Draw the flag of Bavaria

Bavaria's flag - white-blue in a diamond pattern

• The characteristic Colours the flag of Bavaria are well known. Although there is no strict standardization, it consists of the colors white and blue arranged as a diamond pattern. The light blue is known as "sky blue". In the so-called RAL color scheme, the color is specified with the value RAL 5015. With the CMYK color values ​​75/25/0/0 you can approximate the color tone.
• For a traditional replica, on the one hand, the correct angles of the diamond pattern are important others the way in which the pattern is shown in the bleed of a classic 3: 5 ratio will. 21 diamonds are at least partially shown, of which the top left must be white.

Pattern design with basic geometric shapes - step-by-step instructions

1. You can quickly create the flag pattern yourself with a graphics program like Illustrator. Download a trial version the graphics software from the provider website. This is fully functional for 30 days.
2. Open a new document in Illustrator, measuring 594 mm by 840 mm.
3. Use the rectangle tool to create a rectangle measuring 70 mm by 510 mm.


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4. Use the "Transform> Move" command to copy the rectangle by 70 mm in the horizontal direction and activate the "Copy" checkbox for this operation. Then repeat the process with the key combination "Ctrl + D" to get 7 rectangles directly next to each other.
5. Select all rectangles and set the anchor point for the entire selection by moving the "origin" to the center of the symbol by clicking. Select "Transform> Rotate" and type in an angle of -38 degrees and activate "Copy".
6. Then select everything and use the Pathfinder tool to break the group of shapes into pieces.
7. Color the segments alternately blue and white and rotate the entire construction by 75 degrees.
8. Finally, create a rectangle with an aspect ratio of 3: 5, place it with the correct size over the pattern graphic and use it as a clipping mask for the correct frame of the Bavaria flag.