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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Prickly Cactus Icon

3/18/2018

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Create a prickly cactus. This uses type on a path to create the prickly bits then a nice slip shadow on the internal shapes to finish it off. 
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Create a tall rectangle, heavy stroke, no fill.
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top two point and pull them in to widget the corners. 
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Select the shape and choose Object>Path>Offset path. Set the path to be a negative number to create a path inside the shape. Click the preview button to see the results. Click OK once the path is half way inside the shape. 
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This is the offset path results. 

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Copy the exterior path and rotate it 90°. Use the Direct Selection Tool to shorted then end.
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Copy the path again and rotate it 90°. Select both shapes. 
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Use the Pathfinder Unite mode to create one shape from the two. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to shorten then end.
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Select the shape and choose Object>Path>Offset path. The setting will be the same as the last shape. 
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Move the shapes into position.

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Copy the arm and flip it using the Reflect Tool.
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Select the 3 outer shapes. Use the Pathfinder Unite mode to create one shape from the two. ​
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to bring then ends to meet the inner vertical shape. 

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Select all 3 vertical shapes. Use the Pathfinder Unite mode to create one shape from the two. ​
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Fill both completed shapes. 
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Duplicate the outer shape. Select the Type on a Path Tool and click on the path, the fill and stroke will disappear. 

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Type along the path using a vertical slash -  |  - to create the spikes on the cactus. 
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Place the text on a path behind the shapes lined up with the outer shape. 
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Select the type on a path, choose Type>Create Outlines. Add a stroke to the vertical spikes in the same color to make the weight heavier. 

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Select the inner shape and copy it. Chose the Draw Inside mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar. Paste the copied shape into the shape. 
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Use the Right Arrow on the keyboard to shift the shape to the right. Set the opacity of the pasted shape to be 20%. Click on the Draw Normal mode. 
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Repeat the last step with the outside shape to create slip shadow. You are done!
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