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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Isometric patterns

8/13/2018

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This post was a request from a viewer about creating isometric vector patterns. They look cool and they are fun and they can be created using any shapes. 
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Start with the Polygon Tool to draw a rectangle. Drag the Diamond on the upper ride side of the bounding box down to create 3 sides. 
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Select the triangle, then select the Rotate Tool. OPTION + CLICK just above the top of the triangle. OPTION opens the dialog box, click places the point of rotation.
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Here is the dialog box for rotation. TIP! To create the right number of triangles, use the inout field as a calculator! I used 360° divided by 6 and just type that in as 360/6. click the COPY button to copy the shape.

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This is the result of the rotate and copy. Use COMMAND + D to redo the rotate/copy command.
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Here is the COMMAND + D 4 more times. 
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Select all the shapes, and OPTION + DRAG to duplicate the set. 

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Use the COMMAND + D to duplicate the shapes several times.
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Select each set and add a white stroke to each one progressively. Add the STROKE to the INSIDE of the shape.
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Select the shape and click on the Align Stroke to Inside in the stroke panel. 

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The white stroke around then shapes will show up if you place this on a colored background.
​ If you are using this on a white background, you can skip these next few steps in removing the white stroke.
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This is set to Outline Mode under the View Menu to show the outline and shape.
Select the shape and choose Object>Path>Outline Stroke. This will create a shape out of the path. 
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Select the shapes and choose Object>Compound Path>Release. Then delete the outer stroke shape, leaving the middle shape, then ungroup them.
The middle shapes will have lost their color fill, so select them and fill them again. 

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Select the middle shapes of each section and OPTION + DRAG them to the side and position them to fill in the space. 
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Select the entire set and OPTION + DRAG the set again. Use COMMAND + D to duplicate the duplicate as many times as you want. Nice job!

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Try it with different shapes and backgrounds.
3 Comments
Gwen
8/13/2018 08:57:49 am

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I love receiving and practicing design with your vector image designs.

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Robert
8/14/2018 04:30:58 am

Awesome!

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Claudia
8/20/2018 07:07:18 pm

Looks great! I'm definitely gonna try this! Thanks Jason!

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