Skip to main content
J
Jessica Yang
Participant
October 30, 2019
Question

Indesign, draw a shape of tree

  • October 30, 2019
  • 4 replies
  • 2135 views

How can we draw a shape of tree in indesign document,I try in the creation tool but still don't look lole a tree.

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    4 replies

    キィィ─!!!
    キィィ─!!!
    Participating Frequently
    October 30, 2019

    Everyone seems to recommend other tools, but I tried to draw the shape of the tree in InDesign.
    I'm not good at painting, but I was able to draw this much.
    The difficulty with InDesign was that I cannot paste on the back of the selected object.
    you want to draw a tree in InDesign?
    Hang in there. (^0^)/

     

      jane-e
      Community Expert
      jane-eCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 30, 2019

      Hi

      I love this, キィィ_____Å____ィィィ___  — it's truly beautiful!

      ~ Jane

       

       

      jane-e
      Community Expert
      jane-eCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 30, 2019

      If all you have is InDesign, you can draw the tree with the Pen tool or by drawing shapes and using the Pathfinder.

      https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/drawing-pen-tool.html

      https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/compound-paths-shapes.html

       

      You might use the same techniques in Illustrator, and it would be easier there. As others have said, you can copy the path from Illustrator to InDesign and edit it there. 

       

      If you find a tree that is vector from Adobe Stock, you can open it in Illustor and copy and paste it to InDesign. Placing it will make it an image instead of a frame that can be used to hold content, so it depends on how you want to use it.

       

      ~ Jane

      Geоrge
      Geоrge
      Legend
      October 30, 2019

      Copy it from Illustrator. 

       

      https://youtu.be/4mRcvNy4npM

      Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
        T
        Test Screen Name
        Legend
        October 30, 2019

        InDesign is used to make pages, but it is not used to make the graphics on the page  The graphics are made in another app and then File > Place is used. Pros are always switching between InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

        Jongware
        Community Expert
        JongwareCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 30, 2019

        Ah, but the OP could counteract that there is no "Draw-a-Tree" tool in those applications as well! Maybe it's just hard for the OP to draw a good looking tree in general.

        It's not *that* hard to do in InDesign, but it mainly depends on how you interpret "look lole a tree":

          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
          Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices