In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a customizable vector sketchbook. This intermediate tutorial uses some basic shapes, Shear transforms, and Effects to create a leather texture. Let’s get started!
Step 1
Open a new document and create a 380 px wide by 500 px tall rectangle with the Rectangle Tool (M).
Step 2
With the new rectangle selected, go to Effect > Stylize > Round Corners. Next in the Round Corners dialog, change the Radius to 30 px. Now go to Object > Expand Appearance.
Step 3
Draw a rectangle that covers the left side corners of the first rectangle. Select both shapes, press the Minus Front icon in the Pathfinder panel, and fill the new shape with a dark gray color, making a cover for the sketchbook.
Step 4
With the cover shape selected, go to Object > Transform > Move. In the Move dialog, Change the Horizontal to 30 px, the Vertical to -30 px, and make sure to press the Copy button.
Step 5
Select the back cover shape and Copy (Command + C) and Paste in Front (Command + F). Select the copy and scale it down slightly from the right and down with the Selection Tool (V). Press the Shift key to constrain the proportion when scaling. Change the fill of the scaled down copy to a linear gradient from the gradient panel. Change the first Color Stop in the gradient to a dark khaki color and the second one to a light khaki color.
Step 6
Select the khaki colored cover shape and go to Effect > Distort and Transform > Transform. With the Transform Effect dialog open, change the Copies to 10, the Horizontal to -3, and the Vertical to 3 px. Now we have some pages!
Step 7
With the pages selected go to Object > Expanded Appearance. Next, choose Object > Arrange > Send Backward (Command + Left Bracket key), and then choose Object > Ungroup (Command + Shift + G).
Step 8
Select a random page and in the Gradient panel change the location of the gradient. Do this to four or five of the other page shapes varying the location in the gradient.
Step 9
Create a rectangle the is 30 px wide by 500 px tall. Place the rectangle to the right edge of the front cover. This will be our spine. Fill the rectangle with the same gray color as the front and back cover. With the spine rectangle selected, go to Object > Transform > Shear. In the shear dialog, change the Shear Angle to 45 and check the Vertical Radial button. Next, move the spine shape so the top-left corner matches the top-left corner of the back cover.
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