
Next select and remove the left anchor point of the blue object. After you are done adjusting the shape of the black object, make a copy ( Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then replace the existing stroke color of the copy with blue.

Then extend the lower handles of the right and the left anchor point of the black object.

Next with the help of the Direct Selection Tool and the Shift, shorten the handles of the bottom anchor point of the black object. Pick the Direct Selection Tool (A), select the bottom anchor point of the black ellipse and move it 116px down. Then click on the Horizontal Align Center button and click on the Vertical Align Center button.ģ. Reselect the two newly created ellipses and open the Align panel ( Window > Align). Pick the Ellipse Tool (L) and create two ellipses with dimensions: 283 by 283px and 222 by 222px. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the Align New Objects to Pixel Grid box is unchecked before you click OK.Ģ. Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 1780 in the width box and 880 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Launch Illustrator and then press (Ctrl + N) to create a New document. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create some map pointers in Adobe Illustrator using basic shapes, the Align and the Pathfinder panels along with a bunch of gradients.
