Use the Selection Tool (black arrow) to line up the front corner with the top of the cube. Scale vertically 86.062%, Shear -30 degrees, and Rotate -30 degrees. To create the left side of the cube, begin with a 4-inch square. You have now created the top of your cube. With the object selected, double-click on the Rotate tool and rotate it -30 degrees. With your object selected, double-click on the Shear tool and shear the object 30 degrees. With the square selected, double-click on your Scale tool. How to Create an Isometric Cube Step 1Ĭreate a 4-inch square with your Rectangle Tool. How to Create Advanced Isometric Illustrations Using the SSR Methodġ. Follow the steps below for the SSR Method.įollow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

I'll begin simply by making an isometric cube. This method is most useful for curvy or complex objects, but it will work for anything. The basic idea behind the SSR method is that by using tools in Adobe Illustrator, you can place an object onto an isometric plane without using a grid. I'm going to call this method scale, shear, rotate, or SSR. There is another method that is much more useful for creating curvy or complex isometric objects in Adobe Illustrator. It's possible to make the most complex objects entirely on an isometric grid using the method I discussed in the last tutorial. This will help to make the project more approachable. When creating a complicated isometric illustration, it's best to begin by breaking down your object into its simplest parts. In this tutorial, I'm going to talk about another method of creating isometric shapes that doesn't require a grid and is much more useful if your objects are complex or curvy. In the last tutorial, I covered how to make an isometric grid and build simple blocky shapes on it.

Isometric grid illustrator