Repeat step 3, and in the dialog box that appears, type: In the Width field of the Ellipse dialog box, type:Ī circle appears on our artboard. Let's fill in our circle's width and height now. All of the shape tools in Illustrator allow us to create shapes in this manner. We can type the desired size of our circle in the height and width fields, and Illustrator will create a circle for us based on the dimensions we provide. To activate the Ellipse tool, in the Tools panel, Let's switch to the Ellipse tool to accomplish this. We'll start off by drawing the rabbit's head, which will be a circle. To zoom in on our artboard, if necessary, in the Tools panel,Ĭlick, Click the artboard a few times until the artboard takes up most of the screen Let's start off by zooming in to our artboard so we can see it better, if we need to.

As we work, we'll also make use of the grid and the rulers to ensure everything is aligned properly.

These tools allow us to quickly make shapes of any size we need. We'll build a simple logo using the Shape tools, specifically the ellipse and polygon tools. We can use Illustrator to accomplish this, and create a logo that will be displayed at the top of her website. As mentioned earlier, Hannah is looking for a new logo for her website, one that incorporates a simple drawing of a rabbit with the name of her pet shop.

Pathfinder panel illustrator