Adobe Illustrator Training - Class 6 - Rotate Tool + Wrist Watch Illustration Urdu / Hindi Video Lecture | Adobe Illustrator: Mastering the Fundamentals - Design

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hello everyone ! welcome to GFX Mentor . i am your teacher Imran and today is our 6th class of Adobe Illustrator
today we will learn Rotate Tool.
this is a very interesting tool with which we can create many interesting things
with some careful calculations
i have already told you that for rotation
we usually use selection tool
but today we will see what is the task of rotate tool
no doubt there are some extra features
so lets get started
so till now you have done
rotation with the selection tool
this way
it is good
but lets see what this rotate tool offers us
for using rotate tool let me tell you few things
while using rotate tool
you have two options
either you select the object and rotate it this way
and second option is
you can see the pivot point in the centre
a small point
known as pivot point . It is that point
around which a thing rotates. for example
if i click here . i have not rotate it nor drag it
only clicked it
the point comes here
now if i hold it and rotate it
it will rotate this way . it is not rotating from the center
but is rotating from the pivot point
in the same way if I
click it and press the alt button simultaneously
then it will also copy
which means that if i press ctrl D
then it will repeat the same step
like i am now pressing ctrl D
but this is not giving accurate results. because angle is not accurate
now i will tell you how to take accurate angle
number 1 . when you take pivot point
press alt and drag and also press shift with it
it will automatically rotate the object at 45degree
now here i have released the button
and now i am pressing ctrl D
i have put num lock on off mode there is repeated indication down the screen
my viewers gets confused sometimes
actually my keyboard's numlock was on so i put that off
alright
lets make it again
i simply made an oval
and with rotate tool
i clicked here
then pressed alt and shft
u can see it snapped at 45 degree
and now i am releasing my keys
please do remember not to release the keys
release button of mouse first and then ctrl D
i hope u have understood till here . its quite easy
now the question is if i have to rotate something on a specific angle
i can give u a very easy example of this
suppose this is a circle
and i need to put 25 stars around it
so lets make a star
my smart guide is guiding me to the centre
now
take the rotate tool
your guide is indicating the centre but i am telling you an easy way
that if you select your circle and press cntrl R
with ctrl R your rulers will appear
drag your guides from both ways to the centre
both vertically and horizontally to the center
now even though my circle is not selected
but I know its centre point
this is important
now i select this star
took the rotate tool and press the alt botton and click it in the centre
what will happen when u press the alt button
it will ask you at what degree you have to rotate
ans how many stars i had planned to put...25
lets do a small calculation
i am putting the calculator on screen
in a complete circle there are 360 degrees
now 360 divided by 25 as i have to put 25 stars
if u want 20 then divide by 20 if 50 then divide by 50
i have divided by 25
i got 14.4 as the result
means i have to rotate at 14.4 degree
so lets fill 14.4 in the coloum
if u want to see it please switch on the preview but don't press OK
but press COPY
THIS WILL GENERATE THE COPY AND NOW PRESS ctrl D
and here are your 25 stars around the circle
if u want to count, u can. i am not ; )
alright
so i hope that rotate tool is clear to u up till here
its quite easy
it is very interesting but keep this thing in mind
like i have made these stars
with alt button
it will give u dialog box
u put your desired value in it
the number u want should be divided to 360
so .as i have told you in the beginning of the class that we will make an interesting thing today
this interesting thing is wrist watch
we will make a simple flat design
but before that i would like to tell you some important things
so that it will help you to make that thing
one thing that we need the most
now i am hiding my guides
to hide the guides i am pressing ctrl with semi colon ctrl ;
if i will press ctrl ; the guides will appear again
but for now i am hiding these
now one more thing which is very important
suppose we make some objects and wanted to align them together
and the width is different for different objects
i will select them together
there is align box on the top
click it align panel will appear
if u want to keep it on screen then go to windows
choose align
a panel will appear .if u see it carefully
there are few things in it like
there is a line and two boxes are attached to its left
means u can left align the objects
for example
but why horizontal align
objects we have kept are vertical
but the movement of this is horizontal
that is why horizontal align similarly if i want to centre align
then this
if right then this
if my objects are like this
then press middle and the bottom
i hope this is clear to u
one other important thing
if you want to spread your objects
spacing is also given to u
this is horizontal distribute centre
and if these are kept vertically
then u press this
one thing more that your first and last object
are most important as only with their spacing
other middle ones are adjusted
if i select the objects and adjust them
only middle ones will adjust the last and first will not move
this thing we can take it in another way too
for example. i have a square and in the centre
i have to draw a circle
i will change the color of my circle
i select both of them
now i have done horizontal align center and then the vertical align centre
this will exactly come in the center but pay attention to one thing
that i have make square first and then the circle
and whatever thing you make in the last
will appear on front in the entire arrangement
if u make circle first and then the square
lets delete this one ... a new square
this i have made later
means this is in front. now if i align both of them
they get aligned but they are not visible
dont worry. it is at the back . right click
select arrange then sent to back
in this way you can make multiple objects
lets say ...here are multiple circles
lets change their colors
ok.
