I will give you a detailed analysis of the Illustrator software and share with you the tutorial on creating a double-layer red car.
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1. Create a new document and set the grid
Click Control-N to create a new document. Select pixels from the drop-down menu of the unit, enter 600 in the width box, enter 440 in the height box, and then click the Advanced button. Select RGB, screen (72ppi), and make sure that the new object and the pixel grid alignment box are not checked before clicking OK.
Enable grid (View> display grid) and align grid (View> align grid ). First, you need to set each grid to 5 px, so you only need to go to edit> Preference> Reference> grid, enter 5 in the reference line interval box, and enter 1 in the subdivision box. Try not to block all grids-it will make your work easier and remember to use the Control-"shortcut key so that you can easily enable or disable the grid.
You should also open the information panel (window> information) to get the real-time position and size of your image. Do not forget to set Unit to pixel from edit> Preferences> unit> general. All these options will increase your working speed.
2. Create a main shape
Step 2
Select the rectangle tool (M) and notice on your toolbar. Remove the stroke color, select fill and set it to R = 231G = 40 B = 32. Move to your canvas and create a 370x175 px rectangle -- enabling the grid and aligning the grid will make your work easier.
Return to your toolbar and use any color to replace the existing color. Make sure that your rectangle tool (M) is always active. Create a 15x35 px shape and place it accurately at the position shown in the second figure. Select the shape of this step, open the path finder panel (window> Path Finder), and click the minus top-level button.
Focus on the shape generated on the left, convert it to the add anchor tool (+), and add a new anchor as shown in the third figure. The feature of enabling the grid again and alignment the grid will come in handy.
Step 2
Keep an eye on the left of your shape and select the direct selection tool (). First, select the top anchor and pull it 15px to the right. Then select another highlighted anchor to pull 5 px down, as shown in the following figure. It should eventually look like the second image.
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 5x95 px shape and place it exactly to the position shown in the first figure. Select the new rectangle next to the red shape and click the minus top button from the path finder panel.
Step 2
Focus on your red shape and select the direct selection tool (). Select the highlighted anchor in the following figure one by one, move to the top bar, focus on the rounded corner box, and enter the values shown in the following figure.
This feature can only be used for CC users. The best way to replace this effect is to compress the script with any corner (AI rounded corner tool, RoundAnyCorner) and save it to your hard disk, return to Illustrator and capture the directly selected tool (). Select the highlighted anchor as shown in the following figure one by one and go to the File> script> other scripts. Open the circular corner script, enter the value in the rounded corner box shown in the following figure, and click OK. The tail result may look different in some cases, which means you can increase/decrease the value mentioned in the rounded corner box. The tail of your red image should look like the second one.
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create two 55x65 px shapes, select any blue as the fill color, and place these new shapes at the position shown in the first figure. Select two rectangles and convert them to effect> style> rounded corner. Enter the 27px radius, click OK, and go to the object> extend appearance. Make sure that the generated shape is selected and you can use the Control-8 shortcut key (or go to object> composite path> Create) to convert them into a simple composite path. Select it and your red image, and click the minus top layer button from the path finder panel.
Step 2
Focus on the bottom of your red image and select the direct selection tool (). Select the anchor of the four highlights in the first image, go to the top bar, and enter 3px in the rounded corner box. At last, your red image should look like the second one.
Step 2
The rectangle tool (M) is used to create a set of yellow rectangles as shown in the first figure, and the view accurately places them to the positions shown in the figure below. After you finish, pay attention to the top left rectangle and select the direct selection tool (). Select the top anchor and pull it 5px to the right. Reselect all the images created in this step and convert them into a new composite path (Control-8 ).
Step 2
Make sure that your yellow compound path is selected. Select the direct selection tool (A), focus on the top bar, and enter 3px in the rounded corner box. With the same tool, you only need to select the highlighted anchor with a blue circle (in the figure below), return to the top bar, and enter 10px in the rounded corner box. Move to the highlighted anchor in a green circle, select it, and return to the top bar. You only need to enter 25px in the same rounded corner box.
In the end, your yellow compound path should look like the second image. Copy it (Control-C> Control-F) and place the copy layer at the bottom using the Shift-Control-[shortcut key. You will need this copy later. Now, go to the layers panel and turn off its visibility to ensure that you do not accidentally select/move.
Step 2
Select the preceding yellow compound path and red image, and click the minus top layer button from the path finder panel.
