As with any new project, we\u2019re going to kick things off by creating a New Document<\/strong> by heading over to File > New<\/strong> (or by using the Control-N<\/strong> keyboard shortcut) which we will adjust as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\nNumber of Artboards:<\/strong> 1<\/li>Width:<\/strong> 64 px<\/li>Height:<\/strong> 64 px<\/li>Units:<\/strong> Pixels<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAnd from the Advanced <\/strong>tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\nColor Mode:<\/strong> RGB<\/li>Raster Effects:<\/strong> Screen (72ppi)<\/li>Preview Mode:<\/strong> Default<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nStep 2:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAs soon as we\u2019ve finished setting up our project file, we can start working on the actual icon by creating its background using a\u00a056 x 56 px\u00a0<\/strong>circle, which we will color using\u00a0#EDEFF2<\/strong>\u00a0and then center align to the larger underlying using the\u00a0Align<\/strong>\u00a0panel\u2019s\u00a0Horizontal<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Vertical Align Center<\/strong>\u00a0options.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 3:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd the main shape for the device\u2019s body using a\u00a032 x 36 px\u00a0<\/strong>rounded rectangle with a\u00a06 px Corner Radius<\/strong>, which we will color using\u00a0#E4EAF7<\/strong>\u00a0and then position to the center of the larger circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 4:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCreate the actual screen using a slightly smaller\u00a028 x 32 px\u00a0<\/strong>rounded rectangle with a\u00a04 px Corner Radius<\/strong>, which we will color using\u00a0#6D3B3B<\/strong>\u00a0and then center align to the metal body.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 5:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nStart working on the little UI, by adding the run cycle using a\u00a016 x 16 px\u00a0<\/strong>circle with a\u00a02 px\u00a0<\/strong>thick\u00a0Stroke\u00a0<\/strong>(#FF793E<\/strong>) to the center of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 6:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCreate the current progress bar using a copy (Control-C<\/strong>) of the shape from the previous step, which we will paste in front (Control-F<\/strong>), and then adjust by first changing its color to\u00a0#FFDF40<\/strong>\u00a0and then removing its top-right quarter, making sure to set the resulting paths\u00a0Cap<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0Round<\/strong>. Once you\u2019re done, make sure you select and group the two together using the\u00a0Control-G<\/strong>\u00a0keyboard shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 7:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd the smaller UI detail using a\u00a02 x 2 px\u00a0<\/strong>circle, which we will color using\u00a0#FFFFFF<\/strong>\u00a0and then position onto the screen\u2019s bottom-right section as seen in the\u00a0reference image<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 8:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCreate the subtle reflection using a\u00a024 x 28 px\u00a0<\/strong>rounded rectangle (#FFFFFF<\/strong>) with a\u00a02 px Corner Radius<\/strong>, which we will center align to the underlying screen, and then adjust by first removing its lower half, and then selecting the resulting shape\u2019s bottom-right\u00a0anchor point<\/strong>\u00a0using the\u00a0Direct Selection Tool (A)<\/strong>, and pushing it to the top by a distance of\u00a08 px<\/strong>\u00a0using the directional arrow keys. Once you\u2019re done, lower the shape\u2019s\u00a0Opacity\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a020%<\/strong>, and then make sure you select and group all of the watch\u2019s composing shapes using the\u00a0Control-G<\/strong>\u00a0keyboard shortcut before moving on to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 9:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd the side buttons using two\u00a02 x 8 px\u00a0<\/strong>rectangles (#6D3B3B<\/strong>), which we will adjust by opening up the\u00a0Transform\u00a0<\/strong>panel, and then setting the\u00a0Radius<\/strong>\u00a0of their right corners to\u00a02 px<\/strong>, positioning the resulting shapes as seen in the\u00a0reference image<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 10:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nCreate the band segments using two\u00a020 x 10 px\u00a0<\/strong>rectangles, which we will color using\u00a0#FFFFFF<\/strong>\u00a0and then position above and below the device\u2019s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 11:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAdd the subtle shadow to the lower band segment using a\u00a020 x 4 px\u00a0<\/strong>rectangle, which we will color using\u00a0#95A7C4<\/strong>\u00a0and then center align to the shape\u2019s top edge. Once you\u2019re done, make sure you select and group (Control-G<\/strong>) the two together, doing the same for the entire smartwatch afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 12:<\/h3>\n\n\n\nFinish off the icon and with it the project itself, by masking the device, using a copy (Control-C<\/strong>) of the underlying background (Control-F<\/strong>), which we will paste in front (Control-F<\/strong>) and then with both of them selected simply\u00a0right click > Make Clipping Mask<\/strong>. Take your time, and once you\u2019re done make sure you select and group all of the icon\u2019s composing shapes before finally hitting that save button.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHurrah! Great Job!<\/h3>\n\n\n\nI hope you had fun working on the project, and managed to learn something new and useful during the process. That being said, if you have any questions feel free to post them within the comments section, and I\u2019ll get back to you as soon as I can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome back to another Illustrator based tutorial, in which we\u2019re going to take a close look behind the process of creating a smartwatch icon using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes that we\u2019re going to adjust here and there. So, assuming you already have the software up and running, let\u2019s jump straight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[85,11,62],"tags":[86,31,98,148,110,101],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tutorial-preview-image-3.png","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7FQPL-J2","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2807,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2792\/revisions\/2807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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