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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Fresh Baked Pie

9/25/2017

Since fall just arrived and things are cooling of it is time for some warm, home-made pie. And with the pumpkin spice everything craze I made it orange and brown. This is a quick one that is much faster than baking in from scratch.

Start with a rectangle, add a stoke to the shape.

Select the Free Transform Tool.

Pull the bottom sides in to form the pan.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the shape and pull the corner widgets in slightly to round the edges.

Draw a series of circles with a slight overlap on each one.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top half of the merged circles and delete. Select them all, then use the Pathfinder >Unite to merge them into one shape.

Draw and oval that is the same width as the half set of circles.

Set the oval in place, select both the oval and the half circles and join them together. Object>Path>Join or COMMAND + J.

Place the top on the pan.

Draw 3 lines to form the slits in the top of the pie. Set the end caps of the lines rounded (hod dog the ends).

Fill the top and pan with color.

Draw a line for the steam.

Add a Wave Effect to the line. Effect>Distort & Transform>Wave. you want 2 ridges and a very slight, smooth wave.

Use the Width Shape Tool to pull the ends in to a point and pull the center point out to form the steam.

Place the steam on the top of the pie, duplicate it as needed.

Select the pie top and the pan. Duplicate them, Unite them and fill the new shape with white.

Set the opacity of the shape to 20% and CUT the object to paste into the shapes.

Click on the top and choose the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar. Choose Edit>Paste In Place. Then click back on Draw Normal mode.

Repeat this process of Draw Inside with the pan, then paste the white shape in place. Done!

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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Milk / OJ carton

9/18/2017

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Create a milk or orange juice carton, or any type of carton in Illustrator. Simple shapes and then you can use the Recolor Artwork to change the color on the entire object at once.

Create a rectangle. Add a stroke.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top two points of the rectangle. Drag the corner widgets into the center then switch the corners from round to flat.

Place both shapes together.

Duplicate the rectangle directly on top of the previous rectangle.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the two top points of the new rectangle and pull the top down to form the panel for the top of the carton.

Notice the edges stick out beyond the edges. Open the stroke panel and set the miter limit down until the sharp points on the shape go away.

Adjusting the miter limit takes the sharp edges away.

Add a black rectangle to the top of the carton.

Add a triangle to show depth.

Add a fill to each panel to give it some added dimension.

Create a rectangle and fill it with a darker color. Copy the rectangle.

Select the front panel, select the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the tool bar. Paste the shape into the front panel. Click back on Draw Normal mode when done.

Add some lines on the front of the carton.

Add a darker triangle to the upper right side to give it more shading.

Copy the carton, then you can change the color. Under Edit> Edit Colors> Recolor Artwork. Click the edit tab to call up the color wheel. Adjust the Hue, Saturation and Brightness to change the colors.

Change the color and make it into an orange juice carton or whatever you want to change the color to.

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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Sponge with bubbles

9/10/2017

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Create a 3D sponge icon with soap bubbles or use the splash icon build to create a water splash under the sponge. I like this one with the soap bubbles that pop!

Create a circle. Add a fill, no stroke.

Duplicate the circle so there is a slight overlap.

Select both shapes, use the Pathfinder Unite mode to make them one shape.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select just the two center points to activate the corner widgets. Pull the widgets out to create a slight curve.

Add several circles to the surface, change the fill color slightly. Copy the main shape.

Select all the shapes and group them. Then shorten the height of the group.

Paste the main shape twice.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to remove the lower section of the top and the upper section of the bottom shape.

Use the Join command (Command + J) to join the two shapes together.

Darken the color slightly for the base of the sponge.

Place the top group on top of the sponge base.

Create some bubbles, use circles with a stroke of a light blue. Use 4 lines to create small bubble burst.

Add a white stroke to the top shape. Add the bubbles behind the sponge.

Add a water splash under the sponge. This water splash tutorial will show you how to create it.

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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Create a Log

9/5/2017

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Summer is here, you go camping, create a camp fire or just need to make a log for decoration. Here is how you do it!

Create a rectangle, fill it with brown, no stroke.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the end 2 points and pull the corner widgets into the max amount.

Draw several black lines for the bark, They do not need to be spaced equally apart. Group the lines.

Apply a Tweak Effect to the lines. Effect>Distort & Transform>Tweak.

Apply a Roughen Effect to the lines as well. Effect>Distort & Transform> Roughen.

Use the Width Shape Tool to change the width of the lines to give them variation.

Change the color of the lines to be a slight contrast to the background color.

Cut the lines, select the log, choose the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar. Paste the lines into the shape, then choose the Draw Normal mode at the bottom of the Tool Bar.