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create a 40px vertical path, a 340px horizontal path, and a 245px horizontal path. Add a 2px blue stroke to these paths and place it at the position shown in the first figure. Make sure all three paths are selected and go to object> path> profile. Select the generated shape and red shape, and click the merge button from the path finder panel.
3. Add refined shadows
Step 2
Make sure that your red shape is selected and make a copy of it (Control-C> Control-F ). Use the rectangle tool (M) to create two 65x75 px shapes and select any blue color as the fill color, place the new shape to the position shown in the first image.
Select two rectangles and convert them to effect> style> rounded corner. Enter a 30px radius and click "OK" to go to the object> extend appearance. Make sure that the generated shapes are selected and converted to a simple compound path (Control-8 ). Select the duplicate created in the previous step, click the cross button in the path finder panel, and then convert the generated shape to a new compound path (Control-8 ).
Step 2
Make sure that your red shape is selected and make a copy of it (Control-C> Control-F ). Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 380x45 px shape and place it at the position shown in the first image. Select the new rectangle and red shape, and then click the cross button in the single-host path finder panel.
Step 2
Make a copy of the blue compound path (Control-C> Control-F) and place it on the top (Shift-Control-]). Select the copy and the shape created in the previous step, and then click the minus top-level button in the path finder panel. Convert the generated shape group to a new composite path (Control-8), and then focus on the appearance panel (window> appearance ).
Change the blending mode to soft light, and then replace the existing fill color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure. Remember that the yellow 0 in the gradient graph represents the percentage of transparency.
Step 2
Reselect the blue compound path and focus on the exterior panel. Change the blending mode to soft light, and then replace the blue color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure. Remember that the yellow number represents the percentage of transparency.
4. Create an entry
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 50x90 px shape, select any orange as the fill color, and place the new shape to the position shown in the first image. Focus on the top side of the new rectangle and select the direct selection tool (). Select the anchor on the left and pull it down to 5px.
Make sure that the moving anchor is always selected, go to the top bar, and enter 5px in the rounded corner box. Next, select the anchor on the left at the bottom and return to the top column. In this case, enter 3px in the corner box. The final orange shape should look like the third image.
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a group of small rectangles as shown in the first figure, and use R = 31G = 31 B = 31 as the fill color. Go to the pen tool (P), create the shape shown in the second figure, and use R = 11G = 11 B = 11 as the fill color.
Step 2
Select the orange image again, and look at the exterior panel and replace the existing fill color with the deep wine red (R = 84G = 10 B = 2) color.
Step 2
Make a copy of the Burgundy shape (Control-C> Control-F) and place it on the top (Shift-Control-]). Make sure it is selected and focused on the exterior panel. Select the existing fill color, reduce the transparency to 50%, change the blending mode to soft light, and replace the existing color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure.
Step 2
Make sure that the shape in the previous step is always selected, focus on the appearance panel, and use the add new fill button to add the second fill. Select a new fill color, change its blending mode to soft light, and replace the linear gradient as shown in the following figure. Do not forget that the yellow 0 in the gradient graph represents the percentage of transparency, while the blue number represents the percentage of position.
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 5 x 90px shape, place it in the following figure, and fill it with the gradient shown below.
Step 2
In this step, you will need to set the grid interval to 1 px, so go to edit> Preference> reference line & grid and enter 1 in the grid interval box.
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 1x80 px and 1x90 px shape. Make sure that both shapes are selected and followed by the appearance panel. Reduce the transparency to 70%, change the blending mode to soft light, and replace the existing color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure.
5. Add windows and white stripes
Step 2
Adjust the grid interval to 5 px, so you only need to go to edit> Preference> reference line & grid and enter 5 in the grid interval box.
Make sure that your red compound path is selected and make a copy (Control-C> Control-F) on its top layer ). Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 375x5 px shape, set the fill color to R = 209G = 211 B = 212 and place it as shown in the first figure below. Select the copy of the new rectangle and your red image, and click the cross button in the path finder panel.
Step 2
Follow the bottom of your layer panel and turn on the visibility of the yellow path. Select it and focus on the appearance panel. Reduce the transparency to 10% and replace the existing color with R = 39G = 170 B = 225.
Step 2
Copy the composite path and edit it as in the previous step (Control-C> Control-F), and place it on the top (Shift-Control-]). then, click Alt-Shift-Control-8 (or go to object> composite path> release) to separate the composite path shape. Make sure all shapes are selected and focused on the exterior panel.
