New (or by using the Control-N keyboard shortcut), which we willĬreate the main shape for the icon’s body using a 56 x 56 px square, which we will color using #494951 and then center align to the underlying Artboard using the Align panel’s Horizontal and Vertical Align Center options. To start by setting up a New Document, by heading over to File > So, assuming you already have the software running in the background, bring it up and let jump straight into it!Įstimated Completion Time: 20 Minutes Step 1Īs we with every new project, we’re going Though my sample illustration isn’t difficult to begin with, you can easily see the advantage of making the icons larger when you compare it to the first image.In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take an in-depth look behind the process of creating a visibility icon, and see how we can make some simple shapes and turn them into a finished usable product. As you can see by the image below, the icons in the Layers Panel are now much easier to decipher. I recommend staying 75 pixels or under - anything larger and you’ll be scrolling quite a bit to see the layers in the Panel. Obviously, this is the size you want your Layers Panel icons to appear. Next, select the Other: radio button and enter a pixel amount in the size box (I chose 50 pixels). First, open the Layers Panel flyout menu and scroll all the way to the bottom and select Panel Options. Thankfully, Illustrator gives you way to make the icons in the Layer Panel larger. The problem is that those tiny layer icons can be difficult to identify the more you put on each layer (See the image above).
But sometimes you can’t be bothered to name your layers properly and you rely on the little icons in the Layers Panel to tell you which layer you want to work on.
When you’re working in Adobe Illustrator, keeping your artwork on different layers can be a huge time-saver and makes it much easier to edit with complex illustrations - much like Photoshop.
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