It’s tutorial time once again! Over the years, I’ve found myself designing all sorts of branches and floral elements for both graphics and paper crafts. So, today, I thought it would be fun to go through a few different tips and tricks with you as I share 3 ways to design a wreath.
Wreaths designs can be so lovely and versatile! And with anything in Illustrator, there are lots of different ways you can go about achieving your desired look. But I’ve found that there are some really excellent tools that can help you get the style you want really quickly when designing a wreath!
Plus, since my specialty is cut file design after all, I made sure to include some tips for prepping your wreath designs for your machine software as well.
The main tools you will be using:
Ellipse Tool
Shortcut: L
Pencil Tool
Shortcut: N
Pathfinder Tools
Window>Pathfinder>Unite
Window>Pathfinder>Minus Front
Outline Stroke Tool
Object>Path>Outline Stroke
Pattern Brush Tool
Window>Brushes
If you enjoyed this, be sure to check some of my other Adobe Illustrator tutorials. As a designer, I use Adobe Illustrator to create all of the designs you see on my site, and I absolutely love it!
And there you have it: 3 ways to design a wreath! I hope you learned something new, and enjoy putting your design skills to work!
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Mandee is a professional graphic designer, amateur bird watcher, and rollercoaster enthusiast. She is a wife to hardworking high school teacher and mommy to three adorable little humans. She fell in love with graphic design when she started working on a comedy website with a guy she met her freshman year of college. Design wasn’t the only thing she fell in love with, and they were married a year and a half later. She created Designs By Miss Mandee to be a place where she could merge her passion for design with her lifelong love of crafting.