How to Make a Spiral in Illustrator
Learn how to make spirals of all sizes and varying depths with Illustrator’s Spiral tool.
In this short Illustrator video, Khara Plicanic finds the Spiral tool hidden behind the Line Segment tool. She shows how you can easily create a spiral path, as well as move, spin, tighten, or stretch out your spiral. Lastly, she demonstrates a simple trick for adding or subtracting spiral segments.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on July 17, 2025
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