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Published by deron.leutenegger, 2016-04-18 09:12:59

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1381233731_Little_Ghost_13

Little Ghost Tutorial

Adobe Illustrator

Create an art board that is 500
pixels wide by 400 pixels high.

Draw a white circle with a black
stroke onto the art board, (hold
shift to make a perfect circle).

Use the Pen Tool to add two
additional anchor points to the
path as shown.

With the Direct
Selection Tool (white
arrow) click on and
then delete the lower
most anchor point of
the circle, this will
leave you with an
unclosed path.

Back to the pen tool

Click on the open end point on the bottom left
of the circle to continue this path.

Create a zig-zag line across to the opposite
end point and complete the path.

When hovering over the final end point you
will notice an O appear on the cursor to
indicate you are about to close the path by
joining with this end point.

Use the Direct Selection Tool again (white arrow) to select all of the points on
the lower half of the circle.

Once selected nudge these downwards (use the down arrow on the keyboard)
with the cursor key to extend the body of the character.

Select the circle tool again and draw two eyes
with a black fill, creating these at different sizes
gives the monster quirky characteristics.

A little skill with the Pen Tool is required next to draw a
wing shape off the edge of the character's body. Take some
time to learn how the Bezier Curves affect the shape of the
path. Once complete, fill the shape with black.

Instead of drawing another wing, copy and paste
the one that has just been created and head to
Object > Transform > Reflect. Choose the Vertical
axis to mirror the wing, then position on the
opposite side.

When the wings are finished, right click on the one at a time and select
Arrange > Send to back to place the wings behind the ghost body.

Select the main body, and thicken the stroke to give a
definite outline.

Select the eyes, and add light grey strokes to the
outside of these shapes.

A slight highlight on the wings can be made with the
pen tool, zoom right in and follow the shape of the
wing and fill this shape with a deep blue.

Your little Ghost is almost complete.

To make your ghost look a little more
interesting we will add a second stroke to the
body.

Select your ghost’s body and then…

1. Click on Windows > Appearance
2. Click on the Add New Stroke Icon (bottom left

corner of the appearance window)
3. Change the color to gray
4. Click on the word stroke and then next to align

stroke, select align to inside.
5. You may have to adjust the thickness of the

strokes to get a good look for your character.


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