Adobe Illustrator tutorial - Making a flower

[crazyleaf]

In this tutorial we will learn how to make a flower using Adobe Illustrator. This is how it will look at the end.



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Here we go :

1. The Paths. Create the basic paths for the flower using the pen tool.



2. The Petals. Apply the Gradient color. Select one of the petals and apply a linear gradient (using 3 colors as shown bellow) and select Multiply in Transparency pallete.



Select the other petals and using the Eyedropper tool click on the gradient petal to copy the fill. Adjust the gradient for each petal as needed.




3. The Filament. Make the filament using the pen tool. Apply a 3 color gradient with the colors you like and select Multiply in Transparency pallete.



Duplicate the filament for each petal. It should end up looking like the image bellow.




4. The Center. Use the Ellipse Tool, make a circle, fill it with Radial Gradient (as shown) and select Multiply in Transparency pallete.




5. The Final. Duplicate the flower and adjust the transparency as well as the size of the clones. You are finished. Enjoy.

[Kira-Dee]

Wow

[crazyleaf]

Hope it was useful to somebody. When I'll have the time I'll write another one ....

[Carrotnapper]

thats gr8, thanks m8!

[Kelly Creative]

More flower luvliness

[Alex*]

kl you got it from here Illustrator CS2 Splash right

[Zaoris]

Looks like he wrote another one inspired from there..

[crazyleaf]

Originally Posted by Alex*

kl you got it from here Illustrator CS2 Splash right

Look more carefully hardan.

[Alex*]

how do you mean?

[crazyleaf]

It's not the same tutorial. I looks alike because I used the same colors.

It started like this : CrazyLeaf Design Blog - web design and graphics » Blog Archive » CrazyLeaf flower

After that I found that website and that tutorial you mentioned and used his colors because they seemed to look better and after I modified the shape of the petals.