In this tutorial you will learn how to create a vector stop watch icon in Adobe Illustrator. The tutorial is covering all the steps needed to create a great looking, realistic stop watch. Only the basic tools in Illustrator such as Ellipse, Rectangle, Gradient and transformations are used to achieve the result you see here.
Most graphic designers will at some point have to create great looking icons. Here you’ll find more than 100 different Adobe Illustrator vector tutorials showing you how to create professional looking icons. So why only vector tutorials? The clear advantage of creating your icons in Illustrator compared to for example Photoshop is that the vectorized icon you can always scale as much as you want; and you often have to create various sized versions of your icons.
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