To give you illustrator software users to detailed analysis to share the design of a variety of kaleidoscope artistic effects of the painting tutorial.
First, create a reference line
Before you begin, you must calculate the number of specular reflections. The principle is simple: we know that the kaleidoscope is a circle, how many parts should we divide the circle evenly? Since it is specular reflection, then we know that we need 22 relative, so we need to arrange an even number for the calculation. For example, in this case, I arranged 8 pairs, this circle should be divided into 2*8=16. Plan ahead, start making without being cramped and tense.
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Since it has been calculated to be divided into 16 equal parts, we create a 16-side polygon, select the Polygon tool, in the screen anywhere double-click, Pop-up Polygon Tool dialog box, in the number of the side of the column to fill in 16 can.
You can see that the polygon is four sides of the midpoint position in the four direction. At this point, rotate the polygon so that its angle is in the four directions.
The degree of rotation and the number of sides of the polygon are determined, because the vertices are moved to the horizontal and vertical angles, so it's exactly 360/32, and this 32 is twice times 16.
At this point, use the line tool to draw the line (Blue Line) in the position shown below.
Then copy the Blue Line, rotate the 45/2 angle, just so that every corner has a line.
Let's lock our polygons and select all the lines. Then, go to the View > Guides > Build Guides
At this point, our line is converted to a reference line. Especially in the production of circular pattern, because the software's own auxiliary line only horizontal and vertical two, this requires us to make a special form of reference line.
With the aid of guides, this will help us to draw the next step.
To make things easier, we use the pen tool to draw the isosceles as shown in the following figure. Close the stroke, fill it with orange, and then reduce the opacity to 20%. This figure is one of 16 parts of this 16-side shape.
At the beginning of this article, we already know that the principle of this kind of effect is the function of mirror symmetry, and through reflection, we can realize that the pattern drawn in one part can also appear in other parts, so that these symmetrical patterns together form a whole circle. So you can draw in one of the parts as you please. So, we need to set up a separate layer for the layer to be mirrored by the appearance of the layer.
The procedure is simple, first of all, you need to organize your layer. Then add the appearance on the layer.
The appearance panel may not be unfamiliar to us, we have been exposed to a lot of appearance, but they are the appearance of the path. It is noteworthy here that the panel is the appearance of the layer. You need to click on the small dot to the right of the layer to enter.
At this point, we select the Isosceles and let it make the first reflection graph. Add a transform effect to the layer appearance panel. Enter the parameter settings panel for the transform effect. Our reflection object is reflected along the vertical centerline, so we have to tick "symmetric X" here. A small nine Sudoku at the bottom left is for the reference point to select the position, here I choose on the left. The copy is set to 1.
We now have two equal isosceles, then let's continue to use it as an object to mirror reflection. This time it is still selected to enter the layer's appearance and add a rollover effect to the appearance. This time we are no longer symmetrical reflection, instead of rotating the way. Since the sum of the vertices of these two graphs is 45 degrees, it can be observed from the graph that the circle is composed of 8 45 degrees. So we need to do 7 copies for a 45 degree rotation. After thinking and then setting parameters, we can understand. The location of the reference point is located below.
We succeeded in drawing the entire polygon, and we must know that the polygon is now made up of 16 triangles, except for the first triangle, the other 15 are all transformed copies, and therefore theoretically in an non-editable state. Its appearance panel and the layers Board present the status as shown below.
Three, Kaleidoscope graffiti
The next steps will be very interesting, the kaleidoscope is actually done, and we just need to draw arbitrary patterns within the mirrored reflection layer that is made in the steps above.
Of course, close the strokes and fills of the objects that were manipulated by the previous steps before drawing.
Can be an abstract pattern composed of geometries
It can also be an elephant snowflake pattern.
Genre is not limited, each design is readily available.
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