In today’s tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create a cordless mouse and mouse pad using basic shapes, brushes and gradients in Adobe Illustrator. You’ll learn how to create a variety of Blend Art Brushes as well as the odd texturing effect. So let’s get started!
Step 1
To begin you will need to create the main geometry sketch of the mouse which is shown in the diagram below. We’ll be creating this initial plan to work from, there we can add highlights and shadows to make it look less flat. If you know how to achieve the main outlines of the object and its elements, go to the Step 8. If not, read the following steps carefully.
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