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The document provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a coffee cup and saucer using Adobe Illustrator. It details how to draw each component like the saucer, cup, handle, and steam using tools like the ellipse, bezier, and gradient tools. Color codes and transparency settings are provided.

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Activity 1

The document provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a coffee cup and saucer using Adobe Illustrator. It details how to draw each component like the saucer, cup, handle, and steam using tools like the ellipse, bezier, and gradient tools. Color codes and transparency settings are provided.

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ACTIVITY 1

Coffee Cup & Saucer


Step 1: Drawing The Saucer
• Open New document.
• Select “Ellipses Tool” and draw a circle (W: 170mm H:50mm).
• Object > Fill & Stroke then select “Stroke Paint” and select the X just
as shown in the picture below
• Fill the ellipses with radial gradient
• Click on the first color stop and change the color code at the bottom,
change it to “ddddddff”
• Click on the second color stop and change the color code at the
bottom, change it to “b2b2b2ff”
• Duplicate the ellipses and fill the new ellipses with a light grey color
code “f2f2f2ff”
• Duplicate one of the ellipses and fill it with another radial gradient;
• First color stop: 2b2b2bff , Second color stop: 666666ff
• Move center of the gradient to the bottom of the ellipses
• Hold shift and drag the left/right arrow in making the ellipses smaller
• Lower to bottom
• Duplicate the top ellipses to make the center circle of the saucer.
• Make the ellipses a flat gray, color code “979797”; stroke color code
“b7b7b7” ; stroke style 2px
• Select and duplicate the bottom ellipse and blur it 10%
NOW WE HAVE OUR SAUCER!
Step 2: Drawing The Cup
• Select the ellipse tool and draw a circle
• Select the bezier tool and trace the bottom half the ellipse.

Anchoring
Nodes
• Draw the rest of the cup by joining the 2 anchoring nodes.
• Note : Click & drag to create a curve
• Fill the ellipse with a solid gray, color code “e6e6e6ff”
• Fill the cup face with a radial gradient.
• First color stop “ecececff” , Second color stop “bdbdbdff”
• Place the center of the gradient near the top edge of the cup face
• Duplicate the ellipse and make it a little smaller then apply a thin gray
stroke, color code “d6d6d6ff” and fill it with a radial gradient
• First color stop “ecececff” , Second color stop “bdbdbdff”
• Duplicate ellipse #1 twice
• Color the ellipse in the center brown like coffee

Ellipse #1
• Pile the ellipses on top of one another, select the top 2 ellipses
(center & above) and use Path > Intersection
• Note : Select top ellipse then hold Shift + Alt to select object
underneath.
• Use the bezier tool to draw a handle for your cup
• Note : Click & drag to create a curve
• Fill your handle with a linear gradient;
• First color stop “bdbdbdff” , Second color stop “ecececff”
• Thin gray stroke, color code “d6d6d6ff”
• Draw an ellipse and duplicate it.
• Drag the bottom ellipse out like the picture below
• Select both circles then Path > Difference
• You should have a curved stripe like below, adjust according to your
cup and color preference.
• To create a reflection, draw a shape like the one below with the bezier
tool and change the opacity(transparency) to 40
• Create steam by:
• Draw an ellipse
• Fill it white
• Transparency 40 Blur 20
• Create a tail of steam by:
• Draw a shape similar to one below using the bezier tool
• Fill it white
• Transparency 40 Blur 20

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