Project 5: Gradient Mesh

Continuing to use Illustrator, our assignment was to pick a fruit or vegetable and create a realistic illustration.  I used the pen tool to outline the fruit and various highlights and shadows within the fruit.  I then used a combination of gradients, gradient mesh, blurring, and changing the opacity to achieve a realistic affect.  As a finishing touch, I added a vector texture in a light yellow to add slightly more realism.

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