![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Use one of the colours to draw a large background rectangle across the artboard. I actually found this cool image from Designspiration that I colour picked my swatches from. The offset shapes are still present, but because they don’t have a fill or stroke they aren’t visible.įill a few squares with colours from a nice palette. Right click and Ungroup the shapes once done. Align the design centrally on the artboard using the Align palette. To make the pattern symmetrical, select and delete every alternate hexagon that sticks out too far on the right.ĭraw a selection around the whole pattern and press CMD+G to create a new Group. Repeatedly press the CMD+D shortcut to repeat this transformation until the pattern is completely filled. Select the second row of shapes and drag a duplicate to fill the next gap. Don’t worry about the gaps in the design, we’ll fill those in just a second. Repeatedly press CMD+D to repeat this transformation. This time align the outline between the bottom edges of the originals.Ĭlick and drag another duplicate of the first row, this time move it straight down to add a new row to the pattern. Zoom in and click and drag the complete line vertically downwards while holding the ALT key to create another duplicate. Don’t forget to hold Shift to retain the proportions. Hit CMD+D numerous times to repeat the transformation until you have a long line of hexagon shapes.ĭraw a selection around the line of shapes and scale them down to fit onto the artboard. Hold ALT, then click and drag a duplicate of the polygon shapes horizontally until they align with the originals. Press CMD+Y to turn on Outline mode, then hit CMD+U to turn on Smart Guides. Individually click the fill and stroke boxes followed by the small icon with a diagonal red line. Select the new offset shape and clear out the fill and stroke. Rotate the shape by 90 degress then go to Object > Path > Offset Path and enter 3mm. Illustrator is naturally a good choice when working with shapes, so begin by drawing a 6 sided polygon on the artboard. We’ll use a mix of Illustrator and Photoshop to create the artwork. View the final abstract geometric poster design The random injection of colour brings the design to life while the addition of textures helps create an aged retro style similar to the kinds of geometric patterns that were trendy in the 70’s. The design we’ll be creating is made up of a series of repeating hexagon shapes. ![]()
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