Design Articles and Tutorials

Christmas Hat

Draw christmas hat with illustrator.To begin open new file Ctrl+N



Select "Peen Tool" (P) drawing your hat lines









Select "Smooth Tool" and select shapes drawing on lines



Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste in Front (Ctrl + F)

Select swatches panel on red color Front Shapes
Select swatces panel on dark red color Back Shapes



Select "Rounded Rectangle Tool" draw on shapes rounded rectangle . I used corner radius "30 mm"

Next steps select "Free Transform Tool" (E) turn shapes



Select Ellipse Tool (L) draw circle



Select rounded rectangle and circle shapes and setting stroke I used 0,25px and

Effect > Distort & Transform > Roughen



Last Effects

Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow



Your final illustration finished...

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