ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC VIDEO TUTORIALS HOW TO

DonвЂ™t worry if the color is too harsh right now youвЂ™re just testing it. Now go to the Color panel, and select the color you want. Select the points in the upper-left portion of the ball. This is the same selection tool that you know from Photoshop, so youвЂ™re probably already comfortable with it. Use the Lasso tool (Q) to select the points you want. A good trick is to start with one point in the center. Practice on simple shapes like this circle, and always try to make the grid symmetrical. The tool creates two axes at a time, so you might have problems plotting them on the shape the first time you try it. Use the Mesh tool (U) to create the grid below. First, create a perfect beige circle using the Ellipse tool (L) + Shift. Mastering a tool is hard if you donвЂ™t know the basics, so letвЂ™s try a simple exercise before proceeding. Like me, youвЂ™ve probably used the Mesh tool only a few times, if ever. Now that our lines are done, letвЂ™s color them in.Д«efore we can start with the Mesh tool, we have to choose the main colors of the mushroom, set them as fills, and disable all strokes. Now, select everything, and go to the Pathfinder panel. Right-click on these elements to open the context menu.

Hold them, and press Shift, and then drag across, which will duplicate the elements. Using the Selection tool (L), select everything except the perfect circle.

DonвЂ™t forget to include a straight line on the right, because weвЂ™re going to be reflecting this side later for the rest of the illustration.ДЄgain using the Pen tool (P), draw the following contour (which will be one of the white dots) on the mushroom head, staying in perspective.Д¬reate the face of the mushroom with the Pen tool (P), again to allow it to be reflected.ДЇinally, using the Ellipse tool (L), draw an ellipse, and adjust it with the Direct Selection tool (A). Using the Pen tool (P), make this mushroom head shape. Using the Ellipse tool (the shortcut is the letter L), draw a circle (hold down Shift to make the circle perfect). Make the rulers visible (Command/Control + R), and then draw one down the y axis. LetвЂ™s start on the left side of the canvas. LetвЂ™s open Adobe Illustrator and create a canvas that is 25 Г— 11 cm (9.84 Г— 4.33 inches), in RGB, and at 300 DPI.

And do let us know if you ran into any trouble along the way. When you get to the end of the tutorial, please share your results with us.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC VIDEO TUTORIALS HOW TO

WeвЂ™re going to create a Super Mario-style mushroom in order to better understand how to use this tool using a real life example. ItвЂ™s one of the hardest tools to master in Illustrator, but if you want to achieve a 3-D look in your illustrations, you have to really understand how to use this tool properly. In this post, weвЂ™re going to learn about a bit about IllustratorвЂ™s Mesh tool.

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