- Create a new file – 11.5″ x 11.5″
- CMYK Color Mode
- Modified Essentials Classic Workspace
- Create Guides Layer
- Create a 11.5″ x 11.5″ square with no fill
- Center square on Artboard with Transform Tool
- Show Rulers – Command R
- Turn on Smart Guides – Command U
- With square selected, drag guides to center
- Select the square
- Command 5 – turns square into its own set of guides with center point
- Lock the Guide layer
- Create new Swatches layers
Option Key – locks ellipse to center point
1) P Key – Pen Tool
2) Option Key – Anchor Point Tool
Find the center point and Option Click; define rotation point and bring up the rotate dialogue box
Rotate 45 degrees and copy
Command D – to repeat the transformation
Create circle in center
L Key – ellipse tool
Option Click – defines the center
Hold down the Shift Key to make a perfect circle.
Command C – copy
Command F – paste front
Scale the circle down and reduce the stroke width
Comand Shift A to deselect all
- Select Object
- R Key – rotate
- Option Click – define rotation point
- Set Angle and Copy
- Command D – to repeat the transformation
Swap Fill and Stroke (Shift X)
Cut away bottom section using scissor tool
Mirror objects using the Reflect Tool
- Option Click to define reflection point
- Select Vertical or Horizontal Axis
- Group Object
- R Key – rotate
- Option Click – define rotation point
- Set Angle and Copy
- Command D – to repeat the transformation
The scissors Tool only works if strokes are of a similar weight
Command Y – Toggle between outline and preview view
Use the Pen Tool to create a path to trim the shape …
Then use the Intersect option in the Pathfinder to trim shape
Use Select Same Stroke Color and then the Eyedropper to copy and apply appearance attributes between objects
