INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Hoodie Sweatshirt

Fall has arrived and so has the cooler weather. So stay warm with a nice stylish hoodie that you can create easily. 

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Create a rectangle, dark stroke, 10 pt wide, white fill.

Use the Free Transform Tool to pinch the body slightly at the bottom. 

Draw another rectangle for the arm. COPY it for later use. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the upper left corner to reveal the corner widget. Drag the widget to its max amount into the center. 

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Rotate the upper arm slightly to have it stand away from the body. 

Paste the previously copied upper arm rectangle. Use the Free Transform Tool to pinch the arm slightly at the bottom. ​

Place the arm in position. Select ALL the shapes, open the Stroke Panel and ROUND all the corners on the shapes. This will round any hard corners.

Select both sections of the arm and choose Unite in the Pathfinder Panel to make them one unit. 

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Select the left arm, RIGHT+CLICK and choose Transform>Reflect. Choose Reflect on the Vertical and click COPY.

Position the left and right arms into the body slightly as shown.

Select both arms and the body. Choose Unite in the Pathfinder Panel to make them one unit. 

Draw an oval on the top of the body. Choose MINUS FRONT in the Pathfinder Panel to remove the neck line from the body.

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Draw another, larger oval and Send To Back. 

Duplicate the oval on top of the previous oval and choose MINUS FRONT in the Pathfinder Panel.

This creates the folded hoodie look on the back of the sweatshirt.

Draw two lines at slight angles coming down from the neck.

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In the Stroke Panel add rounded ends from the Arrowheads drop-down menus. Reduce the size of the end so it is in proportion.

Draw a rectangle in the lower body. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select and delete the bottom line. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the upper corners. OPTION+CLICK to cycle through the corner styles and drag them in to create inverse rounded corners. 

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This is your pocket. Pull the pockets to stretch them vertically.

Place the pocket in the desired location.

Add lines to the ends of the sleeves to create the cuffs.

Fill the body and hood with a color.

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To create stripes draw a line, apply a stroke color. 

Duplicate the first line using OPTION+CLICK+
DRAG then repeat the duplicate using COMMAND + D.

Group all the lines together, set the opacity lower, this is at 50%. CUT the lines. 
​Select the body, choose the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar. 

Paste the lines into the body, position them where they work well then click on Draw Normal mode in the Tool Bar. You are done!