: Draw circular shape with overlapping border How can I draw this kind of ellipse

@Margaret771

Mate, I just created 3 circles, one large around the circumference - then two slightly smaller, centered horizontally and lined up so that they touch the center diameter. Cut the lines up and make compound shapes, filling with gradients. Place the logo image on a layer in Illustrator and trace over it with circles. People just don't try anymore

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@Smith574

First to start its not an eclipse its a circle.


Draw a perfect circle by holding down shift:





Draw an inner circle with the same approach as previous step:





Go to align and center circles:





Fill the outer circle with black and the inner circle with white:





Select both circles and go to Object -> CompoundPath -> Make or cmd+8.
Add a guide in the middle of the circle:





Draw a shape across the circle:





Select both and go to pathfinder and choose Minus Front:





Create an ellipse with the Ellipse Tool and rotate it:





Select the rotated oval and go to Object -> Expand:





Select both and go to pathfinder and click minus front:




Copy and rotate:



You will need to play with the eclipse and rotation but you should get the general idea now.

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@Nimeshi706

I've made a similar design before and I was able to do so in Illustrator using the Pencil tool and then adjusting the anchor points. Maybe there is a more technically savvy way to create this, but I normally just do so by trial-and-error.

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