How to Create an Arrow on Adobe Illustrator

Start at the arrow triangle head., Make to a triangle shape by use Delete Anchor Point Tool, rotated your square for angle 45., Create a new rectangle to be your arrow body.,Position your rectangle like in the picture and then selected both of it...

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Step 1: Start at the arrow triangle head.

Use Rounded Rectangle tool, set it at size 500x500 pixels corner radius 20 pixels

Step 2: Make to a triangle shape by use Delete Anchor Point Tool

Click at the square and then click at the point that shown on picture, you will get and triangle. , Use Rounded Rectangle tool, set it at size 600x400 pixels corner radius 20 pixels ,, from this picture I set it to black( the main arrow ), blue(the outer arrow) and red (arrow shadow) ,,,,,, About the shadow, colored it in the same color of the blue one and also make it transparent approximately 80 percent , You will got a blur shadow. ,

Step 3: rotated your square for angle 45.

Step 4: Create a new rectangle to be your arrow body.

Step 5: Position your rectangle like in the picture and then selected both of it and go to pathfinder and click the Add to Shape Area button to combine all two pieces into one and then click expand

Step 6: Copy your arrow for three pieces and set it in different colors to make it easy to understand.

Step 7: Set your blue under the black one and extend it like in a picture

Step 8: use Direct selection tool and moved the points to right position (as shown on a picture)

Step 9: Selected a red one and place it like in a picture

Step 10: after that

Step 11: send it to back by click it and press right click>Arrange>Send to back

Step 12: Colored the main arrow by use Gradient Tool

Step 13: set the colors to the following: first color at position R = 101

Step 14: G = 197

Step 15: B =220; second color at position R = 92

Step 16: G = 192

Step 17: B = 217; third color at position

Step 18: R = 72

Step 19: G = 151

Step 20: B = 197 set the stroke White by weight 4 pt

Step 21: Copied it for one piece and created a rectangle and set it on a middle to top of an arrow

Step 22: selected all and go to Pathfinder click on the Subtract from Shape Area button and then click expand

Step 23: Position it lie in a picture

Step 24: after that

Step 25: colored a blue one by following at position R = 19

Step 26: G = 116

Step 27: B = 158

Step 28: Make a highlight and shadow for your arrow by use Rounded Rectangle tool

Step 29: crated it in a long and thin size and set it on the border of the arrow colored it to White and then make it transparent approximately 60 percent.

Step 30: Created a back shadow by colored it at position R = 128

Step 31: G = 128

Step 32: B = 128

Step 33: Selected this part and go to Effect>Blur>Gaussian Blur>Radius 16 pixels.

Step 34: Finished.

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