Gradient Mesh Project

For the gradient mesh project I simply choose one of my favorite fruits, a strawberry, and I created my own illustrated image. I began the project by finding an image of a strawberry online. I them put the image into illustrator and used the gradient tool to create the base color of the strawberry. Then using the eyedropper tool I had to go in and do the highlights and shadows and then the seeds. The most difficult part of this project was creating all the little highlights and shadows where the seeds are. The whole process in all honesty wasn't hard but time consuming. I only made one highlight and shadow shape and one seed shape and then I just copied and pasted to make it easier for myself. Personally this project has been the hardest because attention to detail was key in order to make the fruit look somewhat realistic.