INFOGRAPHIC SERIES -Blender Icon

Whip up a great blender icon with whirling liquid and bubbles. 

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Draw a square, apply a stroke. 

Use the Free Transform Tool to adjust the perspective of the top of the square.

Pull the top edges into the center to form the base.

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to pull the Corner Widgets to round the corners. 

Add lines with rounded ends on the base for the feet. 

Draw a tall oval for the blender glass. 

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Draw a rectangle over the upper half of the oval. Select both shapes and use the Minus Front command in the Pathfinder Panel to remove the upper portion. 

Repeat the process of removing the top portion at the lower section of the oval to give it a flat base. 

Add a stroke to match the other components. 

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Add 3 lines with rounded ends to create the top of the blender glass. 

Copy the blender glass, remove the stroke. Use Object>Path> Offset Path command to create a smaller shape inside the glass. 

Fill the smaller shape with a color. Create a rectangle and place it over the top portion of the filled shape. 

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Use the Pathfinder Minus front command to remove the top. 

Use the Curvature Tool to wave the top of the liquid in the glass. 

Place the wavy liquid shape in the blender, set the opacity at 40%. Copy and flip the filled shape and use the Curvature Tool to change the wave at the top. 

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Use the blender glass to create a shadow or highlight. Duplicate the glass slightly over the over shape. 

Use the Pathfinder Minus Front Command to create the highlight sliver. 

Add the sliver in white and one in black. Set the opacity to 25%.

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Add color to the base. Add a line with rounded ends as a highlight. 

Add some round buttons and a dial.

Change the lids lines to shades of gray to add contrast. 

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Add some circles with a stroke and lines in a plus form to create bubble in the blender. 

And there you have it! A blender icon in full mix mode.