#Adobe illustrator document info panel how to

Reselect both shapes made so far, open the Pathfinder panel ( Window > Pathfinder) and click the Unite button. Select the top anchor point and simply drag it 10 px to the left. Switch to the Direct Selection Tool (A) and focus on the right side of this new rectangle. Using the Rectangle Tool (M), create a 130 x 25 px shape and place it as shown in the first image. Return to your Toolbar, replace the existing fill color with R=249 G=193 B=72 and then focus on the top left corner of the existing shape. Select the left anchor point and drag it 45 px to the right and then select the right anchor point and drag it 45 px to the left. Move to your artboard and simply create a 290 x 150 px rectangle.įocus on the bottom side of this orange rectangle and switch to the Direct Selection Tool (A). Remove the color from the stroke and then select the fill and set its color at R=247 G=148 B=30. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and focus on your Toolbar. All these options will significantly increase your work speed.

Do not forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units > General. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Try not to get discouraged by all that grid-it will make your work easier, and keep in mind that you can easily enable or disable it using the Control-' keyboard shortcut. You will need a grid every 1 px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid, and enter 1 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the Align New Objects to Pixel Grid box is unchecked before you click OK.Įnable the Grid ( View > Show Grid) and the Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid). Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 600 in the width and height boxes, and then click on the Advanced button.

#Adobe illustrator document info panel how to

Finally, you will learn how to easily recolor your icon.

Moving on, you will learn how to add colors, shading and subtle highlights for this shapes using complex linear gradients, basic blending techniques and the Appearance panel.

In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple documents icon in Adobe Illustrator.įor starters you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the main shapes using simple tools, basic vector shape building techniques and the live corners feature.