Technical Illustration

Create an illustration of a small, manufactured object or device. It can be a tool, utensil, appliance, toy, etc. Use rulers, grids, guides and/or a vanishing point to ensure your rendering’s aspect ratio and perspective are accurate. Use gradients and/or manual highlight and shadow shapes to simulate curved surfaces and reflected light.

With the goal of creating a realistic vector image I wanted an object whose form had both straight lines and prominent curves. With that personal criteria decided I chose to do an illustration of a red water bottle. First the general structure was created followed by simple coloring. Then gradients were used to give volume to the object. Finally, reflections, shadows, and highlights were added to complete the vector image.