Matthew_B
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Adobe Illustrator Shield/Crest
I am trying to design a logo but I want the base to be a shield/crest. I messed around with trying to develop one but I could get the edges even, smooth, and rounded over the whole crest. Below is a link to a style of shield I would like to use but I want to make my own and not just download someone's work. All I need is a way to draw the outline of the shield, I will handle the coloring and center my self. I just need a technique to draw a perfectly measured shield outline.
http://www.123rf.com/photo_6905919_germany-flag-on-metal-shiny-shield-vector-illustration-collection-of-flags-on-shield-against-white-b.html
http://www.123rf.com/photo_6905919_germany-flag-on-metal-shiny-shield-vector-illustration-collection-of-flags-on-shield-against-white-b.html
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@ captainreiss
Nice tutorial :)
pretty similar to Inkscape.
Nice tutorial :)
pretty similar to Inkscape.
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Hi D_B
thanks for the helpful additions. The addition of ALT is a neat trick.
I had thought about illustrating it on top line being curved before flipping, but it was a trade of between anticipating how lines would meet and redoing it multiple times or the try and error of curving the full length after the flip.
You would think that using a vertical guide in the centre of the shield to adjust to and using the convert anchor tool to align the endpoint of the direction line with the guide, would do it. But alas it is only a very close approximation.
capt.
thanks for the helpful additions. The addition of ALT is a neat trick.
I had thought about illustrating it on top line being curved before flipping, but it was a trade of between anticipating how lines would meet and redoing it multiple times or the try and error of curving the full length after the flip.
You would think that using a vertical guide in the centre of the shield to adjust to and using the convert anchor tool to align the endpoint of the direction line with the guide, would do it. But alas it is only a very close approximation.
capt.
I dont use Adobe Illustrator sorree, have you looked into youtube for tutorials?
here's a youtube video
How To Make VECTOR SHIELD EMBLEM Part 1 in Adobe Illustrator
and another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6yMbxBO5r8
but let me introduce you to Inkscape
An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
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Here's a simple guide how to make a shield using Inkscape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hKGBriM6ko
with nice relaxing music lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMJ6t461XQ
It really is worth it to have several tools,
you could make it one and enhance it in another.
Included in my image editing tools is Paint.net
http://www.getpaint.net/
Check out this shield made in Paint dot net.
http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/22702-make-a-3d-shield-icon/
Basic of drawing a shield in Paint dot Net
http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/19179-l3rons-coat-of-arms-tutorial/
Add youtube downloader so you keep them for references.
that's how I learn and saves running them over and over on the web.
Hope it assist you
cheers
Merete