to create a new document. Enter 600 in the width and height boxes then click on the
button. Select
box is unchecked before your click OK. Enable the Grid (
). You’ll need a grid every 5px, so simply go to
box. You should also open the
) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Do not forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from
. All these options will significantly increase your work speed.
circle and fill it with the linear gradient shown in the following
image. Make sure that this new shape stays selected and focus on the
). Add a 4pt stroke and select it. Set the color at black, align it to inside, lower its
. Keep focusing on the
button (pointed by the little, blue arrow in the following image). This
should add a copy of the selected stroke. Select this new stroke, and
simply decrease the weight from 4pt to 2pt. Select this 2pt stroke, and
duplicate it using that same
button. Select this third stroke, and simply set the weight at 1pt. The white numbers from the
). Using the
shape, fill it with black and place it as shown in the first image.
Select this new shape along with the copy made in the beginning of the
step, open the
button. Select the resulting shape, and focus on the Appearance panel.
First, select the three stroke and simply remove them. Next, select the
fill. Replace the existing linear gradient with a simple black, lower
its
circle, fill it with the linear gradient shown below and place it as
shown in the following image. Make sure that this new shape stays
selected and focus on the
panel. First, select the fill and go to
. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK. Return to the
panel and add a 2pt stroke. Select it, set the color at
. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK. Get back to the
button (pointed by the little, blue arrow in the following image). Select this new stroke, make it 1pt wide, set the color at
and make sure that it’s aligned to outside.
box. Using the
. Duplicate this new shape (
). Place these tiny, new paths as shown in the first image then
). Make sure that this new group is selected and go to
. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK.
Step 7
Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
4 x 52px shape, fill it with red and place it as shown in the first image. Focus on the top side of this new rectangle and pick the
Direct Selection Tool (A).
Select the left anchor point and drag it 1px to the right then select
the right anchor point and drag it 1px to the left. Switch to the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a
2px circle, fill it with the same red and place it as shown in the third image. Select both shapes made in this step and click the
Unite button from the
Pathfinder panel. Select the resulting shape and replace the red with
R=50 G=50 B=50. Make sure that this dark shape stays selected, focus on the
Appearance panel and add a second fill using the
Add New Fill button (pointed by the little, blue arrow in the following image). Select this new fill, set the color at white, change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light and go to
Effect > Path > Offset Path. Enter a -1px Offset and click OK.
Step 8
Return to “
gridline every 5px“, so simply go to
Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid and enter 5 in the Gridline every box. Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a
10px circle, fill it with the linear gradient shown in the following image and focus on the
Appearance panel. Add a second fill for this new shape, select it, set the color at
R=241 G=236 B=232 and go to
Effect > Path > Offset Path. Enter a -3px Offset and click OK. Select this tiny circle along with the clock hand shape and
Group them (
CTRL + G). Make sure that this new group is selected and go to
Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK. Finally, you can easily rotate this group using the
Rotate Tool (R).
Grab this tool, select the clock hand group, place the reference point
in the middle of that tiny circle then simply click & drag to rotate
the clock hand.
Step 9
Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a new
120px circle, fill it wtih the linear gradient shown below and place it as shown in the following image. The yellow zero from the
Gradient image stands for
Opacity percentage. Make sure that this new shape stays selected and focus on the
Appearance panel. First, select the fill, lower its
Opacity to
65% and go to
Effect > Path > Offset Path. Enter a -3px Offset and click OK. Keep focusing on the
Appearance panel and add a 1pt, black stroke. Align it to inside, change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light and lower its
Opacity to
30%.
Add a second stroke for this shape, make it 3px wide, align it to
inside, make sure that the color is set at black then lower its
Opacity to
20% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light.
Step 10
Make sure that the shape made in the previous step is still selected and focus on the
Appearance panel. Add a new fill, drag it in the top of the
Appearance panel, lower its
Opacity to
15% and use the linear gradient shown in the following image. Remember that the yellow zero from the
Gradient image stands for
Opacity percentage.
Step 11
Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a
70 x 20px shape, fill it with black, place it as shown in the first image, lower its
Opacity to
3% and go to
Effect > Warp > Arc. Enter the properties shown in the first image and click OK. Make sure that the
Ellipse Tool (L) is still active and create a new
70 x 20px shape. Fill it with white, place it as shown in the second image, lower its
Opacity to
20% and go again to
Effect > Warp > Arc. Enter the properties shown in the second image and click OK.
Step 12
Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a
30px
circle and place it as shown in the following image. Make sure that
this new shape has no color set for the fill, add a 3pt, black stroke,
align it to inside and go to
Object > Path > Outline Stroke.
Select the resulting shape, focus on the Appearance panel and replace
the existing fill color with the linear gradient shown in the following
image.
Step 13
Make sure that the shape made in the previous step is still selected and focus on the
Appearance panel. Add a second fill for this path and select it. Use the linear gradient shown in the first image, change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light and go to
Effect > Path > Offset Path. Enter a -1px Offset and click OK. Return to the
Appearance panel and add a third fill for this path. Select it and simply add the radial gradient shown in the second image.
Step 14
Make sure that your 30px compound path is still selected and focus on the
Appearance panel. Add a fourth fill for this path, select it, use the radial gradient shown in the first image and lower its
Opacity to
70%. Return to the
Appearance panel, select the entire path (simply click on the "Compound Path" piece of text from the top of the
Appearance panel) and go to
Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK.
Step 15
Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
10 x 20px shape, fill it with the linear gradient show below, place it as shown in the first image and go to
Effect > Stylize > Rounded Corners. Enter a 1px radius, click OK and go to
Object > Expand Appearance. Make sure that this new shape stays selected, focus on the
Appearance panel and add a second fill. Select it, use the radial gradient shown in the following image and lower its
Opacity to
70%.
