I will give you a detailed analysis of the Illustrator software to share with you the tutorial on how to design a realistic speed dial.
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Editor's note: Today, this tutorial will use a lot of basic tools and skills. The article contains a large number of shortcut key prompts, so that new users can easily become proficient, in addition, the details of each step (key values, specific operations, etc.) are written, and it is better to train your hands.
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Create a new document and add a simple background
Step 1
Ctrl + N create a new document, and select pixels for unit items. 600 pixels in width and height. Click on the advanced option and select RGB mode. The resolution is 72 pixels. Align the new Pixel with the grid to the unselected status. OK.
Step 2
Select the rectangle tool, set the foreground color (, 32, 44), and right-click the canvas to bring up the rectangle setting box. The width and height are set to 610px.
Next you need to align the shape in the center. Open the align panel (window> align), select align to canvas (if the align to canvas option is not found, click Select show option in the upper right corner of the align panel), and then align vertically and horizontally.
Finally, open the layer panel, open the existing layer, double-click, and change the name to "bg ".
Create the main frame of the vehicle travel meter
Step 1
Select the elliptical tool and click on the drawing board to open the elliptical window. Create an elliptic with a diameter of 260px.
Make sure that the ellipse is selected. Open the gradient window. Angle: 90. The right color value is (123,160,117, 15%), and then set the left color value ().
Use the tool to move the ellipse to the canvas center. Change the layer name to "mainBack"
Step 2
Select the mainBakc layer, open the appearance panel, select a visible file, and open the opacity panel to set the opacity to 50%
Return to the appearance panel and check whether the file is selected. Effect> path> displacement path. Enter the 10Px displacement value and click OK. Effect> blur> Gaussian blur. Enter 15, OK.
Step 3
Select "mainBack", return to the appearance file, and add a new color fill, as shown in the following figure. Set transparency 15%, effect> path> displacement path, 10px displacement, and OK.
Step 4
Create a 260px circle with the color (, 44) using the elliptic tool ). Vertical Horizontal center, rename the layers as "mainFont ".
Step 5
Select the mainFont layer, and select all the layers on the appearance panel. The effect is> stylized> inner test halo. Enter a value as shown in the following figure. Click OK. Effect> style> shadow. Enter a value as shown in the following figure.
Step 6
Select the mainFont shape. On the appearance panel, select add new color. Select the new fill color, set the color to black, reduce the opacity by 10%, change the blending mode to the front stacked bottom, effect> path> displacement path, and input the-1px displacement. Effect> artistic> film granules, enter the values shown in the following figure.
Prepare line indicators
Step 1
View> display grid, align to grid (View> align to grid), as a beginner, you need a grid in 5px. Edit> Preference> reference line and grid. If the grid spacing is 5, the grid is 1.
Pen tool to create two vertical 10px paths, as shown in the following figure. Alignment to the grid simplifies your work. Add a 2pt stroke to the two paths. Set the color (1,212, 68 ). Select two paths and press Ctrl + G to combine them.
Step 2
Select the combination, and the effect is> distortion and deformation> disguised form. Enter the parameters shown in the following figure.
Step 3
Select the combination again, object> extended appearance, object> path strength> stroke contour. Make sure that the final result group is in the select status, and shift + Ctrl + G cancel the combination. Use the selected 11 groups as shown in the following figure to delete them.
Step 4
Select one of the dial lines and select> Same> appearance. When all the dial lines are selected, select the Path Finder Panel and click the union set. Then Ctrl + 8 (or the object> composite path> simplified) converts the dial line into a simple composite path. Rename this layer to "thinLines ".
Create a wide dial
Step 1
Use the pen tool to create two vertical lines with a 15px path, as shown in the following figure. Add 4pt stroke, color (1,212, 68), and combine them Ctrl + G.
Step 2
Select the combination, effect> distortion> deformation. Enter a value as shown in the following figure.
Step 3
Reselect the combination. Object> extension> Appearance, object> path> outer stroke, and then Shift + Ctrl + G cancel the combination twice. Use the selection tool, as shown in the figure, to select the highlighted three shapes and delete them.
Step 4
Select the remaining 13 thick scales, click the union set on the path finder panel, and press Ctrl + 8. Rename this layer as "thickLines"
Step 5
Select "thickLines" and add a new color fill in the appearance panel. Select the new fill color, fill color (0,255, 0)
Effect> path> offset path, input-1px.
