before&after -> drawing USB Flash in Illustrator - gfx elite forums

mr_serge · #1 (**permalink**) March 22, 2007, 01:55

Client want to put in printed ad USB Flash memory stick, but the only image he had was from his Internet shop and I didn't have time to drive at his office to take a pictures so I redraw it.
40min work in Illustrator.

gemini · #2 (**permalink**) March 22, 2007, 13:48

Looks great to me. Illustrators gradient mesh tool proofes to be the No.1 3D faker.

Instead of posting wireframe shots, you could post some outlines to let us see it is not a real model. Yeah!!!

mr_serge · #3 (**permalink**) March 22, 2007, 15:25

outline of object.

#4 (**permalink**) March 22, 2007, 23:07

impressive. 40 minutes, that's top.

I'm just starting with Illustrator, still struggling with the tools and the alt/shift/ctrl keys.

mr_serge · #5 (**permalink**) March 23, 2007, 00:40

actually I would draw it faster, but I didn't "get" a small timesaver when start to draw: there is a ragged blue element around the main white object. I start to draw a ragged line but I should just draw one piece then copy as much times as I need...

xharine · #6 (**permalink**) April 21, 2007, 08:37

Great job.....am still in the midst of trying to find out how to make use of the gradient mesh.

mr_serge · #7 (**permalink**) June 7, 2007, 00:36

there is no gradient mesh used!
It's all made from simple gradients but the shadow is just a gray eclipse blurred with filter.

Robert Sants · #8 (**permalink**) June 7, 2007, 08:20

great job mr_serge, and 40min even more great ! thanks to show what illustrator and a good designer can do, congratulations.

ThirdEye · #9 (**permalink**) June 24, 2007, 19:57

Definitely a top notch job of reproduction. I'm guessing your client was quite pleased with the results, I know I would be!

teknika · #10 (**permalink**) July 3, 2007, 00:34

looks perfect!