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June 18, 2025
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Making a disco ball in Illustrator

  • June 18, 2025
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Wanting it to look like 1 (pulled from canva).  Tried by using evelope distort> make with top object (image 3) and it  resulted in #2.  So basically just wanting it to "gather" tighter at the top.

Thank you in advance!!

 

Correct answer Jacob Bugge

Kathryn,

 

I would suggest something more realistic than 1, based on odd divisions so there is a wider central part and increasingly narrower parts towards the sides, maybe something like the image below, with 5 x 5 parts (better proportions than 5 x 7 with the wider central parts) and made in a very simple way.

 

The horizontal divisions were made from three ellipses with white stroke and pink fill at relative widths 100% (circle), 80%, and 35%, and the vertical divisions were made from four straight paths at 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%, of the height and shortened to end on the circle by ShiftClickDragging each end to snap to the circle (Smart Guides being your friends).

 

 

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Jacob Bugge
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June 18, 2025

Kathryn,

 

I would suggest something more realistic than 1, based on odd divisions so there is a wider central part and increasingly narrower parts towards the sides, maybe something like the image below, with 5 x 5 parts (better proportions than 5 x 7 with the wider central parts) and made in a very simple way.

 

The horizontal divisions were made from three ellipses with white stroke and pink fill at relative widths 100% (circle), 80%, and 35%, and the vertical divisions were made from four straight paths at 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%, of the height and shortened to end on the circle by ShiftClickDragging each end to snap to the circle (Smart Guides being your friends).

 

 

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June 19, 2025

Oh this is amazing, thank you!!!

 

Jacob Bugge
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June 19, 2025

For my part you are welcome, Kathryn.

 

Ton Frederiks
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June 18, 2025

Or also with a blend, but slightly different from Monika's example:

 

Known Participant
June 19, 2025

oh wow thank you so so much for taking the time to explain this to me is such great detail!! So grateful!!

Ton Frederiks
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June 19, 2025

Good to hear we could help.

Monika Gause
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June 18, 2025

You could create a blend (Object > BLend > Make) like this:

https://youtube.com/shorts/_X1njjBul-U?feature=share

 

Then draw the horizontal lines.

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June 19, 2025

thank you!!!