: How to make random dots in different sizes and spaces between the dots in Illustrator? I am trying to make something similar to this? Obviously it's possible to make it manually piece by piece,

@Welton168

i fake particles making a scatter brush, then i apply it to a line whitout fill around the area i want to fill with the particles.
i find this way the easier, sorry for my english.

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@Rambettina927

In Illustrator you can try this way:


Create small white circle
Make this circle a symbol (just drag it to symbol panel)
Spray this symbol everywhere you need with symbol sprayer tool
Change sizes of some of this symbols (circles) with symbol sizer
tool
Change colors of some symbols with symbol stainer tool

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@Dunderdale640

Colliderscribe is a great option. Another method of doing it is through the "transform each" feature.


Make several copies of the object you want to create a background of. Select them all.
Select Object>Transform>Transform Each
Type a number of pixels to move the objects horizontally and vertically
Type a percentage to scale the objects
Tick the "random" option


The results will not be as good as Colliderscribe, but it works.

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@Shelley591

There is a plugin called ColliderScribe of Astute Graphics which is the direct answer of your question. Its a paid plugin but you can download its trial version which is for 14-15 days and use it. you can use the Space Fill Feature to achieve your goal.



You can google for its functionality and tutorial. There are lots of tutorial on this.

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@Becky351

I believe the tool that would suit you best for this effect is a scatter brush. You can learn more about the scatter brush here: abduzeedo.com/illustrator-quick-tips-2-scatter-brushes

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