Figma for Illustration: Creating Custom Icons and Illustrations

In the realm of digital design, illustrations play an important role which help us to communicate ideas effectively. Figma is a powerful tool and a popular Design platform for crafting these illustrations. Among its many features, Figma offers the capability to create custom icons and illustrations which empowers designers to design their custom illustrations to fit the unique needs of their projects.

Creating custom icons and illustrations in Figma involves several simple steps. First, designers can start by sketching out their ideas or concepts. Then, using Figma’s easy interface, they can bring these sketches to life by drawing shapes, adding colors, and refining details. With Figma’s robust editing tools, designers can easily manipulate and refine their creations until they achieve the desired result.

Now we will create icon and illustrations using Figma to show the steps needed to create illustration in Figma.

• w3wiki icon
• Profile icon

w3wiki icon using Figma:

Steps to make GFG icon is mentioned below.

Step 1:

Select a frame using the cursor from top left side or just press “f” and click on the design area to create a frame.

Step 2:

Draw a circle by selecting it from top left or just press ‘O‘ and click where you want to draw.

Step 3:

Draw one more circle by same method and make its area less than the bigger one. Now drag the small circle in the center of bigger one. After that select “Subtract selection” from the top menu to make the big circle’s area disappear in which the smaller circle is placed.

Step 4:

Now select a rectangle and drag it to the center of circle which will cut it in 2 halves as shown in image below.

Step 5:

Now select 2 rectangles and drag it to the below mentioned area to make the circle as half of w3wiki icon. After that select the whole area of circle and rectangle and press “Ctrl +Alt+K” to make it a single component.

Step 6:

Now right click on the whole component and click on flip horizontal to mirror it.

Step 7:

Now apply flattern by right click, then double click on gfg icon and adjust accordingly.

Step 8:

Apply union selection by selecting the icon/logo then click on union.

Now, the GFG icon is ready!

Profile icon using Figma:

Steps to make Profile icon is mentioned below.

Step 1:

Select a rectangle.

Step 2:

Select a square and edit it.

Step 3:

Select a circle and place it.

Step 4:

Now apply “flatten” by right-click on mouse and select it, then double click the icon and adjust the corners accordingly.

Step 5:

Apply union selection on profile icon.

The profile icon is ready!

• Custom icons and illustrations made in Figma are flexible assets. They can be used on many digital platforms like websites and apps to make them look better and easier to use.
• In presentations, Figma’s custom illustrations and icons can help explain complicated ideas. They make it easier for the people to understand and remember things.
• When we use Figma for making custom illustrations and icons for social media and marketing, it makes our posts more interesting. They help get people’s attention and show what your brand is about.

• Making custom icons and illustrations in Figma gives designers a lot of freedom to be creative. They can make visuals that match their brand perfectly, making it easy for people to recognize.
• Using Figma makes work faster and easier. The tools are easy to use, so designers can bring their ideas to life quickly. Projects get done faster without sacrificing quality.
• Because Figma is online, it’s easy to access your work from anywhere. This makes it simple for designers to collaborate, even if they’re not in the same place. Time and location don’t hold back the work.

Now we have learnt about creating custom icons and illustrations with Figma, Experiment with Figma’s easy interface, be creative, and see your ideas turn into beautiful visuals. Practice different techniques and styles to find what works best for you.