Add some paths to the scale line
Step 1
The shadow mesh option is removed. Use an elliptical tool to draw a circle of 225px in vertical and horizontal center. Appearance panel, fill color is none, add 5pt stroke, color is (1,212, 68). Effect> path> offset path, input value-2.5px. object> extension> appearance.
Step 2
Select the stroke created in the previous step, object> path> add anchor. Use the direct selection tool, select the anchors marked in the following figure, and delete them. Object> path> contour stroke
Step 3
Select the "thickLines" compound path, object> path> offset path, and enter a 2px offset. Place the path at the beginning (Shift + Ctrl +]). Select the path with the path you created earlier, and subtract the path finder from the front.
Convert the result shape to a composite path (Ctrl + 8) and rename it "intervals"
Step 4
Select the "intervals" compound path, appearance panel> add new colors, set the color (24, 22, 34 ). Effect> path> offset path strength. Input-2px.
Add text
Step 1
Text tool, marked with "km/h" in "MoolBoran" font, size: 20 pt
Step 2
Add text as shown in the following figure. 18pt in size. Combine all text. Name it "text"
Prepare dial support points for driving gauge
Step 1
Use the elliptical tool to create a 30px circle. Add a gradient as shown in the following figure. The disposal level is centered.
Step 2
Edit> Preference> general, set the keyboard increment unit to 1px. Select a 30-pixel elliptic shape, object> path> offset path. Add-1px. Copy one copy to the front (Ctrl + C> Ctrl + F)
Select a new copy, move down 1 pixel, select the copy and original copy, Path Finder> minus the front. Fill in the gradient settings for the new path strength, as shown in the following figure. Mixed mode: soft light
Step 3
Select a 30-pixel circle and copy the two copies (Ctrl + C> Ctrl + F ). select the top layer and move down 1 pixel. select two replicas, Path Finder> minus the front, fill the result path to the white reduce opacity 25%, mixed mode soft light.
Step 4
Select 30-pixel circle, appearance panel, fill layer, effect> style> inner light, and enter the parameters as shown in the following figure. Add a shadow again. The parameters are as follows. Add a shadow again. Then add it for the third time.
Step 5
Select a 30px circle. Appearance> add new colors. Add the gradient as shown in the following figure. Effect> path> offset path. Input the offset of-10px. OK. Effect> style> shadow. Enter the following parameters. Then add the shadow again.
Step 6
Select a 30 px circle. Add a 1-pixel stroke to the appearance. Set the color to black. External stroke. The blending mode is soft light, and the opacity is 10%.
Step 7
Select a 30-pixel circle and a link with a bright path (Ctrl + G ). Rename the layer panel as "support"
Create pointer
Step 1
Restore the display grid, align it to the grid, edit> Preference> reference line & grid, and enter the size of each grid in 1 pixel.
Use the rectangle tool to create a 10*105 pixel shape. Fill color (39,170,225), as shown in the figure. Use the direct selection tool. Select the left anchor to move 3 pixels to the right, and the right anchor to the left to move 3px.
Use the elliptical tool to create a 4-pixel circle with a fill color (39,170,225 ). As shown in the following figure. Select all the paths created in this step and click the link set on the path finder. Rename it "needle ".
Step 2
Move "needle" to "support" and confirm that the blue layer is selected. Appearance, fill color (249,41, 27)
Next, add a new fill color for this path, as shown in the gradient. Effect> path> offset path. Input-3px, OK.
Step 3
Select the "needle" path to use the rotation tool. Capture the points marked as shown in the figure, and then rotate them to the second figure.
Step 4
Select the "needle" layer, as shown in the figure.
Add refined shadows
Step 1
Use the elliptical tool to create a circle of 260 pixels and fill it with a gradient as shown in the figure to reduce the transparency by 35%.
Vertical Horizontal center, name this layer "shading"
Re-coloring
Step 1
Select the "thinLines", "thickLines", and "intervals" compound paths, fill in (1,212, 68), (144,195,221), (0,255, 0), and (0,255,255)
Okay, the above information is the detailed design of a realistic speed dial drawing tutorial for the users of this software of Illustrator, users now see this. I believe that you are very clear about the drawing method, so you can try to draw a realistic speed dial on your own.
