In this tutorial you will learn how to make an illustration for a magazine cover and learn how to use the opacity mask ,the gradient tool and the pen tool to make some leaves with water drops on them and cloudy background. This technique can be applied to many different objects. Let’s get started! 本教程你要學(xué)習(xí)怎樣繪制雜志封面上的矢量圖，學(xué)習(xí)怎樣使用不透明調(diào)板，漸變工具，怎樣使用鋼筆工具繪制滴著露珠的葉子和云的背景。這種技巧可以應(yīng)用在各個不同的對象上。好了，讓我們現(xiàn)在開始吧！
Step 1 First, make a leaf shape using the Pen Tool. 1.首先，使用鋼筆工具繪制出一片葉子的形狀。
Step 2 Add a white stroke along the leaf and then press (Command + C) to copy ,(Command + B) to send to the back. Now you have two strokes , the white one in the front and color the other one with green and move it a little bit to the left. Use the image below for reference. 2.沿著葉子的脈絡(luò)繪制一條白色的描邊，然后按Ctrl+C復(fù)制，Ctrl+B粘貼在后面。現(xiàn)在你有2條描邊了，白色的在前面，另一條填上綠色并且綠色的這條向左移動一點。參照下圖。 注：實際2.5pt,2pt沒有下圖所示那么粗，這里可以設(shè)定為20pt,10pt，具體可以根據(jù)圖像大小自定。
Step 3 Expand the strokes (Object > Expand), select them all and from the Pathfinder panel press merge. 3.擴(kuò)展描邊（對象>擴(kuò)展），全部選中，切到路徑查找器調(diào)板，按合并按鈕。 注：合并的話得不到圖示的路徑，我重新寫一下。
Step 4 Select the leaf then press (Command + C) for copy, (Command + F) paste in front, select the copy and fill it with gradient of half opacity white to 0 opacity white. Erase parts of the leaf (like in the image) to make the leaf shine. 4.選擇葉子，然后按Ctrl+C復(fù)制，Ctrl+F粘貼在前面，選擇副本，填色50%不透明白色到0%不透明白色漸變。去除葉子多余的部分（如圖）以創(chuàng)建葉子的光亮面。 Step 5 Make several leaves in the same manner, and arrange them in a manner similar to the image below. 5.用同樣的方法繪制其它的葉子，然后用你喜歡的方法把它們進(jìn)行排列組合，就像下圖一樣。
Step 6 Begin making the water drop with an ellipse shape with a green gradient. 6.使用橢圓工具繪制露珠，填充綠色漸變。
Step 7 Make a smaller ellipse with a white to green gradient and add smaller ellipses inside of it. 7.繪制更小的橢圓，應(yīng)用白到綠色漸變，然后再在橢圓內(nèi)部繪制更小的橢圓。
Step 8 Distribute the drops on the leaves like in the image below 8.在其它葉子上也添加幾滴露珠，如圖所示。 露珠上的發(fā)散光，可以先繪制一個幾角星（如：七角星），然后選擇“效果”菜單>扭曲和變換>收縮和膨脹，收縮（負(fù)數(shù)為收縮）來實現(xiàn)。
Step 9 Now we will make the bubble for behind the leaves, start by making a circle with radial gradient (blue to white). 9.現(xiàn)在我們來繪制葉子后面的水泡，先創(chuàng)建一個徑向漸變的圓（藍(lán)到白漸變）。
Step 10 Like with the water drop, make circles inside with a white to transparent gradient and then add a moon shape at the bottom .
