Import Illustrator artwork (logo) into Blender

Importing Illustrator artwork into Blender is not immediately obvious. This video shows you the critical steps required to do so. Details below...
Patreon: / michaelbullo
Within Illustrator, save the file as an SVG. Within Blender, import the SVG file via the Import option of the File menu. Generally, curves from Illustrator are imported that are so small they aren't even visible within the 3D Viewport. However, they can easily be selected and scaled up. The curves can be, but don't have to be, joined using the Join option from within the Object menu (Command/Control + J). Within the Properties panel is a small green icon that represents the Object Data Properties. Within that tab is a section for Geometry which contains values for Extrude and Bevel Depth. These settings allow for both solidity and a bevel to be applied to the imported content which is still vector, editable content.

[@rubix6689]

THANK YOU. Before watching this,, I imported, changed to mesh, had so many faces and edges, etc. Very frustrating. This tutorial was PERFECT. So happy there was a better way of doing this.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks man. Great to hear this helped you out.

[@raosam]

Very well and very simply explained without going through all the steps super fast like many of the youtuber experts like to show off as... Great tute, Michael!

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey thank you Sam. I appreciate the feedback regarding the pacing and level of the video.

[@kelmeu]

I love how this tutorial was done! Thank you for putting this together! I am glad to know that an .svg file from llustrator can work in Blender as well!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Very kind of you to say. In case you didn't know, it's also possible to preserve colour when bringing Illustrator files into Blender. If this could help, check out my reply to the comment from "Tamim Bin Azim". Awesome username by the way :)

[@z3dmedia241]

Exactly what I was looking for! I've used Adobe for years but just now doing the doughnut for Blender. Thanks man.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Welcome to the world of Blender. You'll have a steep learning curve for a while but it's totally worth it. Best of luck creating those donuts ;)

[@vasu9760]

Doughnuts of blender guru :)

[@MichaelBullo]

@@vasu9760 So are you a doughnut creating guru now? ;)

[@ShutterlabCreative]

I'm moving from Adobe now. How's it going?

[@scottpowell1867]

Hello Michael, I have been using illustrator for years, and I have always wanted to learn Blender. I have been searching for videos to learn, your video is the best for sure. thanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks Scott. That's most appreciated. Blender is awesome. I hope you jump into it.

[@kamaji666]

This is the most straight forward and simple blender tut i've ever followed. thanks a bunch

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Best of luck with your Blender creations.

[@meagain9987]

I love the pace of this tutorial. Also you have a very pleasant voice. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. I appreciate the comment. Hope the video comes in handy.

[@aftaab-e-hidayat8605]

AMAZING tutorial! One of the most comprehensive tutorials I've seen for anytNice tutorialng. Thanks so much!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Have a great day.

[@Bartislartfast]

Excellent tutorial - very well described, simple steps and helpful additional info - well done and thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you David. That's a very generous comment. Best of luck in Blender.

[@giavinh6650]

It still work, thank you man. love it

[@MichaelBullo]

Excellent. Hope you are building some cool stuff :)

[@Xanatis]

This is EXACTLY what I needed, thank you so much!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Great to hear this helped.

[@mistahtobi]

your voice is soothing man , thanks for the tutorial

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. My voice is many things but I never thought of it as soothing ;)

[@RyanKingArt]

Thanks! Great video!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate

[@mateuszkusz5593]

Indeed, that is fantastic. Great video! Thanks for sharing sir.

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey thank you. Hope it helps.

[@dccnightowl]

Great tutorial! Exactly what I wanted to learn.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks Dom. Hope you create some cool stuff :)

[@norby2040]

Thank You! Just I´ve searched for this great explanation, THX!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Hope it helps.

[@mig-bee]

Thank you sir! Great tutorial! 🙏

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Hope it proves useful.

[@DamianSoler]

awesome video, straight to the point and even some very useful tips at the end. thank you very much

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Hope it proves useful.

[@vanillarifle]

Simple and straight forward! Perfect!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@funkybec]

great tutorial, super clear and simple. thanks for posting :)

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks for the kind words. Best of luck with your Blender projects.

[@philemonakanvuusiba8770]

Exactly what I was looking for!! Thanks man 👌

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Great to hear.

[@valeriacenturion3838]

This was incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Valeria. I'm happy to hear that. Happy designing :)

[@BlackBullPistol]

You saved my project from failing, you are a hero! :-D

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Happy to hear this helped you out.

