INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Watermelon

Summer is here, time to enjoy some watermelon. Ether a slice or the whole thing! Simple to create and we use the Width Shape Tool and some funs effects. 

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Create a circle, no fill. 

Choose the Offset Path under Object>Path.

Off set the path larger than the original and click OK.

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the top point of both circles and delete. 

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Select the inner circle, fill with watermelon magenta and no stroke. 

Set the exterior stroke to a heavier stroke and make it green.

For the seeds, create a circle. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to click on the top point and move it up.

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Select the top point and convert it to a corner point. 

In the Control Bar with the point selected you will see the convert corner options. 

With the round point converted to a corner, it will be a seed. 

Move the seed to the watermelon center, near the edge. 

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Select the Rotate Tool and with the seed selected, OPTION + CLICK on the TOP EDGE of the watermelon (not the top edge of the seed).

The OPTION + CLICK will set the point of rotation AND open the dialog box. Choose a number that will go into 360° equally. 

Click COPY an then COMMAND + D repeatedly to create a series of seeds.

This will give and entire circle of seeds. Select the seeds outside the watermelon and delete them.

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Select and group the seeds. 

Reduce the grouped seeds and size them so the appear closer to the center. 

Copy the inner magenta shape. 

Duplicate the shape at a slight offset to one side. 

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Select both shapes and use the Pathfinder DIVIDE mode. Ungroup the shapes and delete the left shape. 

Select the right shape and make it slightly darker.

And this is the result!

For the full watermelon, create and oval.

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Duplicate the shape and add a darker stroke and create inner ovals. 

Draw aline down the center of the shapes with the same stroke and color.

Select all the darker outlines and add go to Effect>Distort & Transform> Roughen.

Add a bit of roughness to the lines. 

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Use the Width Shape Tool to widen the lines in the middle of the ovals. 

Repeat the Width Shape Tool on each line to vary the widths.

Select all the lines, group them, then CUT them. 

Select the original, light green oval and click on the Draw Inside Icon at the bottom of the Tool Bar

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Paste the cut contents and they will Paste Inside the shape (this is the easy way to create a clipping mask).

Click back on the Draw Normal icon at the bottom of the Tool Bar.

This is the end result, a nicely formed watermelon!