D2, Tutorial #5, Rotate & Revolve Effect, Candace Sweatt

In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a bowl of apples using the Rotate and Revolve Effect. I did this tutorial because I thought this might be a great trick to have under your belt. I also felt that this tutorial is really neat and shows how extensive Illustrator can be with details.

Step One:

We will first make an apple. Start with the Ellipse Tool.

Step Two:

Select a green color. Now, drag and create your ellipse. You'll want to make it fairly narrow and oblong. This will become the "mass" of the apple.

Step Three:

At this point, go to Effect > 3D > Revolve. A dialog box will pop up.

Step Four: 

Check the Preview box. This will show you the effect you have made on your ellipse. Also notice that the anchor point on the left has become the revolve axis of your apple. Sweet, huh?

Step Five:

It's not needed at this time, but if you click on the 3D square and drag it around, it can rotate your object for you and give you a different view.

Step Six:

Once you have your object revolved and rotated to your liking, click okay and exit the dialog box. Take the apple you have and copy it a couple more times. Change the colors up on the different apples. I chose red and yellow. Put the apples aside.

Step Seven: 

Time to make the bowl. First choose the pen tool and pick a fill color for the bowl. In this case, I chose blue. Now, click once to lay down an anchor point and then click again to the right and drag to make a curve in the line. Then go up diagonally and lay an anchor point and then make an "edge." This will be the lip of the bowl.

Step Eight: 

It should now look something like this.

Step Nine:

Repeating step Three, go to Effect > 3D > Revolve. Check the Preview box again and you should now have a bowl. Apply the effect and exit the dialog box.

Step Ten:

Something neat you can do at this point is change the shape of the bowl. By adding another anchor point with the pen tool to the side of the bowl near the lip, you can drag the anchor points anywhere. By pushing the added anchor point I laid inward, it has created a more "intense" lip to the bowl. I also did the same move at the bottom of the bowl to make a foot.

Step Eleven:

Okay, so now grab your apples and arrange them to lay behind the bowl, just peeking over the edge. Select all three apples. Now go to Object > Arrange > Bring to Front.

Step Twelve:

Time to make a clipping mask! Select the pen tool.

Step Thirteen:

With the pen, create a shape the follows along the bottom edge of the bowl's lip and completely covers the top of the apples. Make sure you complete your shape by connecting all anchor points.

Step Fourteen:

Go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make.

Step Fifteen:

It should now look like this! Your apples should be IN the bowl now.

Step Sixteen:

Almost done! Now grab the Brush tool and choose a brown color for the apple stems. The brush I used was the Chalk Scribble Brush. Make your strokes atop the apples. Voila! Stems!

Step Seventeen:

You are now done! Here is your beautiful bowl of apples! Enjoy!