Glossy Hard candy

Here is a fancy and easy way to create a cool look of a glossy hard candy. Take simple stripes, make them into a Symbol and map the to a 3D object. Enjoy!

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Create a line, hot dog the ends of the lines in the Stroke panel. 

Using the Width Shape tool, pull on end wider to create a taper.

Duplicate the line.

Flip the line and line up the ends. 

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Duplicate the lines to keep the spacing the same between them. 

Create several sets of the lines. 

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Open the Symbols panel from the Window Menu. Drag the lines into the Symbols panel. Name the Symbol and set the Expert Type to be Graphic. 

The new symbol will appear in the Symbols panel. 

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Create the candy by starting with a circle, filled with white. 

Choose Effect>3D>Revolve. Click the Preview button to see the effect. 

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This will give a donut effect. 

Click the Map Art button at the bottom of the 3D effect panel. Choose the Symbol from the Map Art dropdown window. 

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The artwork will show in the window. Click the Scale to Fit button to scale the Symbol to the 3D Artwork. Click OK. 

Back in the 3D window, rotate the 3D cube so the blue face is not facing front. 

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This is the effect of the tapered line Symbol on a 3D object. 

To edit the Symbol that is mapped to the 3D shape, open the Appearance panel and click on the 3D Revolve Link to open the 3D effect panel.

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To create different colored stripes, drag the green lines from the Symbols panel onto the artboard. There is be a + sign in the middle of the graphic indicating it is a Symbol.

Right-click on the symbol and choose Break Link to Symbol. This allows you to edit the shapes.

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Change the colors or features of the lines.

Drag the newly edited lines back into the Symbols panel and name the new Symbol.

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Apply the Symbol in the 3D Revolve > MapArt panel.

To change the color of the candy, select the shape and choose a fill color to change the color of the candy. The color of the stripes can only be changed by editing the symbol in the Symbols panel.