Apply Multiply blending mode for the shadow and set the Opacity = 80%. Go ahead and grab a sock copy and place it under the layers.įill it with black color #000000 then go to Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the values. Step 7 In this step, we will add a shadow for the sock. You should get a result as in the image below. Now we apply Overlay blending mode to the stroke. Then open Stroke palette and set the values as shown below. Now we fill the shape with no color but set Stroke = 10pt, and fill the color #939597 for the stroke. Step 6 Back in Step 5, I mentioned placing a copy of the sock shape outside the Artboard. Now you place our new shape on the top layer. Then apply Multiply blending mode to it and lower Opacity = 50%. Now we select both the shapes and go to Pathfinder and hit Minus Front Reselect the new shape we have created and go to Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the value as in the image below. With the shape still selected, go to Object > Path > Offset Path and set the values. Duplicate it and place a copy of the shape off to the side of the artboard, which we’ll use later.įill the copy with black color #000000. Step 5 Back in Step 3, I mentioned placing a copy of the sock shape outside the Artboard. And we end up with a result like in this image below. With the stitches still selected, go to Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow and set the values. Now we fill the stitches with this gradient. Pick the Pen Tool (P) and draw 2 lines like this Open the Stroke palette and set the values, then go to Object > Expand Appearance. Apply Multiply Blending Mode to the copies with lower Opacity = 60% You should get a result like this image Step 4 Now we will create stitches for our sock.
Fill it with black color #000000, then go to Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the values as shown below. Apply Screen Blending Mode to the copy and lower Opacity = 30% Next, we grab another copy of the toe and heel pattern and place in back. Then we apply Sewage Disposal for the copies. In the Swatches palette go to Open Swatch Library > Patterns > Basic Graphic_Textures. Now we grab the toe and heel pattern copy and place in front.ĭon’t forget to duplicate them and place a copy of the shape off to the side of the artboard, which we’ll use later. With the toe and heel pattern still selected, go to Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow and set the values.
Duplicate them and place a copy of the shape off to the side of the artboard, which we’ll use later. Step 3 In this step, we will create a toe and heel pattern by using the Pen Tool (P) as shown in the image below. Apply Screen Blending Mode to the copy and lower Opacity = 10%. Place the copy shape in front of the sock and now we add the pattern to our copy shape. Reselect the shapes and go to Object > Blend > Blend Option > Make.īack in previous step, I mentioned placing a copy of the sock shape outside the Artboard. Select the resulting shape and place it as shown in the image below then change the color to #ED1C24. With the shape still selected, go to Object > Path > Offset Path and Enter a -30 px Offset and click OK.
Duplicate (Ctrl / Cmd + C, Ctrl / Cmd + V) it and place a copy of the shape off to the side of the artboard, which we’ll use later. Step 2 Pick the Pen Tool (P) and draw a shape as shown in the image below, then fill the shape with color #961A1E. Use the Rectangle Tool (M) to draw a rectangle and fill it with the gradient for our background. Make sure to set the dimensions to 600 x 600 pixels and the Color Mode to RGB.