Go all in with this tutorial on how to create poker chips. You’ll also learn how to create a stack of poker chips.
STEP ONE
Select the Ellipse Tool, hold down the Control key, and draw out an ellipse shape. Holding down control will keep the ellipse proportional. You can make it whatever color you want your poker chip to be. I made mine blue.
STEP TWO
With the ellipse still selected, grab a corner handle and while holding down the Shift key drag inward. Right click to make a duplicate ellipse. I made this second ellipse white and also made the outline white.
STEP THREE
With the second ellipse still selected, grab a corner handle and while holding down the Shift key drag inward. Right click to make a duplicate ellipse. I made this third ellipse blue with no outline.
STEP FOUR
Finally, with the third ellipse still selected, grab a corner handle and while holding down the Shift key drag inward. Right click to make a duplicate ellipse. I made this final ellipse white with no outline.
STEP FIVE
Using the Pick Tool click on the smaller blue ellipse and then go to your Shaping Docker. If you don’t see it, go to Window > Dockers > Shaping. Choose Trim and make sure “Source Object(s)” is checked and then click Trim. Now move your mouse over the larger white ellipse and click. You won’t see much of a difference but we needed this step to do the detailing that’s next.
STEP SIX
Now select the Rectangle Tool and draw out a rectangle with it’s height just outside the border of the ellipse. Select the rectangle and any ellipse and then hit E and then C on the keyboard. This will center the rectangle horizontally and vertically. I made the rectangle blue with a white outline.
STEP SEVEN
Now we need to make copies of this rectangle all the way around the ellipse. So click twice on the rectangle or until you see arrows appearing. You can see that there are 8 handles to choose from. While holding down Control, grab the top right handle and drag down. You’ll see a duplicate appear. To duplicate, right click with the mouse. You should have the following:
STEP EIGHT
Again, while holding down Control, grab the top right handle of this second rectangle and drag. You’ll see a duplicate appear. To duplicate, right click with the mouse. Keep repeating this until you get the following:
STEP NINE
Alright now select all the rectangle shapes. You can hold down Shift to select multiple shapes at once. Then go to your Shaping Docker. If you don’t see it, go to Window > Dockers > Shaping. Choose Intersect and make sure “Target Object(s)” is checked and then click Intersect with. Now move your mouse over the larger white ellipse and click.
NOTE: You may lose the blue fill after the intersect but you can click on the blue swatch while the shapes are still selected to put the fill color back and you’ll get the below result!
You can add more details to the poker chip, it’s up to you. Here’s what I have for mine:
STEP TEN
Now select ALL the objects and hit Control + G to group them together. Then grab the bottom handle and drag up to squish the poker chip a bit. We want to give it some perspective. Here’s what I have:
STEP ELEVEN
Now let’s give it a bit more body to make it more 3D looking. Click on the grouped objects and hit Control + U to ungroup them. Click on the larger blue ellipse and hit Control + C and then Control + V to copy/paste. Then bump the duplicate down a bit using the down arrow key.
STEP TWELVE
Let’s move it behind all the other shapes by hitting Shift + Page Down. Now select both of the larger blue ellipses and then go to the Blend Docker. If you don’t see it, go to Window > Dockers > Blend. Put in a number that works well. All you’re looking for is a smooth blend. I’d suggest between 5 and 10, but it’s really based on how big the objects are and how far apart they are.
STEP THIRTEEN
One last detail. Right click on the blended shapes and choose “Break Blend Group Apart”. Select the top and bottom ellipses and add a white outline. Here’s what I have:
To bring it one step further, select all the shapes and hit Control + G to group them together. Make a duplicate and move it further up. Select both chips and then apply a blend. Your result is a nice stack of poker chips! Enjoy!
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