Use the power of Illustrator to create cool 3D infographics

Translate abstract data into a 3D, easy-to-understand illustration in this great Illustrator tutorial by Wendy Ding.
  • (Digital Arts Magazine)
  • — 23 April, 2009 09:53

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11. Create the callout illustrations and mask each with a circle shape. To do this, create a circle with the Ellipse tool (L) and place it on top of the section of illustration to be masked, then select both objects, right-click (Ctrl + click) and select Make Clipping Mask. Then place a bigger circle underneath to add an outline.

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12. Place each symbol of the girls vertically and line them up by selecting them and pressing the Horizontal Align Center button under Window > Align. To place the text, use the Type tool (T) to create the text and place it roughly to the right of each symbol, and then selected each set and align it again using the Horizontal Align Center button.

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Wendy Ding

Digital Arts Magazine
Topics: graphics software, adobe illustrator
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