if i select all of them and align vertically and horizontally both
they will align
have u noticed one thing
that all these circle have left their places and align themselves
i am showing it again...see
now i want that all of these should center themselves to the orange one
means orange one should not move
u select all of them and click the orange one once
a border will appear around the orange circle
it shows that this one will not move during alignment
now if i align u will see that orange one has not moved
if u want u can do this with other circle also
like i have chosen purple one as my master object
now i select all and click purple one and align them
i hope everything is clear to u till here
alright
lets make a wrist watch
so wrist watch that i am going to make
is not of high quality
but will be of basic and flat design
and i hope u will like it. we will use rotate tool
to add membrane and lines in watch 's dial
so i am making a grey colored circle
this will be my main dial
lets make it small . it is too big
now i am taking the help of my guides which are already here
take your circle in the center where there is intersect
perfect
we don't have a need to move this object
i am just locking it
to lock it select OBJECT and Lock
the selected object will get locked
ctrl 2 is the short cut to it
and if you are getting confused just go on to the layer panel and lock the path of the layer
now I am making a simple circle for symbolizing my hours
and i will make its color change to light green
we need 12 more circles
so I take my rotate tool
i clicked in the center with alt
lets calculate 360 divided by 12 gives you 30
simply put 30 in the box
instead of 'ok' click 'copy'
and then ctr l D
so this gives you your hours
lets do one thing select all the hours , right click and group them
grouping gives you an advantage . you can easily align them afterwards
lets move them aside the e art-board for sometime so that it will distract you
now I want to make my minutes lines. lets take our hours too
i am making a rectangle shaped box within the hour circle
make sure it should lie within the center of the circle
and I am making it light grey
now i want to rotate it
and now i press alt and clicked in the center
lets calculate 360 divided by 60 ( as we have 60 minutes) gives you 6 degrees
put 6 and press 'copy' and ctrl D
that's it
now one more problem
like i have made this. grey line appears on top of green circle
no problem. you can select it individually and delete it
or click right - arrange - send to back
lets put it aside for a while
select all that is left and press ctrl G (group)
now select all ( hours also) and align them to the center making minutes as master object
i hope till now the watch is being made nicely
now we need its needles
or arms
i am making it randomly
i am making a rectangle
i have added a point in the centre . took the direct selection
with shift i am taking it upwards
here also, i added a point
with direct selection i moving it downwards
i want to make upper tip a bit narrow
i select this point ... i don't want to make it too narrow ...just a little
so one, two
i am moving it through my keyboard
one more from each side
i am bringing my a little bit downward making it less pointed
that's it
now i want to put some design here
as it is too simple which i don't like
so lets do one thing
lets make a box here and change its color to black
lets select both of them
with shape builder tool delete the extra part
now i also want a cut out here too
so i am making one more box
select the parts and center align
with direct selection I am bringing it bit outside
now i am selecting the cut out and with shape builder removing the extra part
so this is one arm
now i take second arm for hours
I am making it smaller in size
through direct selection
OK
lets make it bit broad.....
alright... lets group each of the object
now I rotate both of these this way and keep them like this
and I am making a black circle in its center
i am changing the color of black part to grey
OK
now i am selecting both the arms
i am putting my guides ON so as to place the arms exactly in the center
these are bit big in size ...lets make them smaller
that's it
now
up till here it is done
now I am not liking the green color
I am making it light grey
much better
fine
so what is left?
our SECONDS
lets make a rectangle .
with the help of key board and direct selection , i am moving the points inward
oops!! this is too much
sorry ! sorry!
there are many ways to narrow down these
but I have not yet told you many things
through scale tool it is possible
but for now I want to keep things simpler
so that u can make things easily and does not get confused
so lets take down two points from each side
and
lets make a box here
and the same color, I am pasting here also and I am adding a circle too
this will look good
i have grouped the second hand
make it smaller with the help of shift button
of course! this has gone to the back
this should have been at the top
so right click- arrange- bring to front
and select this and bring it to the center
now I want to rotate it
so it is better to take the rotate tool
place the pivot point here and rotate it
this is quite big in size
so I am making it smaller
That's it. now the problem is
this is looking too flat. lets do one thing .
the arms that I have grouped
I am selecting them
individually
and I am putting one effect which is new for you
but lets put it
go to EFFECTS - stylize - drop shadow
don't put much values in drop shadow
firstly put a tick on preview
see its too much.. we will make it less
I am making its opacity 50 %
I don't need an X offset . so I am putting it to zero
what is X offset?
