| Illustrator Tutorial - 3D Tools | |
Just as with our terracotta pot, we'll start by selecting your Pen Tool  and make the Fill Colour 'None' and the Stroke Colour a nice, slightly dirty white (I used #E6E7E8),
and make the line thickness 1px.
Note: When you want to draw/convert a piece to black, use Fill Colour 'None' and a Black Stroke.
Draw just one half of what you'd imagine a chess piece would look like. You can always right-click the image to the right, paste it into a new Illustrator document, resize it and create a new layer above it to use as a guide.
With the shape selected, go to Effect...3D...Revolve. Apply the settings you see in the image below. Also, add another highlight by clicking the New Light button. |
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| Next, with the chess piece selected, go to EFFECT...Stylize...Drop Shadow and apply the settings as below (Make sure 'Preview' is ticked): | |
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| Why not enhance your skills by having a go at some other random, symmetrical objects? | |
