To make this apple, I traced the original image (left) using the pen tool. When i had the outline i used the mesh tool to create a grid and then chose colours from the original apple to make my apple look realistic.
To create this Bart Simpson illustration, i live traced the original image to make it look like a painting then i traced it.
To create these images i used different shaped and the rotate tool to create these blended patterns. I changed the colours of each shape as I made them.
On of the exercises I had to complete was to create a cloud using the pen tool and to write the text using the same tool.
To create this bottle i traced a plastic bottle and deleted half of it. Then I used the 3D effect to create the bottle. Then using the pen tool i created the label.
To create this background i used the blend tool.
To create this image I got a image of flowers and got a bold text. I then wrote 'flowers' and expanded the text so I could use it as a clipping mask.
To create this image I live traced a image of a gorilla, got a graphic of a old piece of paper, created a new brush with the rainbow pattern to create the line.
To create the image above I traced a image using the pen tool. To get the different skin tones and shadows I used the mesh tool and selected the colours I needed for different areas of the skin.
To create this logo I used shapes and a brush I created using lines.
To create this mandala I traced a image using the pen tool and then used different circles and brushes to create the detail in the middle.
To create this pattern I made different characters and then copied them so they would line up to create a repeated pattern.
To create this I traced a image using the paint brush tool and using the blend tool to create the 3D effect.
This was a exercise to get used to using the pen tool, I traced the numbers and letters.