In the following quick tip you will learn how to create a simple price tag icon. It’s another tutorial that focuses mainly on the Appearance panel. First, you will need some basic tools and shape building techniques to create the starting shape. Next, using the power of the Appearance panel and a nice, free font along with some basic effects and techniques you will create you own price tag icon. Let’s get started. Step 1 Hit Command + N to create a new document. Enter 600 in the with and height boxes then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB, Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the “Align New Objects to Pixel Grid” box is unchecked before your click OK. Now, turn on the Grid (View > Grid) and the Snap to Grid (View > Snap to Grid). Next, you’ll need a grid every 5px. Go to Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid, enter 5 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. You can also open the Info panel (Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Do not forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Unit > General. Al these options will significantly increase your work speed. Step 2 Pick the Rectangle Tool (M), create a 150 by 60px shape and fill it with R=255 G=222 B=190. Remove the colors from the stroke. Step 3 Reselect the shape created in the previous step. Pick the Add Anchor Point Tool (+) and add two new anchor points as shown in the following image. The Snap to Grid will ease your work. Step 4 Make sure that your shape is still selected and pick the Direct Selection Tool (A). Select the top, left anchor points…
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Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Price Tag Icon