Adobe Illustrator CS6 Tutorials

This tutorial is about use of gradient colors in a lipstick design.

Lipstick

Step 1

Open illustrator, go to File - New – Click OK.

Step 2

Draw a rectangle for background and fill with light gradient colors, lock it.

Step 3

Now, we will start making lipstick by its tip, draw an Ellipse by selecting Ellipse Tool, fill solid color.

Draw another Ellipse inside it and fill solid color, little bit light color compared to the previous color.

Select both ellipses and select Blend Tool, click on ellipse one after another to create the Blending Effect.

Step 4

To give the tip of lipstick Shining Effect, draw shapes like below with the help of Pen Tool and fill gradient black and white color. Select them, go to Windows- Transparency (option bar opens), change mode to Screen i.e. Blending Mode and decrease Opacity to 70%. The tip is ready.

Step 5

Now, draw Rectangle and alter it by Direct Selection Tool (A), fill solid color.

Step 6

We will also make it shine, for this, draw 2 Rectangles and fill gradient black and white color. Select them, got to Windows- Transparency (option bar opens), change mode to Screen and decrease Opacity to 60%.

Step 7

Again, draw Rectangle and fill gradient colors, like metallic colors, so that it looks like a metal.

Step 8

Draw a shape like below and fill solid black color to create depth and to make it more realistic.

Step 9

For the lower part of lipstick, draw Rectangle and fill with dark gradient colors.

Repeat Step 8 for it too on both sides of the rectangle.

Step 10

Now, we will make cap of lipstick, simply draw Rectangle and fill same gradient colors as in the lower part of lipstick.

Step 11

Draw an Ellipse above the rectangle, fill solid color and stroke of dark color.

Step 12

For shadow, tilt them, draw an Ellipse, fill black color, go to Effects- Blur- Gaussian Blur-(change settings)OK.

And lipstick is finished.