Creating the illusion of form within an illustration requires a variety of color values. Generally speaking, a form will have a light value, known as a tint, a mid-tone value, and a darker value, known as a shade, to create the shadow. Within Adobe Illustrator this is accomplished using a various tools such as the Gradient Tool and the Gradient Mesh Tool. Use the following tutorial to transform a color pencil drawing into an illustration in Adobe Illustrator.
