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INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Spring Watering Can

3/26/2018

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Spring has sprung! The garden is starting to grow and flowers are popping up. Lets create a watering can icon watering a plant and see it grow.
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Start the watering can with a rectangle, filled with a color, no stroke. 
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Add two rectangles, one top and one bottom to the can. 
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Add a rectangle for the spout, rotate it 45° to get the angle. Create a large circle for the handle.

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the base of the spout and pull the points further apart to make  the spout taper.
​Add dark blue rectangles above the base and below the top to create a drop shadow effecgt. 
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For the shower head, create a rounded rectangle. 
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Draw a rectangle over the top of the shape and select both shapes.
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Use the Pathfinder Minus Front command to remove the extra shape leaving the shower head. Place the head on the spout. 

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Select the spout and click on the Draw Inside Mode. Draw darker rectangles and place them at the neck and the base to give a shadow effect. 
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Click on the Draw Normal mode when complete. 
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Create ridges across the can with a dark rectangle base and a light rectangle top, this creates a highlight bump effect. 

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Select the handle, the choose Object>Path>Outline stroke to turn the handle into a shape.
Click on the Draw Inside Mode. Draw darker rectangles and place them at the top and the side to give a shadow effect. 
​Click on the Draw Normal mode when complete. 

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Draw a gray rectangle over 1/2 of the can. 
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Set the opacity to 35% and change the blend more to MULTIPLY. 
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This give a shadow effect over the side of the can.

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To finish off the can, draw a rounded rectangle. Place this on the spout head. Darken the color to give it contrast.
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Add white strokes with rounded ends (hotdog the ends). Add them for highlights on the can and head. 
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Create a patch of dirt with 2 lines and a circle. 
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Remove half the circle by using the Direct Selection Tool to select the top point and delete it. 

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Line up the circle ends with the lines.
This is in Outline Mode to see how to line up the ends of the circle and line more precisely.
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Create 2 circles and overlap them. Use the Pathfinder Intersect Mode.
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Intersect Mode will create a leaf.

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Place the leaves on a line, rotate the leaves and fill them with a lighter color. 
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Use the Polar Grid Tool to create several concentric circles for the watering drops.
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to remove 3/4 of the circles leaving just the 1/4 arc.

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Select each line and click the Dashed Line box in the Stroke Panel to create long and short drops of water. 
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Mix up the lengths of the lines and dashes to create a random watering effect.
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Put it all together and you have the iconic spring!
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