How to Draw 3D Isometric Shapes in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

Learn how to draw 3D isometric shapes inside Adobe Illustrator
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6:26 Skip Hex Grid Creation to Drawing 3D Shapes
This tutorial is a fun one because it goes over how to create 3D isometric shapes inside Adobe Illustrating using a hex grid. This video covers both how to create a hex grid by making a series of hexagons and organizing them, as well as how to utilize this hex grid to quickly and easily make custom isometric shapes.
This method is perfect for creating Monument Valley / M.C. Escher style images, and is also just a lot of fun to create with because of the interesting visual problems that it allows you to consider and work with. You can make something as simple as a cube to things as complex as your imagination allows.
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[@MattBorchert]

That's awesome - keep making stuff. :)

[@Lina-np3ym]

You incredible human being. I've been wanting to play with isometric design and this is literally the best tutorial. THANK YOU

[@dennismwest]

So, I've been using illustrator for about 24 years now and I've also been creating isometric art. I have to say that this tutorial was really good and taught me some new things to get me out of some old ways of doing things. I have only recently started to appreciate smart guides but I didn't know that they would activate on elements that were on a lower, locked layer. This makes the method of making the grid grey with a small stroke weight instead of converting it to a guide a better technique since the guides can often obscure the stuff you're trying to draw and if you're not using smart guides, they don't snap if they are on a separate layer than what you're drawing on, or they can be just generally finicky. Good job!

[@SnirAharon]

Ideas are starting to flow. Thanks for the vid

[@jeansbeans2496]

I loved monument valley, and I’ve been trying to achieve that style of shapes and this just made it so much easier~

[@iGeorgeM]

This is life saving! THANK YOU so much for sharing this with the world :)

[@freeelectron8261]

Excellent concept and tutorial! Thanks Matt!

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Bloody amazing tutorial. You, sir, did an excellent job at breaking down this technique. I think you just became my number 1 ressource for everything Ai.

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Amazing technique! Thank you for sharing!

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Outstanding! Thanks for the tutorial. It is really helpful!

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A lot easier than what I was doing to get this effect thank you so much

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[@Beckhamseven]

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[@MattBorchert]

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[@Aloofc]

Nice. Thanks a lot actually. It worked, you explained it well. Thank you

[@Hyper5nic]

At 5:55 : Instead of changing the color and linestroke of the hexagons, you can also change the properties of that entire layer to 'template'. In the same layer dialog box, you can change the opacity too.

[@keiranmarley4052]

Great stuff gave me something new to try out :)

[@MattBorchert]

Re-uploaded this due to an audio flub in previous upload. :)

[@MattBorchert]

Looks awesome! :)

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Thankyou for sharing.

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[@EmilyGrobler]

So helpful thanks!!

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Nice method. Thanks.

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Thank you, It really helps :)

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Extremely useful and helpful tutorial. Top marks, Matt, well done.

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+Gary Frost Thanks!

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[@tianixtv]

thank you very much on this tutorial I learned very much on this style!

[@MattBorchert]

+krissthebliss No problem, enjoy! :D

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Thanks!

[@splintercat]

This is a really awesome tutorial, thanks so much! It's really inspired me to try a new art style. :)

[@MattBorchert]

+Splintercat Have fun! I enjoy doing stuff in this style - it's a neat challenge and a little bit different way of thinking.

[@thex6400]

it is amazing method . Thank you

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Thank you for so much for this tutorial, it has helped me out so much with my project :)

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Glad to have helped Jasmine. :)

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[@MattBorchert]

Of course! Glad you found it helpful. :D

[@dorijoe]

Hi Matt. Thanks for this tutorial. (I really like your tutorials.)

[@MattBorchert]

Thank you for watching! :)

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[@MattBorchert]

+Nimra Azhar No problem!

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+Bulee Ser no problem, appreciate the comment

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great tutorial, thanks for sharing with us.

[@MattBorchert]

Thanks Lydia!

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[@iiilona]

Thank you, Dansky 🙌

[@MattBorchert]

But I'm Matt! :P Haha.

[@Eisofice]

I'd dupe and hide one copy of the grid and make the remaining on into a guide layer, that way your points auto-snap to the hex grid, if you're doing non-square forms that might be irritating though

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Legend!

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+Otto Toto :)

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No sooner than you told how to extend objects horizontally, I liked and subscribed you

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Thank you Vasant!

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Haha, happy that it was helpful for you!

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[@kayday1996]

my pen tool wont snap to intersect or any other line.. I dont get what Im doing wrong

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[@moldyloaf774]

Nice tutorial! But how do I make a curve shape?

[@yoraduuwannacomeouthere8580]

when i use the direct selection tool i selects all 4 points and i can't extend the shape help

[@kittens3029]

This is driving me insane. When I go to the pen tool and start making the box, the two strokes from each face overlap eachother and don't line up. Do you know what I mean? It's not a perfect. I then can't also shift and drag to extend the cube

[@notanotaku5006]

Go to View and Uncheck the Snap to Pixel/Snap to Grid option. I know it's late but it almost drove me insane so be sure to uncheck it everytime.