Step 12Īdd the watch’s front section using a 40 x 48 px rounded rectangle (#FFC06C) with a 4 px thick outline (#262A35), which we will group (Control-G) and then position onto the previous section as seen in the reference image. Give the resulting shape a 4 px thick outline (#262A35), grouping (Control-G) and then positioning the two at a distance of 36 px from the Artboard’s left edge. Start working on the actual watch, by creating its side section using a 16 x 48 px rectangle (#E89054), which we will adjust by setting the Radius of its right corners to 8 px from within the Transform panel’s Rectangle Properties. Once you have the section in place, make sure you change the fill shape’s color to #EA755E, selecting and grouping all of the band’s composing shapes together using the Control-G keyboard shortcut. Once you’re done, select and group (Control-G) all of the current shapes together, before moving on to the next step.Ĭreate the left band section using a copy (Control-C > Control-F) of the right one, which we will vertically reflect (right click > Transform > Reflect > Vertical) and then position at a distance of 16 px from the Artboard’s left edge. Step 9Īdd the little adjustment hole using a 4 x 4 px circle (#262A35), which we will position below the band’s folded segment, at a distance of just 2 px. Once you’re done, select and group both the bolt and the underlying band section together using the Control-G keyboard shortcut. Step 8Ĭreate the locking bolt using an 8 x 8 px circle (#E89054) with a 4 px thick outline (#262A35), which we will group (Control-G) and then position onto the folded section that we’ve just finished working on, at a distance of 8 px from its bottom edge.
Give the resulting shape a 4 px thick outline (#262A35), selecting and grouping (Control-G) the two together before moving on to the next step.
Select the two bottom anchor points again using the Direct Selection Tool (A) and round them up by setting their Radius to 12 px from within the Live Corners input box. Step 6Īdjust the length of the resulting shape by selecting its bottom anchor points using the Direct Selection Tool (A), and then pushing them to the bottom by a distance of 14 px using the Move tool (right click > Transform > Move > Vertical > 14 px). Adjust the remaining fill shape, by changing its color to #FFBFB6 and then removing its bottom half as seen in the reference image. Step 5Ĭreate the folded section of the band, using a copy (Control-C > Control-F) of the shapes from the previous step, which we will ungroup (right click > Ungroup) deleting the copy’s outline. Then, before moving on to the next step, select both shapes and group them together using the Control-G keyboard shortcut. Give the resulting shape an outline using the Stroke method, by creating a copy of it (Control-C) which we will paste in front (Control-F) and then adjust by first changing its color to #262A35, and then flipping its Fill with its Stroke (Shift-X) making sure to set its Weight to 4 px and its Corner to Round Join. Make a copy (Control-C > Control-F) of the shape that we’ve just created (highlighted with red), which we will position at a distance of 2 px from the Artboard’s left edge, and then use to create a cutout with the help of Start working on the watch’s band, by creating the main shape for its right section using a 64 x 84 px rounded rectangle with a 20 px Corner Radius, which we will color using #D3928D, and then center align to the Artboard, positioning it at a distance of 6 px from its right edge. Quick tip: most of the indicated settings can be automatically triggered if you set the document’s Profile to Web, the only one that you’ll have to manually adjust being the Artboards Size (Width x Height). That being said, make sure you fill up that coffee mug and let’s get started!Įstimated Completion Time: 20 Minutes Step 1īefore we kick off the project, let’s make sure we setup a New Document by going over to File > New (or using the Control-N keyboard shortcut), which we will adjust as follows: In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take an in-depth look behind the process of creating a smartwatch icon, using some basic geometric shapes and simple tools found within Adobe Illustrator.
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