{"id":5871,"date":"2017-01-10T08:43:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2022-08-09T08:19:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T08:19:27","slug":"create-a-cartoon-flyer-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/create-a-cartoon-flyer-template\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Cartoon Flyer Template For Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we’ve presented you with a collection of free cartoon flyer templates<\/a> that are pretty nice, ready-to-use and the cherry on the top, they are free. These kind of resources are always welcome and appreciated but sometimes they might not\u00a0feature the layout or something else you need for your design project. This is\u00a0why we decided to teach you how to create a cartoon flyer template to meet your own business goals by using Adobe Illustrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don’t get scared away by the complexity of the software because in this tutorial we are going to work mainly with\u00a0text and shapes.<\/strong> The tutorial is absolutely suitable for beginners.<\/strong>\u00a0We will also occasionally import assets here and there but this is a piece of cake, really.<\/p>\n

The one thing you may find confusing about how to create a cartoon flyer template\u00a0is setting the document for print. If you are a regular\u00a0GraphicMama blog reader, however, there is a chance you’ve already done that in our tutorial about how to create a monstrous business card.<\/a>\u00a0Setting up a document for a flyer template is very similar. We will just be using different dimensions.<\/p>\n

1. Set Up The Document<\/h2>\n

The most common size for flyers is 8.5×11 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Create a New Document<\/h3>\n

Since repetition is the mother of all learning, we are going to walk you through this step one more time.<\/p>\n

\"document_setup\"Go to File -> New<\/strong> and you will get the dialog box you see on the left.<\/p>\n

Give your document an appropriate name.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set the Number of Artboards<\/strong> to 2<\/strong>. One for the front side of your flyer and one for its back side.<\/p>\n

Choose Inches<\/strong>\u00a0for Units<\/strong> and set the document’s Width to 8.5 inches<\/strong> and it’s Height to 11 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Set the Bleeds<\/strong> for each side to 0.25 inches<\/strong>. You can find more detailed information about bleeds in our tutorial on\u00a0How to Make a Business Card Template With Bleeds in Adobe Illustrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Expand the Advanced<\/strong> tab and set the\u00a0Color Mode<\/strong> to CMYK<\/strong> and the Raster Effects<\/strong> to 300ppi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Click that tempting OK<\/strong> button and this is what you will get in your Illustrator canvas:<\/p>\n

\"blank_artboards\"<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Define Your Design’s Safe Area<\/h3>\n

Again, check out\u00a0this tutorial<\/a> if\u00a0you have no idea what the Safe Area is all about.<\/p>\n

Grab the Rectangle Tool (M), <\/strong>click anywhere on the artboard on the left\u00a0set the rectangles Width<\/strong> to 8 inches<\/strong> and it’s Height<\/strong> to 10.5 inches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Select the rectangle we’ve just made and align it the very center of the left artboard<\/strong> using the alignment tools from the top bar of Illustrator’s interface.<\/p>\n

Repeat the last 2\u00a0steps for the right artboard or simply drag the rectangle on the right artboard while holding down the Alt key<\/strong> to make a copy of it. Make sure it’s in the center before proceeding to the next step.<\/p>\n

Now that you have these two slightly smaller rectangles centered in your artboards,\u00a0convert them to guides by selecting both of them<\/strong>, right-clicking<\/strong> and choosing Make Guides<\/strong> from the context drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

This is how your document should\u00a0look at this point:<\/p>\n

\"safe_area\"<\/p>\n

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2. Design\u00a0Your Flyer<\/h2>\n

We are going to use the left artboard for our Flyer’s “face”.<\/p>\n

You should already have an idea of what you are going after in terms of design. Our goal for this tutorial is to make it as simple as possible. So, we will be using\u00a0shapes, text and a graphic resources from our website –\u00a0Nick Smartman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Background<\/h3>\n

In order to split the document into different sections, which\u00a0will be filled with content later, we should start with the background.<\/p>\n

Divide\u00a0the face of your cartoon flyer in two parts by creating a 9-inch-wide<\/strong> rectangle. Its height is approximate.<\/p>\n

Grab the Direct Selection Tool (A) <\/strong>and then click on the rectangle. Four small corner points will appear in its corners. Click on the top left one and drag it down a bit\u00a0to\u00a0make a slope.<\/p>\n

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Make sure your background elements are extended all the way to the red guidelines (The Bleeds).<\/strong>\u00a0This is necessary in order to prevent any white lines from being left on the final flyer after it’s trimmed down to its actual size by the printing company.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now you have space for your title and your most important content on the front of your cartoon flyer. This is a cartoon flyer after all, so let’s reserve some space for Nick, our cartoon businessman.<\/p>\n

