How to create basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator

Welcome Guys to one more tutorial.
Today i will be showing you: how to create basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator
First, let's open a rectangle.
Click and hold the left click and with the mouse draw a squire.
Make sure to hold Shift so you can create that perfect square shape.
Now with the Selection tool, click on the square.
And drag it a bit on the right with holding alt and shift.
Alt is for creating a copy and Shift is for moving it in a straight line.
Now just hit CTRL+D to paste it 4 times in the same order.
Let's paint the square in a different color.
I already had saved swatches but you can choose a color manually by clicking on the square and click twice on the fill box and choose a color.
Paint the first square blue
Second square Pink
Third Green
Fourth Yellow
And the fifth Purple.
First, let's build shape using the rounded corners.
With the direct selection tool, select the top right corner
You will see a small double dot icon, just click on it and pull it down.
For the pink square let's select the top corners.
And also pull them down.
For the green one, select the top left corner, hold shift and select the bottom right corner
And pull them up.
Now we got a leaf shape.
For the Yellow square let's select all corners
And with holding shift unselect the bottom right corner.
Then pull all of them into the center.
And for the purple square, lets select all the corners.
And pull them into the center as well.
Now if you like to scale the objects, you will notice they will lose there original shape.
To avoid that, we must select them one by one and hit unite on the pathfinder.
Now let's try and scale it and you will see they won't lose there shape.
Alright now let's create inverted rounded corners.
But let's not delete the current shape we made.
Select them all and hit CTRL+G to group them
Then hit CTRL+C To copy them.
Hold CTRL+ Z till you get back to the square shapes
Then hit CTRL+F to paste the rounded shapes.
Let's move them down with holding shift.
And now we can start creating inverted rounded corners.
Select the top left corner, and move it to the center.
Now with the direct selection tool click twice on the dot icon
And choose inverted rounded corners.
For the pink square let's select the top corners.
Instead of double-clicking with the direct selection tool.
You can hold alt and click on the double dots.
So it can turn into inverted rounded corners.
For the green square let's select the top left corner.
And with holding shift select the bottom right corner.
Pull it to the center and whit holding alt, click on the dot.
For the yellow let's do the same, select all the corners.
And whit holding shift unselect the bottom right corner.
Pull it to the center and whit holding alt, click on the dot.
For the purple square, select every corner.
And pull it to the center.
Again with holding alt, click on the double dots.
Now let's use the unite on the pathfinder.
So when we scale the object we will keep the original shape.
Select all the inverted rounded objects, group them and copy them.
Then hold CTRL+Z, till you get back to the square objects.
Paste them and move them up with holding shift.
Now let's create chamfer corners.
Select the top left corner of the blue square and pull it down.
To create a chamfer corner, hold alt and with the direct selection tool click twice on the corner dot.
If you click three times, you will get back to the rounded corners.
Or with the direct selection tool, without holding alt.
you can double click on the dot, then the corner option will pop up.
Then choose chamfer corners.
Let's make the rest of the shapes in chamfer corners as well.
For the pink square, select the top corners and move it to the center.
Green, select the top left corner and the bottom right then pull it into the center.
Yellow square, select all the corners and unselect the bottom right corner.
Then pull it into the center.
And for the purple select all corners, and also pull them to the center.
And here you go guys, this is how we can create basic shapes, using only the corner option and the direct selection tool.
Feel free to mix the objects, you can do rounded corners, with inverted rounded or chamfer corners.
The only thing is bugging me here, i can't make the inverted rounded corners into rounded edges.
If we draw this exact shape using the pen tool, we will be able to do the inverted corners into rounded edges.
I hope in the next version of Adobe Illustrator we will be able to turn inverted rounded corners into rounded edges.
This will give us a lot more freedom with drawing with the corner option.
Alright, guys, this was it for this tutorial.
And if you found this tutorial useful, make sure to subscribe to my channel.
And also you can follow me on my Instagram page @Niko_Dola.
I wish you happy designing.
Cheers

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[@walnutssandhoney]

Can anyone explain where to find the pathfinder bar if its not on the right of my page? for the instruction "To avoid that, we must select them one by one and hit unite on the pathfinder."

[@adammirza-zl5vt]

Go to window panel and then select pathfinder

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[@bilalmbh99]

How you used direct selection tool and pull it down. I also used the same but its not working the way its is working for you??

[@Niko_Dola]

you probably have a older version of adobe illustrator

[@bilalmbh99]

@@Niko_Dola i have latest

[@Niko_Dola]

@@bilalmbh99 that's weird, you cant see the small circles around the corners?

[@bilalmbh99]

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[@Niko_Dola]

@@bilalmbh99 downgrade the illustrator to 2020 it must work. i also had problem with 2021 illustrator with typing a text and now with 2020 is working great.

[@user-bc7du4qc4g]

why i cant pull the dots to the center it only allows me around the center ?

[@baeyennebaee]

is there any shortcut for switching into inverted rounded corner?

[@dontclickthelikebutton]

how do you convert the path from the shape that was distorted to match the newly made shape? im trying to add shapes to a grid witch i then divide with the pathfinder but it doesnt work because the path doesnt match the shape the path stays a circle or a rectangle and it goes all crazy help

[@dontclickthelikebutton]

there has to be a simpler way than saving the shapes as pngs dragging them back in and use image trace

[@camilocastroperez2174]

encontré una forma más o menos sencilla para redondear las esquinas despúes de haberlas modificado y es usando el shape builder tool para duplicar la forma y esta nueva forma se puede modificar libremente

[@timmytee734]

Can somebody help? I watched so many videos and can't find answer to the following: Right at the beginning when I start the square it's black already from the starting point. In other videos it starts as an empty square with paths only and it changes to black when you let it go. Why isn't mine empty? Must be a setting. This causes issues when I try to create patterns and place shapes on each other. I don't want the shapes to blend in. I appreciate any help!

[@Niko_Dola]

maybe your squire is set to white Fill with Black stroke you need to make the fill as the color you need it to be. When you open a shape you should see two squares on bellow left ton your toolbar he one is fill and the other one is stroke click on them and change the color and you will see which one is which.

[@casualchris67]

hey what music are you using?

[@hello-xg5zp]

in my illustrator i didn't find curbing point...please help me

[@Niko_Dola]

You have a older version of adobe illustrator

[@hello-xg5zp]

@@Niko_Dola ohh :(

[@fikrihaikal7605]

whats the first pink shapes name?

[@maryamnazir5409]

Can somebody help me? I tried a lot but every time the shape only turn into a circle

[@Niko_Dola]

that is because you are not using the direct selection tool or you are not unlicking before trying to round it. Make sure you grab the direct selection tool then unselect the Object by unclicking on the empty artboard and only then try to select one corner of your object and try to round it.

[@alpacamale2909]

dude why didn't you show how to save the shapes as presets

[@panguatsekai5674]

after i watching this i feel like stupid

[@user-ze5tc2ft5n]

hold Ctrl + Z isn't to make a square

[@Niko_Dola]

when did i say that?

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i literally thank u so much ive been so frustrated with illustratot