How to Draw a Cowboy Hat in Adobe Illustrator CS
Create a document measuring 800 x 800 pixels., Sketch the hat first., Create a new layer., Color the hat with a vertical three color gradient., Make a shadow., Make a light reflect., Color the hat strap with a vertical two color gradient., Finished.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Create a document measuring 800 x 800 pixels.
You can do that freehand or do it in Photoshop.
Once completed, go to "file>open" and select the sketch file you made. , Use the Pen Tool on your toolbar to create the shape, following your sketch.
Make sure the fill on the toolbar is set to "none" and set the stroke color to "black" and the stroke weight to "1". , Click at the object and go to the Gradient tool and set the colors to the following: first color at position C=60, M=53, Y=85, K=62; second color at position C=44, M=63, Y=84, K=56; third color at C=34, M=60, Y=80, K=28.
Set the stroke to "none". , The option used for the sake of this article is Multiply.
Click a shadow part and go to "Transparency>Multiple" and set the opacity at 36%.
This opacity, when used with the same color of the hat can create some excellent shadow effects. , Create a shape of reflections on the hat and then go to "Effect>Blur>Gaussian Blur" and set it to Radius 2 pixels.
Create other reflect by create a shape and set the color at positions C=32, M=47, Y=70, K=19. , Click at the object and go to the Gradient tool and set the colors to the following: first color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K = 100; second color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K =
0.
Create a rivet to decorate the hat.
Use the Ellipse Tool> to create an ellipse size 16-x20-pixels>
then set the color the same as the hat strap.
Create a new ellipse, but smaller.
Set the color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K =
83.
Copy the rivet two times and make it smaller. , -
Step 2: Sketch the hat first.
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Step 3: Create a new layer.
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Step 4: Color the hat with a vertical three color gradient.
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Step 5: Make a shadow.
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Step 6: Make a light reflect.
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Step 7: Color the hat strap with a vertical two color gradient.
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Step 8: Finished.
Detailed Guide
You can do that freehand or do it in Photoshop.
Once completed, go to "file>open" and select the sketch file you made. , Use the Pen Tool on your toolbar to create the shape, following your sketch.
Make sure the fill on the toolbar is set to "none" and set the stroke color to "black" and the stroke weight to "1". , Click at the object and go to the Gradient tool and set the colors to the following: first color at position C=60, M=53, Y=85, K=62; second color at position C=44, M=63, Y=84, K=56; third color at C=34, M=60, Y=80, K=28.
Set the stroke to "none". , The option used for the sake of this article is Multiply.
Click a shadow part and go to "Transparency>Multiple" and set the opacity at 36%.
This opacity, when used with the same color of the hat can create some excellent shadow effects. , Create a shape of reflections on the hat and then go to "Effect>Blur>Gaussian Blur" and set it to Radius 2 pixels.
Create other reflect by create a shape and set the color at positions C=32, M=47, Y=70, K=19. , Click at the object and go to the Gradient tool and set the colors to the following: first color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K = 100; second color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K =
0.
Create a rivet to decorate the hat.
Use the Ellipse Tool> to create an ellipse size 16-x20-pixels>
then set the color the same as the hat strap.
Create a new ellipse, but smaller.
Set the color at position C = 0, M = 0, Y = 0, K =
83.
Copy the rivet two times and make it smaller. ,
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