[@Mattimus1984]

Thank you so much for this quick and easy tutorial.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. I appreciate that.

[@primitivecg]

Thanks Man! good and comprehensive flow on how to do it, from a beginner's perspective.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you mate. Best of luck with Blender.

[@alkerdiali9749]

You deserved a million subs for this !

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. I genuinely appreciate that.

[@aaronjones7458]

YOU ROCK!!!! Thank you for this tutorial!!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Much appreciated.

[@simetriagraficacriativa]

Very good! Thanks brother!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Happy to have helped.

[@ChaseMcCain5]

Yes! Awesome. Thanks for the help

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Nigel. Appreciate that.

[@BlenderTutsWithRob]

I have already wasted two hours, out of frustration came to youtube and this is the solution I was looking for, THANK YOU

[@MichaelBullo]

Great to hear and thank you.

[@nellnellom5577]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

I'm happy to hear that. Thank you.

[@BD-hy8bl]

Nice one Mate. Thanks for this. Great Work.

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers mate. Appreciate that. Hope you're having fun with Blender.

[@chrisstocker]

I must say that was really good and easy to follow.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. I appreciate the positive feedback.

[@titipokotube]

What is this, guys? This is fantastic! What fantastic? Fantastically fantastic 😂👍🏻

[@MichaelBullo]

Now that's a fantastic comment :) Thanks mate.

[@soc1a]

MASSIVE help! Thank you

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Great to hear.

[@davidlambert7758]

Yessss ! No more use of the weird bezier tool in Blender :) Thanks a lot !

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers David. Yes I was very happy when I discovered this capability :)

[@osks]

Very nicely done!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it proves useful.

[@romsarelis]

Doubt anyone could have explained it better! Cheers bud, have a good one!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. That's very kind of you to say.

[@roryurquiola]

thank you Michael, very helpful!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Rory. Great to hear.

[@leonciocastillo6433]

It helps a lot. Thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey that's great to hear. Thank you.

[@fehlbrandschwele]

thank you so much, exactly what I needed!

[@MichaelBullo]

Great to hear. Thank you.

[@AkhterRasool]

I like how you made this with simple steps and now i am trying to enter 3D world and i start with blender

[@MichaelBullo]

Hi Akhter. Welcome to the world of 3D. Happy this helped you out.

[@frankrobyn-fuhrmeister7774]

That helped so much. Thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks Frank. Great to hear.

[@screenbro246]

Great job!! Thank you very much i learn a lot of thinks on this video!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. I really appreciate that. Have fun building some cool stuff in Blender.

[@lninjal2477]

Stellar tutorial

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Best of luck with your designs.

[@mambaman2007]

Thank you very much, this was very helpful

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Sanusi. Happy to hear it helped.

[@gamedevstanislove]

Cool tutorial! Thanks a lot!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@TheDinoFeed]

Nice one! Thanks for this

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Glad you like it.

[@alexbobyr8076]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Alexander. Appreciate it.

[@tymektv390]

OK dzięki wreszcie udało mi się przy Tobie zrobić poprawnie

[@MichaelBullo]

That's great to hear. Thank you.

[@virtualbranding128]

Great job bro helped me alot thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Appreciate the feedback.

[@AtundraOFFICIAL]

My hero thanks Michael that was perfect

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@TheNSproject]

Magnifique ! I could listen and watch your tuto again and again! Let me see you other videos !

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Nsaka. If it helps I have a bunch of Playlists.

[@TheNSproject]

@@MichaelBullo I've watched some of them! You're so good on explaining things! Thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks again. I genuinely appreciate that. Hope you build some cool stuff :)

[@TheNSproject]

@@MichaelBullo I'm trying... still learning. I'm a fashion designer so I need to combine Clo3d/MD with Blender, Daz3d and also Substance painter.
I know how use the Adobe suite Ps Ai Pr Ae.
So now it's time for 3d!

[@MichaelBullo]

@@TheNSproject Wow. That's quite the skill set. Best of luck learning all the 3D stuff.

[@GratitudeAndAction]

simple and clear, thank you so much

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey thank you. Hope you design some cool stuff :)

[@GratitudeAndAction]

@@MichaelBullo yeah, it's for my new logo animation package, thank you again and keep going ;)

[@MichaelBullo]

@@GratitudeAndAction Cheers. Your project sounds awesome. Best of luck with it.

