How to Create a Logo in Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

Download Illustrator to get started: Learn how to turn basic shapes into logos, icons, and illustrations using the Shape Builder tool. Start from scratch, or download practice files for a head start: Steps below. 1. Choose the Rectangle tool, then click and drag to draw. 2. Choose the Direct Selection tool, and draw a marquee to select specific corners. Drag the corner rounding widgets to their maximums to create the owl’s body shape. 3. Switch to the Selection tool, then Option/Alt drag to duplicate the shape. 4. With the copy selected, open the Transform panel (Window - Transform) and select Scale Corners, then Shift drag a corner handle to scale, and drag to reposition it. 5. Choose the Ellipse tool and Shift drag to draw circles for the eye. 6. Use the Selection tool and Shift click to select the circles and smaller teardrop shape, then Option/Alt drag to duplicate them all at once. 7. With objects still selected, go to Object - Transform - Reflect (Vertical) to create the other half of the owl’s face. Scale up the innermost circle of the right eye. 8. Shift click to select the eye shapes as shown, then choose the Shape Builder tool. Hold Option/Alt, then drag through shapes to subtract and create a crescent. 9. Use the Ellipse tool to draw one more circle over the owl’s body. Choose the Shape Builder tool. Hold Control/Command and click to drag across the area where the body and circle intersect, then Option/Alt drag over the excess circle to subtract it. 10. Choose the Selection tool and Shift click to select all the shapes you’d like to be black, then swap the stroke and fill using the arrow icon near the swatches in the Tools panel. (Optional: set the Stroke color to none.) 11. Click the owl’s wing to select it, then go to the Swatches panel to add a pop of color. To learn more, visit our Illustrator Tutorials page: Subscribe: LET’S CONNECT Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world’s best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.