Step 16
Switch to "
gridline every 1px", so go to
Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid and enter 1 in the Gridline every box. Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create an
8 x 2px shape, fill it with white and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light. Pick the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
10 x 4px shape, fill it with black, place it as shown in the second image, lower its
Opacity to
15% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light. Continue with the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
10 x 2px shape, fill it with black, place it as shown in the third image, lower its
Opacity to
30% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light.
Step 17
Select all the shapes made in the last five steps and
Group them (
CTRL + G). Select this new group and send it to back (
Shift + CTRL + [ ). Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
10 x 1px shape, fill it with
R=195 G=200 B=205 and place it as shown in the third image.
Step 18
Return to “
gridline every 5px“, so simply go to
Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid and enter 5 in the Gridline every box. Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
10px square, fill it with the linear gradient shown below and go to
Effect > Stylize > Rounded Corners. Enter a 1px radius, click OK and go to
Effect > Warp > Arc Lower. Enter the properties shown in the following image, click OK and go to
Object > Expand Appearance.
Step 19
Disable the Snap to Grid (
View > Snap to Grid) then go to
Edit > Preferences > General
and make sure that the Keyboard Increment is set at 1px. Select the
shape made in the previous step and make two copies in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F > CTRL + F). Select the top copy and move it 1px up using the up arrow from your keyboard. Reselect both copies and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with black, lower its
Opacity to
30% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light. Reselect the shape made in the previous step and make another two copies in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F > CTRL + F). Select the top copy and move it 3px up using the up arrow from your keyboard. Reselect both copies and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with black, lower its
Opacity to
15% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light.
Step 20
Enable the Snap to Grid (
View > Snap to Grid). Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a
20 x 10px shape, fill it with the linear gradient shown below, place it as shown in the following image and go to
Effect > Stylize > Rounded Corners. Enter a 3px radius, click OK and go to
Object > Expand Appearance. Disable the Snap to Grid (
View > Snap to Grid) then select the resulting shape and make two copies in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F > CTRL + F). Select the top copy and move it 1px up. Reselect both copies and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with black, lower its
Opacity top
30% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light.
Step 21
Reselect the rounded rectangle made in the previous step and go to
Object > Path > Offset Path. Enter a -1px Offset and click OK. Select the resulting shape and make a copy in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F). Select this copy and move it 1px down. Reselect both copies and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with the linear gradient shown below and change its
Blending Mode to
Soft Light. Reselect the rounded rectangle made in the previous step and make two copies in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F > CTRL + F). Select the top copy and move it 1px down using the down arrow from your keyboard. Reselect both copies and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with black, lower its
Opacity to
30% and change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light.
Step 22
Enable the Snap to Grid (
View > Snap to Grid). Reselect all the shapes made in the last four steps and
Group them (
CTRL +G). Select this new group and go to
Object > Transform > Rotate.
Enter a -45 degrees angle and click the OK button. Select this rotated
group and place it as shown in the third image. Focus on the
Layers panel (
Window > Layers), open this fresh group, select the bottom shape and go to
Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Enter the properties shown in the following image and click OK. In the end things, should look like in the third image.
Step 23
Make sure that your button group is still selected and go to
Object > Transform > Reflect. Check the
Vertical box and click the
Copy button. This will create a horizontally, flipped group copy. Focus on the
Layers panel, open this new group, select the bottom shape and move to the
Appearance panel. Open the existing
Drop Shadow
effect and edit it as shown in the following image. Select this entire
new group, drag it to the left and place it as shown in the third image.
Step 24
Using the
Rectangle Tool (M), create a shape of your Artboard, fill it with
R=56 G=147 B=160 and send it to back (
Shift + CTRL + [
). Move to the Layers panel and lock this rectangle to make sure that
you won’t accidentally select/move it. Select all the shapes that make
up your stopwatch and
Group them (
CTRL + G). Select this new group and make a copy in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F). Select this group copy, go to
Object > Expand Appearance and
Object > Path > Outline Stroke then click the
Unite button from the
Pathfinder panel. Fill the resulting shape with
R=125 G=135 B=138. Move to the
Layers panel, double click on this new shape and simply name it "
recolor".
Step 25
Select your "
recolor" shape, make a copy in front (
CTRL + C > CTRL + F) and send it to back (
Shift + CTRL + [ ). Focus on the
Layers panel, double click on this copy and rename it "
shadow". Make sure that your "
shadow" shape stays selected and focus on the
Appearance panel. Add a 1pt, black stroke, align it to outside, change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light and lower its
Opacity to
25%. Add a second stroke for this shape, make it 3pt wide, set the color at black, align it to outside, change the
Blending Mode to
Soft Light and lower its
Opacity to
15%. Keep focusing on the
Appearance panel, select the existing fill and add the four
Drop Shadow effects shown in the following image (start with the left one).
Step 26
Now, here’s a simple blending technique that you can use to easily recolor the stopwatch. Select your "
recolor" shape, replace the existing fill color with
R=148 G=163 B=187, lower its
Opacity to
40% and (most importantly) change the
Blending Mode to
Color. Here’s what you have to do if you don’t want to recolor the stopwatch screen. Using the
Ellipse Tool (L), create a
120px circle, fill it with a random color and place it as shown in the second image. Select this new circle along with the "
recolor" shape and click the
Minus Front button from the
Pathfinder panel. Move to the
Layers panel, double click on the resulting shape and name it "
recolorFrame". In the end things should look like in the fourth image.
Step 27
Finally, here are two other colors that you can use to recolor your
stopwatch. Feel free to try a different color or even a gradient.
And We’re Done!
I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial and can apply these techniques in your future projects.
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