I made a sketch in Paint. After making the initial coloured ribbon I tried to colour in the background. It doesn’t look good so I decided to move to Illustrator.
I used the pen tool to make the vector.
I opened this image in Photoshop. This is one of the default images WordPress provides for headers.
I looked at its size:
I made a new document in Illustrator using these dimensions. I copied and pasted the vector on to the new document. The vector was too big so I used Scale to change it. Remember to check Scale strokes and effects or your design will distort.
Here is the finished piece.
I then uploaded it on to my blog.
How it looks now:
Looks really great! I’m planning on making a custom header to fit rather than the photo I have at the moment but I am lacking in inspiration!
Oh thanks!
Yeah that’s the thing, you have to have an idea. I was really bored the other day so I made that sketch. Try sketching the first shape that comes in to your head, then make it in to a vector afterwards. Its not like you can sketch with the pen tool! Use your favourite colours or a set of colours you think look good together.
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