You will have to make a triangle this time, and place it in the top right corner of the artboard. The easiest way to achieve this is to create a square and then delete its bottom left corner point. Then, while the triangle is still selected, press Ctrl + [<\/strong>\u00a0one or multiple times until the triangle gets overlapped by the blue shape.\t\t

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\"triangle_1\"<\/p>\n

\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t

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\"triangle_2\"<\/p>\n

\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n

The background of the face of your cartoon flyer is ready and it’s time to move on to the back.<\/p>\n

For the back side you will have to create 2 rectangles. Go ahead and\u00a0try to achieve a result similar to this one:<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Text<\/h2>\n

Now that your background is ready it’s time to add the key element of your cartoon flyer – the actual information.<\/p>\n

Start with your logo and title.<\/p>\n

For the logo we decided to simply use Nick’s full name. Download the Oswalf Font Family<\/a> from Google Fonts if you want to use the exact same font from this tutorial. If not, you can use any other font from\u00a0your computer.<\/p>\n

Grab the Text Tool (T) <\/strong>and click anywhere on the left artboard. Enter the name of your company and press Esc. <\/strong>Select the text and set it’s font family to Oswald<\/strong> from the\u00a0field at the top, right next to Character<\/strong>.\u00a0Right next to this field, on the right, there is an option to choose the Style<\/strong> of the text – Light, Regular or Bold. It’s Regular<\/strong> in our case. Finally,\u00a0set the font size to 20pt <\/strong>and position the text in the top left corner of the artboard.<\/p>\n

Make sure it is in the Safe Area <\/strong>– the light blue (cyan) guidelines.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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Repeat the same steps for title of the cartoon flyer but this time\u00a0use a bigger font size so it\u00a0become more attention-grabbing.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/strong> You can play with font options like space between lines, characters and etc. by clicking on Character<\/strong> in the top options bar.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

You got the idea. Go ahead and add the rest of the information on the cartoon flyer.<\/p>\n

This is what we came up with:<\/p>\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Cartoon Element<\/h3>\n

The only thing that’s left, is give our cartoon flyer the actual cartoon feeling.<\/p>\n

This can be easily achieved by adding a cartoon character to the flyer. A resource that our site has plenty\u00a0of. We chose Nick<\/a>\u00a0for this\u00a0one.<\/p>\n

Placing (importing) images and vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator<\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Go to File -> Place<\/strong>, and select the file you want to\u00a0import to your Illustrator document.<\/li>\n
  2. Select Link<\/strong> to create a link to the file, or deselect it to embed the artwork in the document.<\/li>\n
  3. Click Place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you place something in Illustrator as a\u00a0linked file, you will need to provide the file\u00a0along with the AI document to the printing company.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Now that we know how to place Nick, let’s go ahead and do that.<\/p>\n

    Nick is a premium cartoon character from GraphicMama. If you don’t want to buy his set, you can always go to our Freebies<\/a>\u00a0and pick something from there.<\/p>\n

    \"complete\"<\/p>\n

    Congratulations! Your cartoon flyer is ready!<\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    3. Exporting the Document for Print<\/h2>\n

    One more thing to do before sending the flyer to the printing company:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Go to File<\/strong> -> Save As<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. Choose Adobe PDF (*.PDF)<\/strong> from the Save as type<\/strong> drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
    3. Make sure All<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0selected if you have more than one artboard and then click on\u00a0Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      A new dialog box will open.
      \nIn the General<\/strong> tab, set the Adobe PDF Preset<\/strong> to [Press Quality]<\/strong> and uncheck Optimize for Fast Web View<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      \"exporting<\/p>\n

      Now, go to the Compression<\/strong> tab and set the Color Bitmap Images<\/strong> to Do Not Downsample<\/strong> in case you have images in your design.<\/p>\n

      \"exporting<\/p>\n

      Move on to the Marks and Bleeds<\/strong> tab and check Trim Marks<\/strong> and Use Document Bleed Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0Save PDF<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      \"exporting<\/p>\n

      Click Save PDF <\/strong>and that’s it!<\/p>\n

      This is what your PDF will look like.\u00a0Your favorite printing company will be more than happy to work with it.<\/p>\n

      \"print_ready\"<\/p>\n

      We hope you liked our tutorial on how to create a cartoon flyer template. Hopefully, we’ve inspired you to create something unique.<\/p>\n

      You can definitely expect more of these tutorials, stay TOONed<\/strong>! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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