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Repeat Shapes Along Concentric Circles in Illustrator

  • June 14, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some guidance on a project I'm working on. I need to repeat shapes (squares or rectangles) in a pattern similar to the photo attached. Specifically, I want to arrange these shapes along concentric circles.

I'm aiming to create something akin to the photo (abstract shapes) in Adobe Illustrator, which will then be imported into After Effects for final use.

Could someone point me to the simplest solution to achieve this?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Monika Gause

You could search for sunflower patterns. There are some tutorials. And there are discussions in this forum:

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/sunflower-dot-pattern/m-p/5685875

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/sunflower-dot-pattern/m-p/5685880/page/3

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/phyllotaxis-spiral-challenge-2018/td-p/10063643

 

What do you want to do with them in After effects, because most of them are generated by effects or scripts. Separating them by circle will get kind of hard.

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pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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June 14, 2024

search for sunflower dot pattern, e.g.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/sunflower-dot-pattern/m-p/5685857#M19098

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    S01200Author
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    June 14, 2024

    Thanks

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 14, 2024

    You could search for sunflower patterns. There are some tutorials. And there are discussions in this forum:

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/sunflower-dot-pattern/m-p/5685875

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/sunflower-dot-pattern/m-p/5685880/page/3

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/phyllotaxis-spiral-challenge-2018/td-p/10063643

     

    What do you want to do with them in After effects, because most of them are generated by effects or scripts. Separating them by circle will get kind of hard.

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      June 14, 2024

      Thanks. I will have a look. I'm making a background for screen graphics for a client. I add effects, depth, and subtle animation in AE. I don't animate elements individually but will change the grey scale of each element for animation purposes in AE.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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      June 14, 2024

      you need to then figure out how to best export that from Illustrator if you need to target single elements in After Effects. Or do you want to change their greyscale as a group?

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