Quick Tip: Create the iCloud Icon in Illustrator
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Quick Tip: Create the iCloud Icon in Illustrator

on Nov 2nd 2011 with 9 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Illustrator CS2 and up
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Length: 6:27 min

Learn how to create a radial mesh and a brushed metal effect as the basis for this stylish icon. Then make a beveled graphic style, which can be applied to any shape.

 
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Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of the computer than the easel. Her Illustrator work has been featured in the "The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book" and "Real World Illustrator CS5." She wrote the now-defunct Illustrator blog at freetransform.net.  

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Discussion 9 Comments

  1. Andrei Marius says:
    November 2, 2011 at 11:53 am

    Thanks a lot Cheryl,
    I really learned something new.
    That Offset Path effect in the Appearance panel took me by surprise.
    I totally ignored the the Offset path effect. I almost did not know about its existence. Needless to say, I had no idea that it can be used so easily in the Appearance panel. I always worked with the Object > Path > Path Offset Path options.
    Thanks again

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  2. Ricardo Magalhães says:
    November 5, 2011 at 9:03 am

    Thank you for this tutorial, this is a completely different approach to the one I’m used to take, and I think yours is much more flexible! Will definitely try to work more with the Offset Path effect as well :)

    Thanks for this!

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  3. Akshay Sawant says:
    November 16, 2011 at 5:08 am

    Detailed and easy to follow tutorial. Neatly done too :) Thanks, Cheryl.

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  4. Bilal Ahmed QUreshi says:
    November 22, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    Very Nice…….

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  5. Joel Meter says:
    December 13, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    waaaauuuw this is the best and easiest tutorial i have EVER seen, you are my hero. Great work, make some more please!

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  6. QarlosJo says:
    January 2, 2012 at 12:38 am

    So easy and enlightening. For us, Illustrator lovers, this is bliss. Happy New Year and thanks a lot! :D

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  7. Dougieladd says:
    January 14, 2012 at 5:52 am

    Awesome instruction! Thanks!

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  8. Oakich says:
    March 16, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    So is this scalable? Because it mentioned some raster effects, I’m totally unfamiliar with Illustrator, just photoshop for me… So, can this be scaled to be bigger or not? Thanks

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