Creating a Decorative Checkerboard- Illustrator Tutorials

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

In this Illustrator tutorial, you'll learn how to create a decorative checkerboard using simple shapes and tools. Here are the steps to create a decorative checkerboard. Let's get started!


Draw a perfect square and then duplicate it.

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 

 

Press Alt+drag to duplicate it. Rotate the figure to 180% using the Rotate tool and Shift key.

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 

Press Alt+drag to duplicate the four squares. Select both the rows of squares and Alt+drag to duplicate again. 

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 

 

Create two tons of gradient and make sure to drag and drop to the Swatches palette.

Apply to each of the brown squares.

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 


Use the Pen tool to create a design as shown below. Create two tone gradients and move it to the Swatches palette. Use the Gradient tool to apply it. Then duplicate it and move to another blue square. Add a few decorations. Choose everything and group.

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 


Apply Free Distort. Effect-Distort& Transform-Free Distort

 

Creating a Decorative Checkerboard

 

 

You can use this checkerboard which you can use as a background.

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