Illustrator Workshop

As part of my apprenticeship I took part in a 8 week illustrator workshop. We went through all the tools and techniques that illustrator had and how we could use them.

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.