, 2009 at 1:18 am
thank you for offering of friendship ok now i am gooing to contect with you
152 Allison
June 11th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Hello!
I love your flower design. Would like your permission to use it on my business cards. Please contact me with more pictures that I could use of this pattern!
Many thanks!
Allison
151 husna
June 6th, 2009 at 9:13 am
pls send me some good images of ur work.
Thank you…
150 Nagoorammal
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:49 am
very nice……
pls send some desighnes me ……. Thanku so much
149 sothearoth
May 19th, 2009 at 3:27 am
I would like to learn from you.
Thank you.
148 Shar http://wickedful.blogspot.com
May 6th, 2009 at 10:52 am
MY goodness! This is cool! I just got illustrator and this one just helped me out a lot since I like to draw my designs on paper first!! Hope you have more Illustrator tutorials soon!! I’m starting to love Illustrator more and more!
147 saranya
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:39 am
hello i like to flower could u send me some graphics by mail i”ll be thank full to u. this pictur is beauty …… and also this webside…
thanks…….
this website is TOTALLY amazing.
146 charlotte http://www.bebo.com
April 30th, 2009 at 8:28 am
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145 Keith D http://www.wmwebdesign.co.uk/
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 am
Nice
I’ll give it a try using Adobe Fireworks.
Result is very impressive.
Keith D
144 tiny http://tinybirdarts.etsy.com
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Wow, how long did it take you to trace all you hand-drawn lines?