How to Make Cloud icon in Adobe Illustrator

Hello folks! Today in our new article series ‘Icon Design Tutorial’, we are designing Cloud icon in few simple steps. We are using Adobe Illustrator 2017. We’ll publish two tutorials per week.

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Now, let's see the tutorial on how to make a cloud in illustrator.

1. Setup New Document

Open Adobe Illustrator. Create a New Document (File -> New or Ctrl+N or Command+N) with the following description:

• Width: 16px
• Height: 16px
• Artboards: 1
• Color Mode: RGB
• Orientation: Vertical (Checked first icon)

2. Setup Grid & Guides

Step 1:

Open Preferences dialog (Edit -> Preferences -> Guides & Grid)

• Gridline every: 5px
• Subdivisions: 5

Step 2:

Please ensure Snap option active.

View -> Snap to Grid & Snap to Point

3. Create Cloud Icon

Step 1:

Grab Ellipse tool (L) and create 6 x 6 px first Circle.

• Width: 6px
• Height: 6px
• Stroke: 1px
• Position: X: 3.5px; Y: 5.5px

Step 2:

Grab Ellipse tool (L) again and create 9 x 9 px second Circle.

• Width: 9px
• Height: 9px
• Stroke: 1px
• Position: X: 8px; Y: 2.5px

Step 3:

Grab Ellipse tool (L) again and create 5 x 5 px third Circle.

• Width: 5px
• Height: 5px
• Stroke: 1px
• Position: X: 12px; Y: 6.5px

Step 4:

Open Pathfinder from Window -> Pathfinder or Shift + Ctrl + F9.

Select all three circle and perform Unite Operation (First option in Shape Modes) from Shape Modes.

Step 5:

Select Anchor point of shape as shown in the image and then delete those point using Delete Anchor Point Tool (-).

Final Output:

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