![Final product image](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/final_image/??????????? ??????????? 2018-4-21_16-13-32.123.jpg)
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the Mesh Tool in Adobe Illustrator to create a beautiful set of vanilla flowers!
If you want to skip the tutorial and just use this vector in your work, purchase Vanilla with Two Flowers from GraphicRiver!
![Vanilla with Two Flowers](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/vanil_with_flower.jpg)
1. How to Draw the Spice
Step 1
Draw a brown rectangle, filling it with #2F1D12
, and then using the Mesh Tool (U) to shape the object as shown below.
By clicking inside the object, create several rows of mesh. Color half of the nodes (rows) on the left side with #5C4A41
, creating stripes.
Finish the stripes by coloring the nodes on the right side with #6D5A52
.
![draw vanilla with mesh](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-42-1.572.jpg)
Step 2
Create a copy of the object and go to Effect > Warp > Arc. Input the following settings:
- Bend: -14%
- Horizontal: -14%
- Vertical: -12%
Go to Object > Expand Appearance.
![gradient mesh](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-42-35.543.jpg)
Step 3
Create another copy of the object we made in Step 1 and apply Effect > Warp > Arc again. Input the following settings:
- Bend: 11%
- Horizontal: -22%
- Vertical: 9%
Go to Object > Expand Appearance.
![expand appearance](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-43-10.456.jpg)
Step 4
The vanilla spice is done!
![warp effect](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-43-21.670.jpg)
2. How to Draw the Flower
Step 1
Bend a rectangle with mesh, and then color it as indicated in the screenshot below.
#F1EFF0
#E3DFDF
#E4E2E2
#F4F5F5
#FFFFFF
#F4F2F2
#D3CAAE
#E0D7C4
#EFEDEF
![draw flower petal in adobe illustrator](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-47-31.970.jpg)
Step 2
Color another petal.
#E3DFDF
#E5E5E5
#CDBD96
#DADBD7
#E2DFD7
#F7F9FD
![how to use mesh](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-50-35.128.jpg)
Step 3
Draw the third petal.
#E6E5E4
#F3F2F4
#E9E8EA
#E6E6E4
#DEDCD8
#DDCEBA
![how to draw flower in adobe illustrator](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-53-28.561.jpg)
Step 4
Draw another petal.
#F0EEED
#E6E1DE
#F0F2EE
#E3DBDA
![how to draw flower petal vector](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-56-7.775.jpg)
Step 5
Add one more petal.
#F0EEED
#EFEFEA
#E3DBDA
#EEECE7
![photo-realistic vanilla flower](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-59-12.991.jpg)
Step 6
Draw an element for the middle of the flower.
#F0EBE5
#FEFDFC
#EEF0D5
#EDE3BC
#D0AD43
#E3DBBA
#DCD293
#E3DBBA
#E4DEBD
#D6BC9B
#DCC8AC
#DFC77B
![draw with mesh](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-2-23.277.jpg)
![gradient mesh](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-5-11.277.jpg)
Step 7
Add one more element.
#E0D9BB
#F0EEEE
#E0CA85
#CD9E68
![vector mesh drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-5-51.958.jpg)
Step 8
#F4F3F3
#F1F2DD
#EAE7E6
![vector petal](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-6-25.306.jpg)
Step 9
Draw the final mesh element.
#D09208
#E3A500
#CD8A03
![flower vector](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-7-41.672.jpg)
Step 10
Draw two red ellipses: one #860000
and the second one #D22600
. Place the darker ellipse into the bigger one, and then make the big ellipse transparent.
![make blend](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-8-27.479.jpg)
Step 11
Go to Object > Blend > Blend Options, choosing Specified Steps, 30.
Select both ellipses and apply Object > Blend > Make.
![blend vector](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-8-52.881.jpg)
Step 12
Repeat Step 10, but with different colors: #D22600
and #D09208
.
![how to make blend adobe illustrator](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-9-14.215.jpg)
Step 13
Repeat Step 11.
![blend](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-9-38.336.jpg)
Step 14
Place two copies of the darker blend on top of the lighter one, and then go to Effect > Warp > Arc.
- Bend: 18%
- Horizontal: 32%
- Vertical: 1%
![warp effects adobe illustrator](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-10-14.917.jpg)
Step 15
Place the blends on top of the element we made in Step 9.
![vector flower](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-10-31.301.jpg)
3. How to Complete the Flower
Step 1
Assemble the middle of the flower.
![middle vanilla](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-10-54.228.jpg)
Step 2
If you’d like to apply texture to the petals of the flower, go ahead and learn how to get this texture in this previous tutorial. Go to Part 2 for the texture!
Make the texture white, and then draw an outline of the first petal we made. Place the outline on top of the texture, right-click, and select Make Clipping Mask.
Change the Opacity of the object to 40% and Lighten, and then place it on top of the mesh petal.
![apply texture](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-48-59.796.jpg)
Step 3
Do the same thing for the second petal.
![texture petal](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-51-5.829.jpg)
Step 4
Continue with the third petal.
![apply vector texture](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_15-53-48.169.jpg)
Step 5
Assemble the flower!
![assemble vanilla flower](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-11-5.447.jpg)
Step 6
Finally, draw a shadow for the image. Fill an ellipse with Radial Gradient from #B7B6A3
to #FFFEFF
.
![gradient](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-11-29.698.jpg)
Step 7
Change the object’s Transparency to Multiply.
![multiply](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-11-47.22.jpg)
Step 8
Place the shadows under the vanilla and the flowers!
![add shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%202018-4-21_16-13-32.123.jpg)
Awesome Work, You’re Now Done!
Thank you for following along, and please
feel welcome to post your result in the comments. I’ll be looking
forward to seeing it!
In this tutorial, you learned how to
create a pair of vanilla flowers using the Mesh Tool.
I
hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial and learned how to use some useful
tools for the future! Check out some of my other vector tutorials on my instructor profile.
You can purchase this item as well as other similar designs in my portfolio on GraphicRiver.
![Vanilla with Two Flowers](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/uploads/users/1500/posts/31020/image/vanil_with_flower.jpg)
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