![]() ![]() If you ever needed an object to be the same angle as another object you already drew, you might find that guides are helpful. Once you have decided on an angle that you like, click ok and you are done. Two things you should also be aware of is the transform objects option should be deselected and preview should be check so you can see how the stripes look as you play with the angle. I chose 45 degrees because it is halfway between a 90-degree angle giving an even diagonal stripe right in the middle of a vertical stripe and a horizontal stripe. Once you have dropped the rotating point, hold down alt and click on that point.Ī rotate options box will appear where you should add the degree you want to rotate the stripes. If you drop your rotating point inside the present box it will not rotate. To rotate a pattern select the rotate tool (keyboard shortcut: R) and drop your rotating point somewhere to the left of the present outside of the present. You could make a pattern with diagonal stripes or you can rotate your horizontal stripe pattern. Say you have this Christmas present and you want to rotate the striped pattern so that the stripes are going diagonally. If you want to learn how to do that you can check out my tutorial here. ![]() Using the same type of technique you can also create wreaths. ![]() If you want to, you can then go and add detail like a stem, leaves, a center to the flower, etc. To complete the flower select the petal you just made and duplicate it (Control-D). At this point, your flower should have two petals like so: When you have finished entering the values you want for your flower make sure to press copy. For this tutorial, I have decided to have 8 petals in the flower so I entered 360/8 into the angle box. You then want to divide 360 by the amount of times you want the petal to rotate around the circle. 360 lets illustrator know you are rotating your object in a complete circle since circles are 360 degrees. In the angle box, you should add in two values. Hold down alt and click on the rotating point. With the element you want to rotate selected, drop the rotating point at the bottom point of the petal. The rotating point looks something like this:įor the purpose of this tutorial I have made the rotating point look larger than it actually is so you can see it better, however, it is actually very tiny. The way the rotate tool works is with the rotate tool selected, you want to drop a point where you want an object to rotate around. To use it draw out a simple petal like this: You can find the rotate tool by using the keyboard shortcut R. Rotating elements in a circle is a great way for making simple flowers. As you can see, the possibilities are endless with the rotate tool but here are 4 of my favorite functions of the rotate tool. Instead of making a diagonally striped pattern I can make a much easier vertical pattern and rotate it. If I want to make a simple flower I can use the rotate tool and know that the petals are evenly spaced. One of my favorite tools to use in Illustrator is the rotate tool simply because it makes things easier. ![]()
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