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How To Create a Vector Polygon Logo Graphic in Adobe Illustrator

How To Create a Vector Polygon Logo Graphic in Adobe Illustrator

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Lawrence Spear


Hello everyone, this is Chris from Spoon Graphics
back with another video tutorial for Adobe Illustrator. Today we’re going to create a
vector polygon style logo graphic that’s made up of numerous shapes, each with a gradient
fill which gives it a faceted diamond kind of appearance. I’m using the image of a wolf’s head in this
tutorial, but the same process can be used to create all kinds of abstract graphics.
So let’s get started and I’ll show you how it’s done! Begin by opening up Adobe Illustrator and
create a new file. I’m just using a standard A4 sized document since you can resize vector
artwork to whatever you need anyway. Find a reference photo online to give yourself
an aid for tracing a realistic outline, then go to File>Place. Scale the image to fit within the document,
then grab the Pen tool. Clear out the default white fill to leave just a black stroke. Begin tracing around your subject extremely
loosely, using just single clicks to make straight lines. Follow the outline right back to the first
point and join it to form an enclosed path. Then delete the reference image. Despite being traced from a real photo, adjusting
the path to produce a more stylised outline can actually make a more recognisable graphic.
Use the Direct Selection tool to select points of the path and move them around to tweak
the overall shape. Next, go to the View menu and turn on Smart
Guides. These green tooltips will help you find and snap to the anchor points on the
path. Select the Line tool, then begin drawing lines
between corner points on opposite sides of the graphic outline. You don’t have to draw lines between all points.
Keep an eye on the overall appearance and add new lines to split up any large segments. As more lines are added, watch out for the
segments being split into too smaller sections. Sometimes it’s worth leaving certain lines
out to keep the segments at similar sizes, without the graphic getting too detailed. Draw a selection around all the lines and
paths, then open up the Pathfinder panel. Click the Divide button in the lower left
to split the paths into individual shapes wherever the lines intersect. Right click the object and select Ungroup
to break it apart, then switch the fill and stroke around to fill all the shapes with
black. Select the rectangle tool and draw a temporary
square somewhere on the artboard. Hold the Shift and Alt keys while dragging the shape
vertically downwards to duplicate it. Press the shortcut CMD+D to repeat the transformation
to create a third shape. Select the first shape, then give it a gradient
fill. In the Swatches panel, find the preset swatch group with a range of black tints,
then drag the darkest one onto the first gradient handle. Skip a tint swatch, but drag the next lightest
into the other gradient handle. Repeat the process with the next shape, but
this time use the next grey tint, followed by one two steps lighter. Repeat it again for the third shape, creating
an even lighter gradient of light greys. Hold the Shift key and begin selecting 4 or
5 shapes from within the main graphic. Switch over to the Eyedropper tool then click the
first of those gradient boxes to loads its fill onto these shapes. Go to Object>Lock>All to avoid accidentally
selecting these shapes again. Hold the CMD key to toggle the selection tool
back on, then while also holding Shift, select another batch of shapes. Release the CMD key
to toggle back to the eyedropper in order to sample the mid-grey gradient. Another shortcut to try out is CMD+2, which
saves you from navigating to the Lock option in the menu. Select another random bunch of shapes and
apply the light grey gradient. Lock the items then continue the process as you cycle through
these three gradients until all the shapes have been covered. When you’re done, go to Object>Unlock All
to make everything selectable again. Go through and alter the fill of any shapes
that might have grouped together to spread out the contrast across the graphic. Select the top most shape from the graphic
and use the Gradient tool to alter the gradient flow by dragging over the shape. Hold the CMD key to toggle the select key
in order to select the next shape down, then randomly alter the flow of the gradient in
a different direction. Repeat the process throughout the whole graphic,
selecting and reorienting the gradient in a random direction each time. This step will give the overall design a much
more interesting faceted appearance than having all the gradients flowing in the same direction. The final result makes a great looking abstract
graphic that works particularly well when used as part of a logo design. You can also
try out this effect with a wide range of different colours to create nice vibrant designs, or
maybe even replicate a diamond appearance even further by using bright whites and light
blues. So I hope you enjoyed this latest video tutorial
for Adobe Illustrator. If you want to see more you can always check out my Illustrator
Tutorials playlist or see more video tutorials for Photoshop too on my channel. Stop by over
at my website at Spoon.Graphics for more written design tutorials and free resources, otherwise
thank you very much for watching and I’ll see you in the next one!

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  • 36 thoughts on “How To Create a Vector Polygon Logo Graphic in Adobe Illustrator”

    1. Alex Close says:
      June 28, 2016 at 8:05 pm

      Wanted to know how to do this for so long, thanks man.

      Reply
    2. Mostafa Akbari says:
      June 28, 2016 at 8:11 pm

      I love this style! It's so trendy these days.

      Reply
    3. Akane Natsumiya says:
      June 29, 2016 at 12:01 am

      wow amazing!

