![]() ![]() Delete this point, so that we have only the top triangular part left. Then rotate it 45 degrees and select its bottom anchor point with the Direct Selection Tool (A). Use the Rectangle Tool (M) to make a 60 x 60 px square. Decorate its top part with a 80 x 10 px golden stripe. ![]() Let’s make another rectangular Chinese lantern from a red base ( 70 x 90 px) with dark-red stripes. Voila! Our second Chinese lantern is ready! Step 10 Now we can duplicate the decorative elements from our first lantern and make them fit. Just select all the stripes together with the lantern and hold down Alt while the tool is active to click and delete the unwanted pieces. This time we can use the Shape Builder Tool (Shift-M) to delete the unneeded pieces of the stripes. Then use the Rectangle Tool (M) to add horizontal stripes of darker red color. Use either the Rectangle Tool (M) or the Rounded Rectangle Tool to make a 90 x 170 px shape with rounded corners. Let’s make our next lantern taller and more rectangular. Now we can finish up decorating our Chinese lantern by adding a few red strings and using the Ellipse Tool (L) to draw a 10 x 10 px circle for a golden bead.Īwesome! Let’s move on to the next lantern. Make them thick enough by setting the Weight to 4 pt.Īdd more lines by using Shift-Alt-drag and pressing Control-D a few more times. Use the Line Segment Tool (/) to attach short vertical lines to the bottom of the shape. Click Copy and drag the mirrored shape into its place. Double-click the tool icon in the Tools panel and flip the shape over the Horizontal Axis. Let’s copy the top decorative part of the lantern and attach it to the bottom using the Reflect Tool (O). Great! Now the lines are much shorter and fit the lantern. Then select the lines together with one of the lantern copies and click Intersect in the Pathfinder panel to cut the shapes. ![]() Select the red base of the lantern and copy it twice (Control-C > Control-F > Control-F). Keeping the lines selected, press Control-8 to Create Compound Path.įinally, let’s cut the unneeded pieces of the lines that are outside the edges of the Chinese lantern. Then go to Object > Expand Appearance to apply the effect and turn the strokes into curves. Set the Horizontal Bend value to -20% and press OK. Select all the lines and go to Effect > Warp > Arc. We need to bend the lines to make them follow the rounded shape of the lantern. Then press Control-D a few more times to repeat the last action, making more copies. Keeping the line selected with the Selection Tool (V), hold down Shift-Alt and drag it down as show in the image below to create a copy. Use either the Pen Tool (P) or the Line Segment Tool (/) to make a horizontal line (hold down Shift to make it easier). Now let’s add some decorative elements to the Chinese lantern. Set the Weight to 5 pt in the Stroke panel to make it thicker. Select the two top anchor points and make them rounded using the Direct Selection Tool (A). Set its Fill color to none and its Stroke color to golden yellow. Place a 30 x 40 px rectangle on top of the Chinese lantern to create a handle. Select both shapes and click Horizontal Align Center in the control panel on top or in the Align panel (Window > Align). ![]() Let’s make sure that everything is perfectly centred. We can press Shift-Control-[ to Send to Back while the shape is selected. Place it on top of the first shape to decorate the lantern. Step 2Ĭreate another rectangle of 55 x 10 px and fill it with golden yellow color. We can also control the exact value of the Corners radius from the control panel on top by entering the number in the Corners window. Make a 130 x 80 px red shape and use the Direct Selection Tool (A) to drag the circle markers of any of the corners to make all the corners rounded using the Live Corners feature. Let’s take the Rectangle Tool (M) and start creating our first Chinese lantern. Topics Covered: Shape Building, Stroke panel, Pathfinder Panel, Effects.In this tutorial we will learn how to design traditional Chinese lanterns to create a festive postcard that you can send to your friends and family on a Chinese New year! We’ll be using basic geometric shapes, some of the most useful tools of Adobe Illustrator along with Effects and Pathfinder panel to vary the shapes of our lanterns to make them look interesting as a composition. ![]()
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