How to create a flat design Paper plane in Adobe illustrator

In this post, we can create a simple flat design paper plane in Adobe illustrator. Follow these simple methods to create a flat design paper plane in Adobe Illustrator.

Step 1:Start by creating a new document of desired dimensions. Here we have the Width x height as 960px x 560px, Color mode set to RGB, Raster effects of 300ppi.

Step 2: Let’s add the background first.
Use the Rectangle tool to make a rectangle of the same size as the artboard. Add a blue fill colour from the swatches panel

Now for the paper plane
Step 3: Draw a rectangle with a white fill and no stroke.

Step 4: With the rectangle selected, choose the Delete Anchor Point Tool(-) and delete one of the top anchor points, which will give us a sharp triangle

Step 5: Use the direct selection tool(A) and adjust the shape by moving the other anchor points to look like an aeroplane.

Step 6: Now use the line segment tool to draw a line from the top vertex to the opposite edge

Step 7: With the line segment selected, Click on the stroke option Change the Weight to 40px and set the profile to width Profile 4 and press flip along to match with the triangle

Step 8: Now to apply these properties to the Stroke line, Go to Oject> Expand Appearance

Step 9: Using the Direct Selection tool, Adjust the anchor point to match the edge of the white triangle beneath.

Step 10: Then give it a fill colour of a lighter shade of grey.

Step 11: Now add another triangle to the bottom of the current one.

Step 12: Use the pen tool to create another triangle to join between those anchor points and add a darker shade of grey. Then send it behind the white one(Ctrl+[)