      Reply
    4. Нуб Нубский says:
      June 29, 2016 at 11:49 am

      ни о чем

      Reply
    5. Johnny Hanel says:
      June 29, 2016 at 1:41 pm

      damn this is so quick. if i were to try this without you explaining it.. i could of done it, but i would of done it a totally different way and took waaaay longer! LOL. thank for the tips! i'll def use them.

      Reply
    6. Pink lemonade says:
      June 29, 2016 at 2:55 pm

      genial

      Reply
    7. Ollie Goodman says:
      June 30, 2016 at 10:48 am

      What font did you use? Amazing video, so helpful!

      Reply
    8. LTGEN groen says:
      July 2, 2016 at 10:10 pm

      Soo cool but and easy i love it!!

      Reply
    9. RS says:
      July 3, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Great idea.
      Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    10. Kyoung ku Huh says:
      July 5, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      thx for ur awesome tips !

      Reply
    11. Mikey Spence says:
      July 5, 2016 at 2:25 pm

      Can you do this on photoshop

      Reply
    12. Pollo Tech says:
      July 26, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      No Adobe porras

      Reply
    13. Luís Quintal says:
      August 28, 2016 at 10:31 pm

      Ah I've designed something like this back in 2013 on a freelance project, check it out https://www.behance.net/gallery/32331647/WTEC-Logo-Design-Branding

      Reply
    14. Ajana Waldkircher says:
      September 8, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      When I try putting my polygon svg on my website I see dark lines then even if there arent any in the illustrator program. What to do? : (

      Reply
    15. dareGaming says:
      October 14, 2016 at 2:47 pm

      Hey Spoon, to avoid those white lines at the end in between polygons, you can make additional layer below polys and simply use a brush with color of that poly and brush it where the lines should be. Later when u save as PNG or JPEG you wont see those white lines that separate polys which would make a design more clear. 🙂 Nice work though!

      Reply
    16. Symon Alex says:
      October 29, 2016 at 8:54 am

      thanks, it was very helpful

      Reply
    17. Joel Saarinen says:
      December 24, 2016 at 11:08 pm

      thanks! 🙂

      Reply
    18. Noelia Britos says:
      January 22, 2017 at 1:48 am

      thank you

      Reply
    19. sara wang says:
      February 17, 2017 at 5:09 am

      Awesome tutorial! I learnt how to make vector polygon graphics somewhere else before and I was like it's taking me forever to complete the artwork. Your way of creating this is way better than any of the tutorials I saw, very inspiring, thanks Spoon

      Reply
    20. F. Funez says:
      March 5, 2017 at 10:36 pm

      really helpful, thanks alot!!!!

      Reply
    21. Rebecca says:
      June 15, 2017 at 1:44 am

      Great tutorial. I'm learning a lot!

      Reply
    22. LJ Johnson says:
      August 4, 2017 at 5:38 pm

      Hey man, when I try to select the shapes, all it does is give me the line, any idea why?

      Reply
    23. Marlimausi15 says:
      October 10, 2017 at 3:09 pm

      Great, thx a lot

      Reply
    24. Spoon Graphics says:
      November 2, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Join my mailing list at Spoon Graphics if you want to keep up with all my other content. Every subscriber gets a FREE design resources bundle! 📦 http://spoon.graphics/2ynU0eH

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    25. gucci_flip_flops says:
      November 8, 2017 at 6:54 pm

      could i get this work download link

      Reply
    26. Estefania Velez says:
      December 5, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      Hello Hello! When I attempt to use the pathfinder tool to divide my segments I recieve an error and I am unable to split. I have done every other step from this video so I am unsure where I went astray. Anyone know why this would happen?

      Reply
    27. Kayleigh Vowles says:
      February 9, 2018 at 2:59 pm

      Hi, thanks for your tutorial, I've done everything you've done, but I can't colour the triangles in, as they are considered lines and not triangles. All I can do is colour the whole animal in, and I don't know why… Thanks !

      Reply
    28. gui bo gorge bo . says:
      March 29, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      À prendre un l meuler

      Reply
    29. Boris Bonev says:
      August 2, 2018 at 2:20 pm

      Tnx man that was very helpful. I like this style 😉

      Reply
    30. Dawnsy says:
      August 27, 2018 at 11:53 pm

      This was not helpful

      Reply
    31. yasemin sen says:
      January 17, 2019 at 10:31 pm

      u are aswesome

      Reply
    32. Ms Designy says:
      March 27, 2019 at 12:32 am

      THAT SO COOL ..
      thanks <3

      Reply
    33. warrick102 says:
      April 9, 2019 at 6:25 pm

      Wow, amazing tutorial! So simple and well articulated with no added nonsense.

      Reply
    34. Darren Herbert says:
      April 22, 2019 at 7:38 pm

      Hi, I've followed this step by step but after using pathfinder tool, there isn't the option to ungroup, only to group… At what point prior to this should I have grouped the lines and vertices? Thanks! Looks awesome!

      Reply
    35. titanjedi says:
      April 25, 2019 at 12:19 am

      thanks

      Reply
    36. Zi Yang Liaw says:
      June 16, 2019 at 5:05 am

      Lovely effect! Thank you for the tutorial!

      Reply

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