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Trees - 12 styles

2/23/2020

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12 trees. Different styles, all fun and easy to create. Add your own style and flair to make them your own!
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Tree #1 
Start with a polygon, while drawing use the down arrow to reduce the sides to 3. Add a fill and a white stroke. 
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Use the Curvature Tool to click on the bottom center point and pull the bottom line down to create a curve. 
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Duplicate the shape and move it up over the first shape. Reduce the size of the new shape. 

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Duplicate the shape again, reduce the size of the third shape. 
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Use the Direct Selection tool to select all but the top most point and pull the corners in to round them.
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Add a rectangle to the base to create the the trunk. Done.

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Tree #2
Draw a circle, add a fill and a white stroke. Duplicate the shape and make it smaller. 
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Create a line, add a heavy stroke for the trunk. 
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In the Control Bar, click on the Profile drop down menu and choose the tapered profile. 

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Move one of the lines to the front and one to the back. Done.
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Tree #3
Draw a circle, add a fill and a white stroke.
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top point and move it straight up. 

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Duplicate the shape and move one behind the one behind the other and overlap them, 
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Add the profile lines from Tree #2
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Tree #4
Copy the tapered tree trunk from Tree #3. 

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Duplicate the tapered line and make them smaller, rotate them to make branches 
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Add circles with a fill and a white stroke. Size them to fit the branches. 
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Tree #5
Draw a line, add a heavy stroke. 

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Draw a Arc to create the branches. 
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Duplicate the arcs to create more branches. 
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For the leaves, create two circles and overlap them by half. 

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Select both shapes and use the Intersect Mode in the Pathfinder panel. 
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Rotate the leaves and scale them to fit the branches. Done. 
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Tree #6
Draw a circle, no fill and heavy stroke. 

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Duplicate the shapes and make them different sizes. 
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Select all the shapes and use the Pathfinder Unite mode to make them one shape. 
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Copy the trunk from tree #4. Choose Object > Expand Appearance. Add a white stroke to the expanded shape. Done.

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Tree #7
Create an oval. Duplicate the over half way over itself. Use the Minus Front mode in the Pathfinder. Add a white stroke to the shape. 
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Duplicate the shape and rotate it and move it behind the other. Create 3 leaves. 
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Copy the leaves and use the flip feature in the Properties Panel. Add the trunk from Tree #4. Done.

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Tree #8
Create a circle. Add the trunk tapered tree trunk. Choose Object > Expand Appearance. Add a white stroke to the trunk. Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the tip of the trunk and pull the corner widget in to round the tip. 
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Select the circle and add a Zig Zag effect from the Effect Menu > Distort & Transform > Zig Zag.
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Change the amount of Zig Zag to create the puffy or spiky tree. Done.

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Tree #9
Use the lines and arcs from Tree #5. Use the Stroke Panel to round cap (hot dog) the ends. 
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Create a rectangle with a fill and white stroke. Select the shape with the Direct Selection Tool and pull in the corner widgets.
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Scale the shapes and add them to the tree to create a topiary tree. Done. 

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Tree #10
Draw a line and hot dog the ends in the Stroke Panel. 
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Create an arc and rotate the shape to create a lower branch. 
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Duplicate the lower arc, scale it smaller and move it to the top. 

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Select the top and bottom arcs and choose Object > Blend Options. Set the Spacing to Specified Steps and set it for 3. 
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Choose Object > Blend > Make to make the blend happen. Done. Yes, it is a dead tree. 
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Tree #11
Use the trunk tapered tree trunk in the other trees. 

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Use the Curvature Tool to select the middle of the trunk and curve the trunk. 
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Copy the leaf from Tree#5. Move it to the side of the top of the trunk. Select the leaf then select the Rotate Tool and OPTION/ALT click on the tip of the trunk to set the rotate point and open the Rotate dialog box.
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Choose how many leaves you want and type in 360/ (the number of leaves you want) then click COPY. Don't click OK. 

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Use Command + D to duplicate the rotated leaf. Repeat the Command + D to create duplicates. 
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Copy a leaf and make the leaf a lighter color and smaller. ​Select the leaf then select the Rotate Tool and OPTION/ALT click on the tip of the trunk to set the rotate point and open the Rotate dialog box.
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Repeat the last two steps to make a duplicate the set of leaves. Done. 

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Tree #12
Create a triangle using the Polygon Tool. Pull the shape taller. 
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Duplicate the shape and make it a lighter fill. 
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Use the Direct Selection Tool and select top point of each and pull them together  to form a tree. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool and select right point of each and move them up.
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Create a rectangle and fill it with a dark color, duplicate it and fill it with a lighter color. 
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Use the Direct Selection Tool and select the bottom right and bottom left corner of the shape and pull in the corner widgets. 

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Move the stem behind the tree. Done.
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