# Create Playful 3D Abstract Illustrations in Spline (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/create-playful-3d-abstract-illustrations-in-spline)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 24 min 11 s
- Published: 2024-07-25
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI
- Part of: [Spline 101 | Build Your First Interactive Scene](https://academy.spline.design/collections/spline-101-build-your-first-interactive-scene.md)

## About this tutorial

Hello! 👋 In this tutorial, we'll walk you through creating a minimalistic 3D abstract illustration from simple shapes, step by step.

It's a friendly guide, perfect if you're just starting in the 3D world and Spline.

We'll also show you how to create simple looping animations and make some elements of our scene interactive, like hovering over shapes to trigger size change effects.

Let us know in the comments if there's anything else you'd like to learn!

Share your version of your own 3D illustration in our community! 💖 We'll love to see what you have created!

🔮 Spline Community → https://community.spline.design

Learn how to create an interactive 3D toggle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=0s) Intro
- [0:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=31s) Camera Control and View Adjustment
- [1:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=73s) Creating Geometric Shapes and Structures
- [2:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=154s) Designing a Rubik's Cube
- [3:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=190s) Detailing and Adding Elements to the Design
- [10:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=624s) Color Application
- [12:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=767s) Lighting
- [13:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=816s) Adding Looping Animations
- [20:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=1239s) Creating Interactive Elements
- [22:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=1330s) Depth of Field
- [23:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-ExwgYDQI&t=1438s) Exporting and Integrating 3D Scenes

## Related documentation

- [Understanding Spline's UI](https://docs.spline.design/basics/understanding-splines-ui)
- [Extruding 2D objects in 3D](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/extruding-2d-objects-in-3-d)
- [Cloner Motion](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/cloner-motion)
- [Materials & Shading](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%8C%88-materials-&-shading)
- [Interaction (States, Events & Actions)](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%95%B9%EF%B8%8F-interaction-states,-events,-and-actions)