[@chadibaytamouni3503]

that s one great video!! thx

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers Chadi

[@averilstephen2698]

Thank you soo much for this!

[@MichaelBullo]

My pleasure. Thank you.

[@LongPeter]

Thanks, extruding first makes much nicer meshes than the other way.

[@MichaelBullo]

Excellent. Happy designing :)

[@BrettWarniers]

this tutorial is so good I watched it twice (I forgot how to do it after the first time)

[@MichaelBullo]

Only twice? You've got a better memory than me ;) Happy to hear this helped you out. Thanks.

[@MicroKhan]

Very nice easy to understand tutorial. Thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Best of luck with Blender.

[@MicroKhan]

@@MichaelBullo Thank you

[@MichaelBullo]

@@MicroKhan 👍

[@byronsaenz8657]

It's just awesome

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Have fun :)

[@leoeditor]

EXcelent tutorial!! Tks in advance!!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@dinosaurseatskittles]

Great video, thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope you're creating some cool stuff :)

[@geraldestradamogollon8073]

Thanks ,is perfect for me in this moment

[@MichaelBullo]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@az_erp5415]

Hey, just to told you that you are a legend among mens.
Thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. I hope you are doing some fun stuff with Blender.

[@jiji5242]

Great and to the point, thanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you mate. Hope it helps you out.

[@user-so2bj9mi6p]

very thaaaaanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@Zltra1]

So easy, perfect!!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey that's awesome. Thank you.

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[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@chriswenning]

Thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Chris

[@mujaheedsanadi]

*_Thank you very much for this_*

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers mate. Hope it helps.

[@ashielgoodoon906]

Really helpful bro exactly what i was looking for. Maybe next try doing an animation tut

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey thank you. I appreciate the comment. Thanks for the suggestion about creating an animation based tutorial. In case it helps, I do have a video on creating a basic collision in Blender...
ruclips.net/video/8dtffLC_QEs/видео.html

[@vatokokatabi]

thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers :)

[@anitadelossantosmelikhova9114]

The best lesson! It's better than work with curves in blender for me)

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Anita. Great to hear.

[@Skycers]

Dude this was very isefull!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Great to hear.

[@ryanbrown3575]

youre amazing thank you

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Ryan. Hope you create some cool stuff :)

[@tamimbinazim6395]

Hey, can you tell me how can I import the image with colour in blender? I saved the AI image as svg. But when I import the image in blender, the colour is missing.

[@MichaelBullo]

When exporting the SVG, activate the "More Options" button within the "SVG Options" dialog box. Change the "CSS Properties" option to "Presentation Attributes". The exported SVG should now display colour when imported into Blender. This short video on Blender Secrets demonstrates this well…
ruclips.net/video/YJeipIO0wcw/видео.html&feature=emb_logo

[@smoothparishioner]

Thanks for a very well explained tutorial. Do you know how it would be possible to make the extruded edge a different colour?

[@MichaelBullo]

Sorry for the late reply. I recommend you post this question on a Blender forum where experts can give you the best method to achieve this. Best of luck.

[@DUNDominicanUnit]

what settings do you have cuz I can seem to see some of those options. let me know if you have a video showing the settings you have pls

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey mate. Can you be a little more specific? There's a lot of different settings ;) If it helps, I was using all the default settings and mentioned anything that I changed in the video.

[@jamesamoros6396]

THANK THE GODS FOR THIS. SHORT AND CONCISE. BLESS YOU

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you James. Happy it helped you out.

[@user-pu6vs4fg1y]

Really helped in 19 thx

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@CryptoNightshade]

GOOD STUFF

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate

[@Coco-xi9hq]

awesome tutorial thanks!
question - say you didnt join everything how you did in the start (for some reason it wouldnt let me)
Any who...is there a way to copy the info from one curve to the others? I cant seem to figure out how.
thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Sorry but I'm not sure the best way to do this. If you haven't already, I'd recommend posting this question in a Blender forum.

[@andrewgrabham4666]

nice work!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks Andrew

[@brandonkapel9997]

Michael Bullo u

[@pepi-art3055]

ty ♥

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@nakdickson]

wow wow wow😎😎 I was wondering how I'm going to convert my vector logo into 3d in blender. Never knew there's a cool feature built into blender like this. Thanks man. rewarding you with a subscription ❤️

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers Nak and thanks for the sub. You aren't a Ryan George fan by any chance are you?

