This project required that I recreate a realistic image using the mesh tool in Illustrator. I downloaded my reference photos onto my artboard on Illustrator, locked the images and began tracing the images. I used the ellipse tool to create a shape that covered roughly the entire image. Using the mesh tool, I added enough lines that would allow me to transform the circle into the actual shape of the image. Then I used the direct selection tool to line up the edge of the circle to the edge of the image. Afterwards I used the eye drop tool to get the exact color of the image.

The success of this project is achieved if my mesh images look realistic. That was definitely the difficult part of the creation process.