How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator, Part Two

I assume that you worked on your swirls creation technique with a little help of my previous tutorial (How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator, Part One).

Now, let’s make a little case study. To make a Swirl Illustrations that looks like the one in the header of graphics-illustrations blog, we need:

Determine the size and shape of the blank space. We will now use simple quadrant shape.

How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

Create a new layer bellow. Use the simple artist brush symbol below the layer that contains the quadrant to create an “outline”
How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

Again, create a new layer. Now add some ink splatters around, on that layer.

How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

Add some swirls on the layer above the layer that contains ink splatters (but bellow the layer with the shape and layer with it’s outline)

How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

Add some more swirls, and also add some swirls on the new layer on the top.

How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

In the end, add some stars… and that’s it.

Blue banner illustration
© Photographer: Bsilvia | Agency: Dreamstime.com

If you’re wondering how to colorize the symbols or even change their shapes: select all symbols and use the “Break Link to Symbol” – now you can manipulate shapes and colors until the dawn breaks or until you’re happy with the results – whatever comes first
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How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

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