Create Vector Twitter bird in 5 steps

Today we show you how to create a twitter icon bird in illustrator. Twitter is a powerful micro blogging, which crossed above 10th billionth tweets two days before. So tribute to the twitter we go through how to make them. We have already given the icon pack, this tutorial request from readers/friends asked me to write –this bird drawn using with pen tool. So digg in to the tutorial.

Tutorial Details :

1. Software Used : IllustratorCS4
2. Tools : Pen tool(p) and Gradient Tool
3. Time Duration : 20 minutes – 30 minutes
4. Total Steps : 5
5. Attachments : Source file with Tutorial Pdf and Icons
6. ICON License : Personal and commercial purpose.
No Re-distribution.

Final Output :

Final output of Twitr bird Create Vector Twitter bird in 5 steps

Steps :1 Drawing a shape using the PEN tool

open a document in illustrator. ( Ctrl+N ) or file -> new.
take a pen tool (P) and try to make a shape like this. Don’t worry if you don’t get the same shape. We are not using any default shape to make this , so the shape bit differs. And you can get even better shape ;).

the nodes

i used 4 nodes to make the shape


Now the shape look like this, the minimum nodes giev you more curvy.
ostep1 Create Vector Twitter bird in 5 steps

review of the first step

Step 2 : Adding the Gradient color to the body

fill the shape with radial gradient. ( G ). The values are :

add the gradient color

step:2

Note : if you don’t have CS4 version just select from the gradient tab and put the values !

step :3 Making twitter Eyes

How about adding simple eyes to the bird.
Draw a circle (ellipse tool – L ) and drag it . if you need perfect circle click on the art board and it ask for the width and height.now circle with radial gradient tool . mode: Greyscale give the values . here the number determines the value.

step3 Create Vector Twitter bird in 5 steps

step :3 making of eyes easy step

Step :4 making of beak

Make a shinny beak for the bird ! Draw a triangle look and the following image show you clearly the values added.
Take radial gradient tool and fill the shape with yellow colour and give the values, as show in the image.

twitter beak tutorial

step : 4 making of beak


Mode: web RGB . Now draw a white ellipse shape and reduce the opacity to 66%. Now place the beak correctly.

Step : 5 Making Wings using pen tool

Make wings now , starting with a pen tool and make a leaf like shape(as shown below ) an fill it with linear gradient tool ( G ) same color as used in twitr body ! – Only the location changes .

Location =”25” and “50.3” and the angle is “ -161 “

adding twitter wings

step:5 draw wings with pen tool


Now copy the wings and paste behind the body of the twitr. ( ctrl+C and ctrl+F) and drag it to back ground.
We did! But wait if you need some highlights draw a small shapes above the shape and reduce the opacity. Preview:
adding highlights and shadow

optional : adding highlights and shadow

we finished our tutorial; it’s time for your feedback. Please say your thoughts in the comment form, we like to hear from you. Your suggestion makes us to improve the quality of the blog thank you!

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40 Comments

  1. Web Development Company
    Web Development Company on 05/03/2010 at 22:02

    This was great and VERY easty to follow. Thanks for this quick tutorial.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 15:09

      thanks for the kind words azterik

  2. Holly
    Holly on 05/03/2010 at 22:25

    Great tutorial, as always! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 15:10

      thanks mars for your comments, your new design is good , liked it 😀

  4. Nikola Lazarevic
    Nikola Lazarevic on 05/03/2010 at 23:08

    nice and simple. good tutorial!
    .-= Nikola Lazarevic´s latest blog ..Most Important Design Conferences In 2010 =-.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 15:22

      thanks nikola … for your comments 😀

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 15:20

      glad yo liked it ! you like the blue color, no problem just add the blue gradient or single color and you done. its a very simple tutorial, using pen tool. i didn’t went to advance steps.
      and legs, i made icons for this in oct09, so keep the originality i made same look like,
      even the original twitter does n`t have legs 😛

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 15:23

      thanks kawsar.. you latest article is so good. thanks for sharing D:

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 17:24

      thanks rama for you kinda words

  8. Melody
    Melody on 06/03/2010 at 00:39

    You and I share a love of twitter bird tutorials 🙂

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 19:52

      thanks for the comment hesham

  10. Shurandy Thode
    Shurandy Thode on 06/03/2010 at 08:03

    Nice tut Sri. Voted this one up 🙂
    .-= Shurandy Thode´s latest blog ..Create a smiley face using only xHTML and CSS =-.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 19:53

      thanks for the vote buddy 😀

  11. ishan
    ishan on 06/03/2010 at 15:04

    Thanks for this wonderful tutorial……….

  12. Young
    Young on 06/03/2010 at 17:35

    The twitter bird is beautiful, will learn to draw one later.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 06/03/2010 at 20:38

      thanks for the comment 😀

  13. starr
    starr on 06/03/2010 at 19:56

    This is a pretty neat tutorial. Twitter birds rule 🙂

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 07/03/2010 at 09:17

      yes it rule 😛 thanks for commenting and welcome to animhut 😀

  14. Thomas Craig Consulting
    Thomas Craig Consulting on 07/03/2010 at 18:58

    Very nice tutorial, just came across your site, very impressive and brilliant content. Added to bookmarks, thanks.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 08/03/2010 at 07:56

      thanks for the comment thomas

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 08/03/2010 at 07:57

      thanks sam glad you like it

  16. Tutorial Lounge
    Tutorial Lounge on 08/03/2010 at 22:44

    excellent training in few steps for create an bird like twitter.

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 16/04/2010 at 23:17

      thanks TL ! even i have to practice more. basically in shadings

    • Sri Ganesh.M
      Sri Ganesh.M on 24/06/2010 at 22:29

      Thanks for the Comment ! welcome to animhut

  19. Ari Arsyadi
    Ari Arsyadi on 03/09/2010 at 17:32

    Very simple and useful tutorial indeed.

  20. Arslan
    Arslan on 27/09/2010 at 09:26

    thats great ans so fast, Just need to put blue in it 🙂

  21. Arslan
    Arslan on 01/10/2011 at 16:53

    Really simple and awesome

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