Mesh Tool Illustrator

Mango

Today’s tutorial is on the use of the Mesh Tool in illustrator. This tool is very important part of the illustrator. We use different colors in one part of the image by gradient colors, but, there is a limitation that we can use it linearly or radially but, by mesh tool we can use different colors at any point and we can make beautiful things with the help of this tool which gives the realistic effect.

 I will explain mesh tool with a basic shape. So, let’s start.

Step 1

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

Step 2

Draw the shape of the mango with the help of Pen Tool or you can draw it on paper, scan it, place it and draw it with the pen tool. Fill solid color in it.

Step 3

Select mango, go to Object- Create Gradient Mesh- (change number of rows and columns) Click OK.

Step 4

Select swatch palette of Fruits and keep it near to the mango to make it easy.

Select Lasso Tool, drag mouse around the points on which you want to change colors, after the points get selected, choose color from palette and click on it.

Repeat above step by selecting different points and selecting different colors and give a realistic look.

Step 5

Make additional details of mango with the help of Pen Tool like below image.

Step 6

For the shadow of a mango, go to Effects- Stylize- Drop Shadow. Manage settings and Click OK.

 Mango is ready

Practice more and more to have command on it.