1.) Gently
take the wrapper off of the candy bar.
Be sure that you do not rip it and that it is
completely in tact when you remove it. You will need the whole wrapper to get
the proper measurements.
2.)
Measure the length & width of the whole wrapper and write it on the back of the
wrapper
3.)
Measure the smaller parts: front, back, two sides & glue area
Translating your
measurements to the computer
1.) Open up a blank Adobe Illustrator
document
2.) Press “command r” so the rulers appear on the side
and top
3.) Create a rectangle using the dimensions you just
measured of your wrapper (the length and width dimensions)
4.) In the very corner where the two
rulers meet (top left of the screen) is a small box. This allows you to ‘zero
out’ your rulers and place where the zero begins anywhere on the screen. Click
on this corner and drag it to the top left corner of your wrapper.
5.) The rulers have guidelines that you
can click and drag onto the page to help you line things up. Click and
drag from the top ruler down to the first measurement from the glue area.
6.) Continue clicking and dragging the
ruler guides down until you have sectioned off your wrapper.
7.) Add a guideline to the top and
bottom of the rectangle.
8.) Duplicate the rectangle 3 more
times aligning it with the guides already in place.
Now
you are set and ready to begin designing your wrappers.