INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Milk / OJ carton

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.