Let's give you a detailed analysis of the effects of the green leaf tree on the cartoon mouse.
Tutorial sharing:
Step 1
First, we will create a custom brush.
Select the pen tool (P) and draw the leaf shape. Fill in the shape and path, and adjust to dark green.
Step 2
Use the pen tool (P) to create a curved line, draw the line with the same color, and pass through the entire leaf.
Step 3
Make two leaves, and change the fill color to dark green and bright green. crtl + G is used for grouping. Now, the leaves in the group are copied.
Step 4
Rotate and tilt the leaves downward, overlap them, and place them in the same direction.
Step 5
Double-click the proportional scaling tool. Make sure the Scale strokes & Effects option is selected and press OK.
Step 6
Select all the leaves and group them (ctrl + G ).
Step 7
Still select the leaf and set this width to 45px to make sure that the constraint width and height ratio options are activated.
Step 8
Set and stroke to 1pt, select the leaf, open the brush window now, there is a small triangle facing down in the top right window, click it, select the brush...
Step 9
Select Scatter Brush ).
Step 10
Select: (click "scatter)
Size: Random between 76%? 134%
Spacing: Random between 65%? 119%
Scatter: Fixed? 6%
Rotation: Random between 41 °? 110 °
Step 11
Now let's look at how to draw a tree.
Create a new layer named "background image ." What you need is a tree for reference when drawing. I chose to use an image of my own, but you can use any image you want to use to depict this tree pole trace.
Step 12
Place an image of this tree on the "background image" layer and lock the layer.
Step 13
Create a new layer named "tree pole.
Step 14
Select the pen tool (P), and then draw the outline on the "tree pole" layer.
Step 15
Hide the background image layer, fill the shape with dark brown, and set the stroke to zero.
Step 16
Now we want to create some shadows on the trunk. (Select the brush tool (B), and the outline shape of the trunk inside the thick line of a circular brush. Fill it with dark brown and give it a 45% transparency. Repeat the same operation on the left trunk. Draw a thick line with a circle brush on the inside side of the tree pole along with the contour line.
Step 17
Place a line in the center of the tree pole with a 30% transparency in the highlighted Brown.
Step 18
Select all the tree poles and group them (ctrl + G), and then lock the layer.
Step 19
We plan to use the create brush before completing this tree.
Step 20
Use the brush tool (B ). Choose your new leaf pen to brush the tray. Make sure that the fill setting is empty. Draw an external line that is placed in the tree.
Step 21
Select the paint tool and start painting in the blank area of the line you just drawn. Leave three or two holes to make the tree more realistic and use the extra leaves to polish the edges.
Step 22
Now we use the gradient mesh tool to create some shadow and light for the leaves, create a layer, and name it "light" to lock the layer.
Step 23
The fill shape and color are generally green, and the stroke is set to zero.
Step 24
Select the object> gradient mesh tool, check the preview box, set Rows to 4, Columns to 4, Appearance of Flat, and Highlight at 100%, and then press OK.
If you get an error message, read the following prompt.
Extra? Skip if You Don't Get an Error Message
If you get an error message saying that "the path has too has points to create a gradient mesh", then you can do one of the following:
Redraw the shape without as your points Or go back, select the shape, and go to Object> Path> Simplify. check the preview box, and bring both the Curve Precision and the Angle Threshold down until the Current pt is under 100. then you are ready to repeat Step 24.
Step 25
From now on, you may choose some colors based on your preferences. For example, I will select some sunlight on the left of the tree, and some reflection colors on the right.
The gradient mesh has already created 16 selections in your shape. Use the direct selection tool to click the middle of the first shape.
Select the area and select a less bright yellow color.
Step 26
Select another area of the gradient mesh, repeat the preceding steps, and color each area properly. I have chosen to place a yellow-green highlighted shadow on the right of the grid and a dark green on the left at the bottom of the grid.
Step 27
Use the selection tool to select the shape of the gradient mesh.
Step 28
Open the opacity window (Window> Transparency (Transparency) window mode, or select the "Soft Light" option and set the opacity to 71%.
Final result
All right, the above information is the detailed mouse paint cartoon, green leaf, and Big Tree tutorials provided by this software of Illustrator, you can see that the software users here, Xiaobian believes that everyone is very clear about the method of drawing, then everyone should follow the tutorial shared by Xiaobian to draw their own forest.
