: How to bend shapes into letters in illustrator I'm trying to reproduce this: I have sort of got it by redrawing with the pen but it isn't what I think I should be doing and it isn't as

@Dunderdale640

No question in my mind that the sample you've shown is hand drawn and not a 3D render or something. There are ways to make building something like this a little easier on yourself though.

Draw a path, with a thick stroke and rounded end caps:



Select the path, then go to Object > Path > Outline Stroke:



Slide your original path over a bit and adjust it until it lines up:



Select your paths and Pathfinder > Divide. After a little cleanup and some gradient fills, voila:



I'll admit, mine is a little rushed and kind of ugly, but it shows how you can create the foundation of a shape like that in just a minute or so.

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