Make an Aurora Borealis Design in Illustrator
To recreate the light patterns of the Aurora Borealis you’d probably turn to Photoshop’s filters and effects. Use Illustrator however, and you’ll not only achieve a stunning end result, but you’ll also benefit from the flexibility of working with vectors.
This is an intermediate level tutorial rewarding you with an attractive desktop wallpaper for your efforts!
We’ll begin by making our backdrop of the night sky. Place a rectangle of 1680 pixels by 1050 pixels on your artboard and give it a color of #151121.
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