[@nakdickson]

@@MichaelBullo I do watch his pitch meeting videos 😁 he's the one right?

[@MichaelBullo]

@@nakdickson That's the guy. I'm a fan myself. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience ;)

[@nakdickson]

@@MichaelBullo watching his thumbnail alone makes me laugh loud 😁

[@MichaelBullo]

@@nakdickson For a second there I was trying to work out what is so funny about my thumbnail. Then I realised you meant HIS :)

[@L0TI5_]

Thank you

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@muhammadade4058]

As-salāmu‘alaikum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh.
I thank you for the information.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Muhammad.

[@rowliv]

thank you so much. I wish I had watched this earlier...

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Happy to help :)

[@Spicyanvil]

thanks heaps!!! so helpful

[@MichaelBullo]

Happy it helped. Cheers.

[@Spicyanvil]

Is there any chance you know how to sculpt this shape once it is extruded? It seems like the shape can't be sculpted when i turn to sculpt mode? Any help would be great :)

[@MichaelBullo]

@@Spicyanvil The trick with sculpting is that you need to have a lot of polygons. If this is your issue, you just need to divide your mesh. I don't have any videos on this topic myself. Grant Abbitt is a fantastic Blender trainer on RUclips. You might want to check out this video of his...
Sculpting in Blender 2.8 | Beginners Detailed Guide | Every Brush
ruclips.net/video/L3XtAFUWNuk/видео.html

[@Spicyanvil]

@@MichaelBullo oh, I figured it out! For anyone wondering you go OBJECT>CONVERT TO> MESH FROM CURVE :)

[@MichaelBullo]

👍

[@tcheadriano]

Cool!!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@user-so2bj9mi6p]

I LOVEEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUUU

[@MichaelBullo]

Right back at ya :)

[@timothyroth7501]

What version of Blender are you using. I am new to Blender and what you have on your screen has very few tools. I'm looking for that. Right now a lot of tools is too many.

[@MichaelBullo]

I was using Blender 2.82a when I recorded this video.

[@nixednamode3607]

what if i want to export the final file as a .obj file? do i need to convert it to a mesh or just the extrude and bevel options are fine? also, how to convert to a mesh ? thanks!!

[@MichaelBullo]

I might duck your question on best practice for creating an OBJ file and suggest you ask some Blender experts.
As for how to convert to a mesh. Select your object and from the menu within the 3D Viewport choose...
Object > Convert > Mesh

[@memenewsnow5757]

I wonder what the limits of this method are, I'm experienced in illustrator but still very new to blender. You think it would be possible to make little monsters in illustrator and use this method to make them 3D models?

[@MichaelBullo]

You could definitely do that. Just keep in mind that following my method would result in a character that is basically 2D with some depth. Having brought it into Blender you could always expand it into a mesh and start pushing vertices around to create a more rounded 3D look.

[@SaimonKite]

thank you so much

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Have fun importing :)

[@rowliv]

I know right. I feel the same way

[@MichaelBullo]

@@rowliv 👍

[@hikamakkinen]

Thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@runkaicao7114]

that's way more better than converted to Mesh!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Agreed. Thanks mate.

[@aliaeverest20]

Dope

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@digitalcyclopsvideoproduct867]

Cool tut!!! Just curious, is there a way of 'nicely' converting these curves to a mesh, and not having them have horrible topology?

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers. I've messed around in this area but I don't pretend to be an expert. I might have to duck this question and suggest a little Googling. Sorry mate. Thanks for asking :)

[@digitalcyclopsvideoproduct867]

@@MichaelBullo No worries, and thanks for the quick response! I haven't found a way. => I'm moderately new w Blender as well. hah!

[@MichaelBullo]

@@digitalcyclopsvideoproduct867 If you ever find any cool resources and think they might help others out please feel free to post them here. Thanks mate and have a great 2021.

[@SherKhanShani]

object mode right click select convert to mesh

[@jdzwx2522]

There is a scale difference with Illustrator and Blender. Depending on the units you're using in blender, the magic scale number is either 1.25 or 1250.

[@MichaelBullo]

Great comment. Completely agree. For anyone else reading this who is interested, I took a bit of a deeper dive into this topic in a conversation with Ivan Li further down in the comments on this page.