Create a Textured Journal Icon

核心提示： Step 14Using the pen tool draw a shape like the one reference below. The details of how to use the pen tool would go beyond the scope of this tut

Step 14

Using the pen tool draw a shape like the one reference below. The details of how to use the pen tool would go beyond the scope of this tutorial. If you need to brush up on those skills check out VectorTuts, Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide. Once you have that shape made choose “Trim” again from the Pathfinder options, ungroup and delete the shape. Select your lines that are curved at each end and move them into place on the journal.

Step 15

Copy and paste the foot of the journal rectangle you drew in step 3, move it into place at the very bottom. This will start to give our journal some dimensions. In this step, I also used the direct selection tool to bring in the edges of the paper on the right hand side that were extending past the book cover.

Step 16

In this next step we will draw in the binding of the journal. Grab the pen tool and using the reference below draw the binding shape. This will be somewhat difficult without much pen tool experience. Again you can refer to the Comprehensive Guide I pointed out earlier for help. In this step it’s key to make the binding run into the top and bottom book cover seamlessly. Spend enough time on that to make it look good, as this is one of the biggest keys to making this illustration work. Fill the binding with a medium brown, I used #412412.