that how much shadow you want on X axis
Y offset now is 7 but I am making it less
3
blur also, I am making it 3
That's it .... we just have to do this
if we see it closely , it has added depth to our object
which is quite good......ah!ah! this is looking very odd
lets put it right
lets keep it aside for sometime
we are goin to make one more thing ...A circle
we are making the outer part, that is the body of the watch
take a rectangle tool
and make a rectangle
align the objects together
I am taking a copy of this
the align panel is here also
we can use the align from here too
do distribute the objects so as to avoid gaps
select the entire thing
and with the help of shape builder I have joined it
we need one more rectangle
if u want make it of different color
so that u may be able to see it properly
take a copy
select the whole thing and align and distribute
now with shape builder and alt remove the extra part
it is looking a bit odd
lets do one thing
i have selected the upper anchor points
and with shft I am moving my arrow keys down
it helps to move 10 pixels directly
fine
similarly i am taking the lower arrow points 10 pixel upwards
and delete the extra part with shape builder
now I am selecting all these four corners with shft button
now if you have Illustrator cc , you have an advantage
if u drag it , u can see a curve easily
now again I am selecting the outer four corners
and making an inward curve
i hope a beautiful thing is being made in front of you
and this is looking good.
I am going quite slow so I hope you are getting the things
now if i pick this and place it in the centre
right click - arrange - send to back
make it bigger
fine
now
I think I should bring this part a little bit outwards
as it is getting too close
so I selected this and bring ten points down
I think this is sufficient
fine
with shift i am doing here too
perfect
now I have to make its belt
one more thing , I am changing its color
to grey.... now its looking nice
making belt is not a rocket science
simply take a rectangle
fine
and
make it bit narrow
i have pressed alt
pressing alt helps in adjusting width not only from one side but from both the sides
fine
this really helps
I am moving it a little bit
that's it......we want to put some gaps
now my art board is small for this
i want a bigger art-board
lets do one thing.......this is a art-board tool
take this and with shft button adjust the size of your art-board
I am selecting the whole watch and placing it in the center
take the copy of the belt and place it one the top
we will fix it later
now here I want something pointed
so I am again bringing my guides here
now why I am keeping guides here ? because
I want points on both the sides
if there were no guides i would have fixed my points in inaccurate manner
fine...I am increasing the length of this part also
I am also adding one point in its center
well u don't even need this point
with the help of shft directly take the points inwards
fine
now select both the points and round the corners
also select these two and round them too
so this is our one side
now I am taking this side here
and here we need a buckle
for making a buckle , we will make a rectangle again
fine
take a copy of this
and make it small
now select both of them
take shape builder
delete the unwanted part
with direct selection make it bigger
fine
now here I am making a rounded rectangle
this has to be in the center
so select it and align it to the center
again take shape builder and delete the unwanted part
I am making a rounded rectangle again but a slimmer one
this part is too big ...lets make it smaller
usually wrist watches have small buckles
fine
now I want to put some more details on its belt
especially its color
lets make this belt ....this color
i am making this part bit bigger
I want stitching on its belt
for stitching i would like to tell you one thing
it is not a difficult task
I simply made a rectangle
I am changing the color of its stroke to light grey
I have already told you the properties of stroke in our last class.......Dash lines
put a tick on dash lines ....lets make it 4 pts
now the problem is that this part is looking very bad
so I want to teach you one more thing
i want a similar shape of this but a slimmer one
so select this
simply go to OBJECT menu
go to PATH
and OFFSET PATH
OFFSET PATH gives you a copy
big and small both
at present it is showing 10 pts
see I am adjusting the values with my scroll wheel
with scroll wheel I am going into minus values
i need minus 10
I guess minus 10 is fine .....so press ok
see a copy is generated
and I am simply putting a stroke on it
dash stroke
4pts.........perfect
so here is your stitching effect
I am doing the same thing here also
you can see here is a curve
again the same step will help ............PATH .....OFFSET PATH
the last value is already here
put the preview on
see it is here
select it...........take eyedropper tool
and click on this part
fine....exactly the same values apply here also
that's it
one thing more....we need some holes here
so
lets make...
an oval
put this off
I am making it dark grey
near to black
take a copy of this
slide it downwards
and make it light grey
a little lighter
or .... a little dark.....right
alright....select these two
and group them so that they should remain together ctrl G
and now I have taken its copies
that's it
no....one thing is still missing
CROWN
very quickly I am making its crown too
i am simply making a rectangle
fine.....and...........
inside this I am making a small rectangle of darker shade
or do one thing
select these points and make them round
so see from front it is round and from back it is flat
so I am taking its copy
and ctrl D
select these two points and make them round from corners
perfect
select the whole crown and group it
make it smaller
and fix it here
send to back
perfect
i hope everything is understood .
something good has been created
it was no doubt a bit lenghtier
i know some things in this are looking quite odd
some things are visible while some are not
dont worry
today, first time you have made something properly in this class
so , I know it is quite simple
it is very basic and flat looking
but i hope you have a good feeling
if something in this is not clear to u
you can put your queries in the comments below
or contact me and ask me ...I will definitely guide your query
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