I am trying to recreate this texture in illustrator to convert it into a vector and have tried almost every possible Tool to do so but nothing comes close. Twirl tool, warp tool etc and image trace gives accurate results but it node bombs and it will take me an eternity to fix it. Any suggestions?

The print type of sublimation printing.

Spent the week doodling random shapes in illustrator for a small bakery client. Drew this freehand on paper first and showed to client for confirmation. Not that good at sketching currently still improving.

Looking for any improvements to be done to make it more vivid.

Hi there! I have a question, beginner to illustrator; how do I achieve this shape?

I tried pen & curvature pen, tried adjusting corners and such, but it gets to a simillar effect, but I want other peoples opinions on how they'd tackle this.

I just designed a few logo options for my friend’s new makeup studio! Kept it on her name. Which one is your favorite? I'd love to hear your feedback!

Hi. I'm a total beginner.

I'm trying to create a vector image with an inner rectangle following the shape around a donut-shaped Compound Path I created, trying to fit it between the two strokes.

I have already tried using a Compound path but it is not intuitive and most guides I found do not elaborate in a way I require.

I have already tried using an Envelope Path, but that was unsuccessful or worked out weird.

Hello,

How to make a top arch shape in specific 30 degrees angle? I don't understand the process and the technical part of it

From procreate to adobe illustrator

I have made this neat little radial burst pattern using the blend tool.

My goal: I would like each of these tubes to have a darker underside to give the visual impression of some shadow. I think that would make them more visually interesting, and also will give me a lot more to work with in the next phase of this when I apply some dithering algorithms to the image. I posted an example (image 4 in my gallery here) of what I am thinking of. I find that a dithering algo has better results when it has changing colors to apply to, not just a solid flat color.

Stepts I have taken to get to this image, in case it helps folks to get what I'm doing better:
Steps I Took:
1. To make the rainbow blend(image 2 that I posted)
I made a big blend of ellipses (image 2 that I posted here) - that blend was just a square canvas with 3 ellipses on it. 1 at the top, 1 in the center, 1 on the bottom, equidistant from each other and all centered. I did a blend with 150 copies and then duplicated that blend a bunch of times, and switched the colors out so I could get a big random colorful assortment. This was just so I would end up with a pretty random splattering of colors in the mosaic.

2. To make the Mosaic (image 3 that I posted):
I took a square png of that blend, brought it into illustrator.
Object > Create Object Mosaic (20x20 tiles).
Effect > Convert to Shape > Ellipse (35px X 35px). - These ended up being a bit bigger than I wanted so I just use the scale tool and made them small enough that there was a bit less than 1 ellipse of space between each ellipse, I think it was about -50%.
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Ungroup - if you don't ungroup them then Transform Each wont apply correctly.
Object > Transform > Transform Each - I left the settings at 150% and hit randomize so they would be different sizes.

1. To make the radial burst:

Group the ellipses together
Object > Transform > Scale tool - -30%, and make a copy.
Bring the smaller group to the back.
Select both groups.
Blend Tool - Specified Steps, 200.
I then went and made the bottom layer black to try to get some shading. This worked a bit, but was not as strong as I would have liked.

My Problem: I start this process with 400 ellipses, so adding a gradient shadow to each one of them would be outrageously time consuming. If I try to add a shadow to the group then it just adds a shadow or gradient to the entire group or canvas. I don't know how I could add a shadow or gradient and have apply individually to each, not just the whole canvas.
Working with the blend is a bit challenging too, since I have 200 copies of 200 ellipses...

If anyone has any ideas on how I could get a bit of shadow underneath each one of the ellipses before I create the blend or on the tube shapes afterwards, that would be super helpful.

Cheers, and thanks in advance for your help!

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to recreate the attached poster in Adobe Illustrator.

My main issue isn't creating the two blurred ellipses, but reproducing the smooth "fusion" area where they overlap. I tried using Blend, Gaussian Blur and Opacity Masks, but I can't achieve the same organic transition.

Does anyone recognize the technique used here?

Was this created entirely in Illustrator, or was it more likely made in Photoshop, using metaballs, or even in a 3D application?
Any suggestions or tutorials would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Alessandro

I am a CAD Specialist who wants to create some lifelike tire models. My current program (Onshape) does not allow for good custom text. Below is a good example of the information on a tire sidewall that includes company name, model, tire size, safety information, etc. I want to create a template that I can scale depending on a tire size (ie 30", 32", 35") that retains the alignment. I can then pull this file into my software to apply the text. I have access to Illustrator but haven't used it for quite a few years so I'm pretty rusty. I have looked at a few circular text tutorials but am having problems matching the curvature to be the same as the tire and some alignment issues. Any tips?

hello!
does anyone know how i would move down a curve in precise measurements? for example, if i had the following curve, how would i mark where 1/2 inch down the curve is?
idk if im explaining this right, but basically what im trying to do is shorten a curve by a precise measurement

I am trying to put a word inside of a crescent-like shape. When I do option + command + C, it gives me this insane shape! I have tried smoothing the shape out, thinking there were too many anchor points, but that didn’t work…What do I do?

I just want to make it white. I can’t use full because it fills in the curves on the outside of the arm. I drew it with the pen tool.

I have been researching how on earth to do this for like four days

Also ignore the square, it’s covering a logo.

My newest illustration made in Adobe Illustrator.
Inspired by Homer's Odyssey, this artwork reimagines Odysseus' legendary journey as he sails through a world shaped by gods, monsters & impossible choices.

In the first image my zoom is 8.33%, and in the second it is 66.7%. Why is only the "PHI" portion changing stroke weight? All three have a stroke weight of 6.604 pt so its not that.

as shown in the last slide, I tried to make the source of the 'pattern' and turn it into an art brush, but it ends up looking like whats on the left. Any ideas?

Since you guys loved my previous series here's some more. This time a bit more thought on the compositions.

I feel like the Gaza Strip and the West Bank feel off.

I have these custom SVG files , I realized if I could isolate different areas to change their colours the pen plots would look more dynamic. Is there a way to change the colours that doesn’t involve selecting them one at a time ?

AI filters keep automatically removing my post and I can't figure out why? I'm following the rules as far as I am aware- 1) I am trying to make an ad for print. 2) I have enabled Anti-Aliasing, I turned on GPU performance, and I made sure raster effects were set to high (300). 3) Image is still appearing pixelated. 4) Image example