You will notice that everything stays inside the guidelines, and this will make things easier when the time comes to save each icon. Go to View > Rulers > Show Rulers to make them active, and then drag a guideline through the four points of the circle. Give it a 4 pt dark gray Stroke and press the Align Stroke to Inside option in the Stroke panel. Take the Ellipse Tool (L) and draw a 98 x 98 px circle on your artboard. 2. How to Create a Vector Flat Icon Shape Step 1 I usually work with these settings, and they will help you throughout the drawing process. Next, go to Edit > Preferences > General and set the Keyboard Increment to 1 px and while there, go to Units to make sure they are set as in the following image. Type a name for your file, set the dimensions, and then select Pixels as Units and RGB as Color Mode. Launch Illustrator and go to File > New to open a blank document. To complete the tutorial you will need the following assets: