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A Work in Progress: Appfel Tower
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This guide was made for entry:
Appfel Tower
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step 1 of 9
Scanned in my sketch of the apple, and created basic outlines.
step 2 of 9
Filled in outlines and merged shapes to create one.
step 3 of 9
Chose a darker red for the base color and added in a lighter red using a gradient mesh. Used pen tool to create highlight and dropped opacity.
step 4 of 9
Added in leaf and stem using pen tool and simple gradients.
step 5 of 9
Began to build tower.
step 6 of 9
Continued to layer apples to build tower.
step 7 of 9
Finished tower and added extra leaves and a stem to make the top.
step 8 of 9
Simple radial gradient background.
step 9 of 9
Simple gradient for grass and a few shadows, and voila!
Final result
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