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Design Points n PixelS


INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Fly Swatter

7/26/2017

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With summer here, things are flying around and it just occurred to me that creating a fly swatter in Illustrator is super simple. This uses the Rectangle Grid Tool to make the fun and easy. 
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Select the Rectangle Grid Tool in the Tool Bar. 
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Draw a grid, hold down the mouse (don't let go) and use the UP ARROW to add rows and RIGHT ARROW to add columns, then let go of the mouse.
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Draw a rectangle for the attachment to the handle. 
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Pull the corner widgets into the shape to round the corners. 
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Draw a skinny rectangle for the handle. 
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Draw a rectangle that is wider and shorter for the base of the handle.

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Place the 2 parts together and use the Pathfinder Unite mode to make them one unit. 
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the lower two corners and move the corner widgets in to round the base. 
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Select the inner mid corners and pull the corner widgets out to inverse round the corners. 
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Move all the items into place and add a white circle for the hole at the end of the handle. Add colors to the handle and grid as you want! 

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