certificate seal

[ishiiboy]

I would like to quickly create a certificate seal style star burst. A circle with a many short sawtooth spires that create the edge of the circle.

 

[rhyno2k]

Ishii, go to the Custom Shapes Tool (U). There's a few in there that should meet your needs. Load all the shapes if the bursts aren't presently in your palette.

 

[rhyno2k]

Serves me right for posting before I've had my coffee! (durrr)
Well, the above would work in *Photoshop* ... you could create it there and import into Illustrator

Take II:
In Illustrator, use the Star Tool and, as you're drawing, tap the up/down arrow key until you have the desired number of points.

 

[ishiiboy]

I figured out that if I took a circle and went to Effectsistort & Transform:Zig Zag and that did the trick. You should try it. There is much more control than using the star tool.

 

[rhyno2k]

Ishii - the joy of designing. There's usually many ways to accomplish the same/similar tasks. Check out the first few chapters of the Illustrator CS2 WOW! Book to see examples of more than a dozen ways to create many shapes.

Glad you discovered one that worked for you.