Adobe Community: How to draw these shapes: square, diamond, plus sign

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1. [scott w],

May 18, 2011 5:55 PM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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..... If a illustrator file can be provided (via sendspace.com).

Yeah, sure.. I'll get right on that.

These are exceptionally simple items to create in Illustrator. You may simply try downloading the 30 Day Trial and create what you need on your own.

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2. Kingofwebguru,

May 19, 2011 1:13 AM in reply to [scott w]

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As I am new to Illustrator, any help would be appreciated!

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3. Jacob Bugge,

May 19, 2011 1:38 AM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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Kingofwebguru,

Simple ways with simple means (to require less effort (including learning) may be, using the Rectangle Tool:

1) Create a rectangle with width and height as one of the two that forms the cross, copy it, Object>Transform>Rotate the copy 90 degrees, select both, and Pathfinder>Unite;

2) Create a rectangle and Object>Transform>Rotate it 45 degrees;

3) Create a rectangle.

Apply stroke weight and colour(s) as desired.

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4. [Jongware],

May 19, 2011 2:38 AM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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Kingofwebguru wrote:

... Ideally, when it is zoomed in to 120%, the shape does NOT blur.

That's not going to happen.

Slanted lines will always be drawn blurred in Illustrator, because your screen pixels form a rectangular grid. Only if you export to a bitmap file, you can "remove" any blurriness, but at the expense of the overall visual quality.

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5. [Jongware],

May 19, 2011 2:40 AM in reply to [Jongware]

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.. And (I almost forgot) of course zooming in to 120% on a slanted line will not make it look any better than at 100%. Or at 500%, for that matter.

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6. emil emil,

May 19, 2011 6:41 AM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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Read this part of the manual

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/illustrator/cs/using/WS714a382cdf7d304e7e0 7d0100196cbc5f-636da.html

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7. metaltiger,

May 19, 2011 8:06 AM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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If urgent try downloading trial version of Adobe Freehand whilst it is around ..... There are no problems with these simple shapes .....

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8. Jobaed Adnan,

May 20, 2011 12:26 AM in reply to Kingofwebguru

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This Adobe Illustrator tutorial is very helpful. I have added this tutorial on: http://illustrator-tutorials.co.cc/illustrator-tutorials/how-to-draw-t hese-shapes-square-diamond-plus-sign/

Thank you!

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