Reselect both squares and drag them inside the Swatches panel again to save them as a second pattern. Select just that invisible square and set the fill color R=109 G=255 B=51.
Using the Selection Tool (V), select your two squares and simply drag them inside the Swatches panel ( Window > Swatches) to save them as a pattern. Select this second square and remove the fill color to make it invisible. Switch to the Selection Tool (V), hold down the Alt key, and drag a copy of this black square right below it, as shown in the second image. Move to your artboard and simply create a 2 px square-the grid and the Snap to Grid should make it easier. Select the stroke and remove the color, and then select the fill and make sure that the color is set to black ( R=0 G=0 B=0). Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and focus on your Toolbar. All these options will significantly increase your work speed. Don't forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. You can learn more about Illustrator's grid system in this short tutorial from Andrei Stefan: Understanding Adobe Illustrator's Grid System. Try not to get discouraged by all that grid-it will make your work easier, and keep in mind that you can easily enable or disable it using the Control-" keyboard shortcut. You will need a grid every 1 px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid, enter 1 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. Select RGB for the Color Mode and set the Raster Effects to Screen (72 ppi), and then click the Create button.Įnable the Grid ( View > Show Grid or Control-") and Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid or Shift-Control-"). Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, set the Width to 850 px and the Height to 500 px, and then click that More Settings button.
#DIGITAL CLOCK FONT HOW TO#
How to Create a New Document and Set Up a Grid You will need the following resource in order to complete this vector digital alarm clock:ġ.