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Illustrator Tutorial on Drawing Shining Pearls

 

1 Choose the Ellipse tool.

2 Form a complete circle by pressing the Shift key and dragging. Use a light fill colour and no stroke.



3 Select the circle and click on the Mesh tool.

4 Set up the mesh.



5 Choose a darker colour.

6 Drop the colour with the Mesh tool onto the 3rd corner point located in the centre. Deselect that point.



7 Choose a light colour.



8 Drop the light colour at the centre 2nd point. Deselect.

9 Choose white and drop it on the point next to the light blue point. Deselect.



10 Choose a yellow.

11 Drop onto the two bottom points that are located just above and inside the bottom of the circle.



12 Choose an off white. Drop it onto the 3rd centre point situated on the right side.

 



13 Select the Mesh tool and adjust the points.



14 Choose a darker brown and drop it onto the centre absolute bottom point on the right.

15 Open the Symbols palette. Drag and drop the pearl in it.



16 Drag the pearl back onto the page. Press the Shift key and reduce the size. Hold the Alt key down and begin duplicating the pearl.



17 Make a new Art Brush. Duplicate the oval. Choose one of the ovals, and apply the art brush we just created to the oval. This will make the clasp. Reduce the size if necessary.

18 Make a simple hook and paste behind.

 


You are done.

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