But in the above example, the pen tool doesn’t afford us the flexibility to create shadows, add gradients, or do any sort of object manipulation to individual shapes or parts of the box. I know some people are fans of the pen tool. This was created with the use of shapes (rectangles only). The first thing I created was a box that looks similar to the brown one in the picture above. So, I will take you through the process of how I came up with the above image.

In the end, it didn’t really matter what type of design I might want to do or venture into. This post is about me exploring Figma beyond UI/UX to uncover new ways of using it and new things I could discover while using it as my complete design tool. I wanted to discover more tricks with the software, so I could arrive at end-results that aren’t “typical Figma.” This stemmed from the fact that the designs I hope to make aren’t necessarily what the software was developed to do.įigma is more of a UI/UX design tool than a visual designing or illustrating tool like Adobe Illustrator. But since I joined the “Figma gang”, I’ve dropped illustrator so I can focus on Figma and learn as much as I can about it.

Prior to using Figma, I used Adobe Illustrator for most of my designs (like logos, mockups, illustrations, and so on).

3d model illustrator