How to draw swirls illustrations in Adobe Illustrator, Part Two

November 13, 2007 | by bsilvia | Tutorials | adobe, adobe illustrator, download free illustrator brushes, download free illustrator symbols, drawing, illustrations, Illustrator freebies, software, swirls, tutorial, vector

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.

Create a new layer bellow. Use the simple artist brush symbol below the layer that contains the quadrant to create an “outline”

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

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)

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

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

© 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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Saronite
May 8, 2009 at 2:49 am

hey what u have made is amazing but i have a query, many of them saying that this site is great but which is the site, actually i have opened this from google web page
bsilvia
December 12, 2008 at 11:24 pm

Hi Mickie!
“quadrant shape” is something like form to follow with the rest of the elements and you should use Illustrator brushes and “Classic Artist brush symbols set” – one symbol above and another one below…
mickie
December 10, 2008 at 4:12 am

what exactly do you mean by “quadrant shape”?
I am new to illustrator, the rest of it i could figure out, but not that
when i tried to use the tool i know as a vector type tool from ps, the brush stroke tried to go all of the way around, so .. am i using the wrong brush stroke? or applying it to the wrong things?
Florian
December 9, 2008 at 8:41 am

Thanks. Thats the tut I was searching for for a long time… ^^
Sunny
October 6, 2008 at 2:36 am

I’m new at all of this, but your tutorials are written so well that even *I* can use them. Thank you for taking the time to inspire creativity in all of us!
Tori
September 14, 2008 at 3:16 am

Hey…thanks for the inspiration and tutorial…I have a final assignment coming up in my Color Theory class and was looking around the loverly googlyweb for some “muse” type love..you gave it!..can’t wait to get to work..o..thanks for the brushes and other whirly gigs..will most likely use them..ill be sure to send you a shot of the finished product…much love!
bsilvia
July 2, 2008 at 9:37 am

Fraser,
all zip files are correct on my server. Zipped and uploaded – with the freebie content.
The problem can be in your zip software when extracting zip files. I don’t know what kind of zip software you use to extract them…

S

some info:
http://drupal.org/node/213262
http://www.minecost.com/zipfiles.htm
Fraser
July 1, 2008 at 10:37 pm

Just one question, once i have download your freebies, how do i load them into photoshop because whenever i try it will never let me extract the files from the zipped folder and claims that it is empty?

Please Help :)
Fraser
msk
June 25, 2008 at 11:42 am

Great tutorial man enjoy all
veer
May 24, 2008 at 10:11 am

very nice idea it is