Create Geometric Hexagon Background in Adobe Illustrator with 2 different methods

In this video you will learn to create Geometric Hexagon Background in Adobe Illustrator with two different methods, I am using this hexagon shape as i use it in my previous tutorial. In this tutorial, i make a color palette, & fill every single color of gradient in each layer. In another method i place different color in the shade, and place a layer above that, fill gradient or solid color, now i am easily change color of this shape easily.

There are few more color samples at the end of this tutorial.

Steps to Create Geometric Hexagon Background

Make a Hexagon shape, only border, no fill color.

Apply “Effect > Disort & Transform > Transform”

Select object & “Object > Expend Appearance”
and then again “Object > Expend”

Right click on object “Ungroup it“.

Rearrange it – smallest one at top and rest on their back.

Select each hexagon shape one by one and move it back. We start it from smallest one, so that makes, move every next layer back to that, bigger one at the absolute back.

Make one more copy of shape for further use. This shape we will use to create background with another methods.

Now create a color palette.

Make 2 boxes, fill different color & apply “Object > Blend > Blend Options” Specified Steps

I make it 16 steps. You can increase or decrease no. of steps according to the complex design you need.

Apply “Make” & Use Blend option again to adjust no. of boxes. (In the case you need to increase or decrease no. of boxes)

I start from very upper layer & apply, light to dark shade one by one. Light shade apply to smallest one and dark one at bigger one, os its move and apply light to dark.

Make a document size box and mask it.

Go inside that box, select hexagon shape and resize it, so that it covers the document.

First method to create geometric hexagon background is complete.

Another method for Hexagon background

Make a black & white color palette, apply it with the same method, light to dark.

Apply the color shade with same process, as we apply earlier.

Mask it also.

Make a Gradient box above that shape and apply transparency.

Change transparency, i try every kind of transparency style, Multiply & Hard Light is better, you can also try other transparency style according to your choice etc.