First, increase the transparency to 100% and remove the fill color. Next, select the stroke and set its width to 1 px. Replace the flat color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure. Then, open the stroke dialog box and hook the button that alignment the stroke to the outside. Finally, return to the appearance panel and change the mixed mode to soft light. In the end, you should have an exquisite border shown in the second figure around the window.
6. Add exquisite highlights
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 360x10 px so that it is white and placed to the position shown in the first figure. Focus on the right side of the new rectangle and go to the direct selection tool (). Select the anchor at the bottom and pull it to the left by 50px. Select all the shapes created in this step, change its mixed mode to overlay, and then convert to effect> stylized> rounded corner. Enter a 5px radius, click "OK", and go to "effect"> "blur"> "Gaussian blur. Enter the 5 px radius again and click OK.
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create a path of Burgundy as shown in the first figure. Add a 4 px white stroke for this path, and then tick the circle endpoint and corner button from the stroke dialog box. Move to the appearance panel, change the mixed mode to overlay, and then go to effect> style> rounded corner. Enter a 20px radius, click OK, and then go to effect> blur> Gaussian blur. Enter the 7px radius and click OK.
7. Create grating lights and bumpers
Step 2
Switch the grid interval to 1px, go to edit> Preference> reference line & grid, and enter 1 in the grid interval box.
Use the pen tool (P) to create a 3 px horizontal path and roughly place it in the following figure. add a 2 px stroke to the small path, set the color to R = 191G = 0 B = 0, and tick the circle endpoint button in the pop-up stroke panel.
Step 2
Make sure that your small path is always selected and converted to effect> distortion & Transformation> transformation. Drag the vertical slider to 4px, enter 7 in the copy box, click OK, and go to effect> style> projection. Enter the properties displayed in the left window (in the figure below), click OK, and go to effect> stylized> projection. Enter the properties displayed in the right window, and click OK.
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create a 15px horizontal path and roughly place it in the position shown in the first figure. Add an 8 px stroke to the new path and replace the flat color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure. Do not forget to hook the circular endpoint button on the pop-up stroke panel. Then go to effect> style> projection. Enter the properties shown in the following figure and click OK.
8. Create wheels
Step 2
Use the elliptic tool (L) to create a 45 px shape, place it in the position shown in the following figure, and set the color to R = 45G = 45 B = 45.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is selected and then go to the appearance panel. Select the stroke to make it white, reduce its transparency to 25%, change the blending mode to soft light, and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-1.5px and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is selected, stay focused on the appearance panel, and then use the Add stroke button to add 2nd strokes.
Select a new stroke and set its color to R = 41G = 41 B = 41. Then open the stroke pop-up panel. First, increase the width to 2 PX, and then hook the dotted box. Enter 1 in the first dotted box, 2 px in the first gap, and return to the appearance panel. Make sure that the stroke added in this step is always selected, the transparency is reduced to 70%, and the blending mode is changed to soft light.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is selected all the time. Continue to focus on the appearance panel, add a second fill color and pull it to the top of the panel.
Set the color to R = 41G = 41 B = 41 and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-8px, click OK, and add two projection effects as shown in the following figure.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is always selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, add 3rd colors and pull them to the top of the panel.
Set the color to R = 169G = 124 B = 80, reduce the transparency to 70%, and change its blending mode to soft light.
Add a new color fill and pull it to the top of the panel. Set the color to R = 206G = 10 B = 7, and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-10px and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is always selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, add a new fill color and pull it to the top of the panel.
Set the color to R = 31G = 61 B = 61, and then open the stroke pop-up panel. Increase the width to 2 PX, and hook the circle endpoint button and dotted box. Enter 0px in the first dotted box, 5 px in the first gap box, and return to the appearance panel. Make sure that the stroke added in this step is selected, and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the-15px offset and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is always selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, add a new fill color and pull it to the top of the panel.
Set the color to R = 61G = 61 B = 61 and go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-19px and click "OK" to go to effect> stylized> inner light. Enter the properties shown in the following figure, click "OK", and go to "effect"> "style"> "projection. Enter the attributes shown in the following figure and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is always selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, add a new fill color and pull it to the top of the panel.
Set the color to R = 31G = 31 B = 31 and go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-20px and click OK.
Add a new color fill and pull it to the top of the panel. Set the color to R = 55G = 55 B = 55 and go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the-21px offset and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is always selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, add a new fill color and pull it to the top of the panel.
Make it 2 px in width, replace the color with the linear gradient shown below, reduce the transparency to 30%, change the blending mode to soft light, and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the offset of-5px and click OK.
