Illustrator绘制漂亮的矢量风格笔记本(7)

Step 30

Create the paper clip by:

Draw a rounded corner rectangle. Press the Up and Down Arrow keys to adjust the curvature of the rectangle. As you can see, the final shape is not a rectangle at all. When you have an in-depth understanding of Illustrator's Tools you'll be able to quickly create almost any shape.

Use the Divide option to slice the paper clip.

Reposition and expand and condense the sections of the paper clip to look as they do below.

Step 31

Merge everything using the Add to Shape Area in the Pathfinder. Apply a dark Inner Glow by going to Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow to complete the paper clip.

Step 32

Position all your elements on the page to your liking and add drop shadows. You may want to duplicate all of the objects, merge the individual shapes that comprise each object using the Pathfinder and apply the drop shadow to that shape. This way, the drop shadow won't be applied to all the little elements that make up each group of the illustration, such as the pencil.

I find it more pleasing to create a group of objects instead of spacing everything apart. However, this is up to you.

第33步

Using the Rectangle Tool to draw a rectangle and give it a subtle drop shadow and gradient.

第34步

Give the edge of the paper a torn look by drawing an arbitrary shape with the Pencil Tool and using the Pathfinder to subtract the shape from the paper.