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Introduction
This is what we'll create in this episode, a donut icon and a padlock with truly transparent holes, using compound paths, not just white circles. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. A common mistake for beginners is creating holes by stacking white circles. When the background is changed, the fake hole becomes visible. Compound paths create real holes. Draw a brown circle for the donut and a small white circle in the center.
Step 1: Fake Hole
It looks like a donut at first glance. But when we place a dashed background behind it, the white circle covers the background. This is a fake hole.
Step 2: Make Compound Path
Select both circles and press Ctrl 8, or go to Object, Compound Path, Make. The small circle turns into a real hole. The dashed background is now visible through the center of the donut.
Step 3: One object, two paths
Click the Donut with the Selection Tool. It says Compound Path in the Control Bar. Both paths are now one object with one fill color. The hole can still be moved with the Direct Selection Tool.
Step 4: Release
To separate them again, go to Object, Compound Path, Release. Both circles return to separate objects. We'll create the Compound Path again with Ctrl 8.
Step 5: Lock Icon
Create the body of the padlock from a rounded rectangle, and the keyhole from a circle and a small rectangle united together. Then make it a Compound Path with the body of the padlock. The padlock curve is made from a thick stroke.
Step 6: Sprinkles and Export
Add a light pink cream on top of the donut with a wavy shape that also has a hole, and some colorful sprinkles. Save and export.
Done!
Done. We have distinguished between fake holes and real holes. Creating a Compound Path with Ctrl 8, releasing it with Release, and making a donut icon and a padlock. In the next episode, we will use the Shape Builder Tool. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographics, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides graphic design vector services, as well as Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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