Step 2
Make sure that your circle is selected, continue to focus on the appearance panel, select fill color at the bottom, and then go to effect> style> inner light. Enter the following attributes and click OK.
Step 2
Copy (Control-C> Control-F) circle to form your wheel, pull to the right to make a copy and place it as shown in the following figure.
Step 2
Return the grid interval to 5px. Just go to edit> Preference> reference line & grid and enter 5 in the grid interval box.
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 285x40 px shape and set the fill color to R = 28G = 18 B = 25, place it as shown in the first graph and place it at the bottom (Shift-Control -[).
9. Create an internal
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create a 20 px vertical path and place it as shown in the first figure. Add a 3px stroke to this path and set its color to R = 26G = 38 B = 38. Do not forget to hook the circular endpoint button. Continue to follow this new path and go to the direct selection tool (). Select the bottom anchor and pull 10px to the left.
Step 2
Copy the skewed path created in the previous step and select Copy and place it, as shown in the first figure. Place all the paths at the bottom layer (Shift-Control-[), and then select "convert to effect"> "twist"> "transform. Drag the horizontal slider to-30px, enter 10 in the copy box, and click OK.
Move the skewed path at the bottom to convert to effect> distortion> transformation. Move the slider horizontally to-30px again, enter 7 in the copy box, and click OK.
Step 2
Copy your red compound path (Control-C> Control-F), select copy, and replace the existing color with R = 26G = 38 B = 38.
Make sure that the new shape is selected and open the transform panel (window> transform ). Click the constrain width and height ratio button, and enter 165px in the height box. In the end, your shape should look like the second image. Put it at the bottom (Shift-Control-[) before you proceed to the next step -[).
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create two simple paths to overwrite the small gap at the top to form the interior of your bus. Simply merge these shapes with the main shape, and the final result should look like the second figure.
Step 2
Select your red compound path and add the luminous effect as follows.
10. Add shadow and simple background
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a 400x25 px shape, set the fill color to R = 10G = 0 B = 0, and place it as shown in the first figure. Follow the top of the new rectangle and go to the direct selection tool (). Select the anchor on the left and drag 60px to the right. Then, select the anchor on the right and drag 85px to the left. In the end, your shape should look like the second image.
Make sure that it is selected, place it in the bottom layer (Shift-Control-[), and then focus on the appearance panel. Select the existing color to convert to effect> stylized> rounded corner. Enter a 10px radius, click "OK", and go to "effect"> "blur"> "Gaussian blur. Enter a 10px radius, click OK, and return to the appearance panel.
Add the second fill to make sure the color is set to R = 10G = 0 B = 0, reduce the transparency to 10%, and then go to effect> path> offset path. Enter the-5px radius, click "OK", and go to "effect"> "stylized"> "rounded corner. Enter a 30px radius, click "OK", and go to "effect"> "distortion"> "transformation. Enter the properties shown below, click OK, and go to effect> blur> Gaussian blur. Enter a 3px radius and click OK.
Step 2
Use the elliptic tool (L) to create a 450x20 px shape and place it as shown in the first figure. Set the fill color to black, place it in the bottom layer (Shift-Control-[), and then focus on the appearance panel. Reduce transparency to 30% and convert to effect> blur> Gaussian blur. Enter the 15px radius and click OK.
Use the same tool to create a 450x40 px shape and place it as shown in the second figure. Fill it with the linear gradient shown below, place it at the bottom (Shift-Control-[), and then focus on the appearance panel. Change the blending mode to fade, and then convert it to effect> blur> Gaussian blur. Enter the 15px radius and click OK.
Step 2
Use the rectangle tool (M) to create a shape of your canvas size and place it at the bottom (Shift-Control -[) make sure that the color is set to R = 255G = 224 B = 159.
Step 2
Make sure that the background image is selected, focus on the appearance panel, and add the second fill. Select it, change the blending mode to soft light, and replace the existing color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure.
Step 2
Make sure that the background image is selected, focus on the appearance panel, and add the third fill. Select it, change the blending mode to color, and replace the existing color with the linear gradient shown in the following figure.
Congratulations! You have done it!
The following figure shows its appearance. I hope you will enjoy this tutorial and apply these skills to your future projects.
All right, the above information is the detailed tutorial for the Illustrator software users to draw a double-layer red coach, as you can see, I believe that you are very clear about the rendering method, so you can follow the tutorial to try it.
