Illustrator 绘制矢量性感美女

Some of you remember part 1 and part 2 and have been eager to view part 3. It took me a while to find some free time to work on part 3. Today I have been able to finish my drawing. This part covers the final touch of the illustration. We’ll be adding highlights and shadows and use the Gradient Tool a lot…

The final touch of an illustration improves the illustration a lot. It'll make the illustration more appealing if you spend some attention to details without overdoing it. An illustration style like this is clean but a little depth, light and shadow will make the difference. A bit of face lifting The eyes

The part of the illustration that needs some extra attention and improving is the face, especially the eyes. First we'll add some smooth shadow effect which gives the impression as if she wears a bit of make up. This effect also adds a bit of depth to the face. First of all I removed the filling and used a stroke. I cut both into 2 parts and gave the outer lines the same color as the face. I made sure there is the same amount of points on both lines, otherwise this could result in some weird effect when using the Blend Tool. Choose the Blend Tool, click a point on the light line then click the equivalent point on the dark line. The neck and mouth

Adding some shadow on the neck will give the illustration extra depth. Make sure you always add shadows in a subtle way, too dark shadows will spoil it and make the illustration too hard. I use a gradient that has the same color of the skin and a bit of darker skin color. First I drew a shape that fits exactly on the neck. I copied the shape of the face and place it in front (command/control + f), then I used the Scissors Tool to cut off the part I don't need and drew the other parts of the path using the Pen Tool. For the lips a subtle red radial gradient is been used (instead of flat red). The hair

For the hair I added extra paths to give it more color. The color variation in the hair adds extra dimension, detail and it gives the girl also a more 'modern' look. Adding the right eye, adding shadow on her forehead

The left eye wasn't drawn yet in part 2, the hair covers her eye, so you could decide to leave it out. However it feels unfinished and a bit odd to me not to draw the left eye. It's also better to finish the right eye first since we will copy it to create the left one. You simply mirror (and if needed, rotate) the eye, except the eyeball of course. To finish her face I've added some shadow and highlights: an extra shape to highlight her nose, same for her left cheek and chin and a radial gradient on the shape of her face to add a bit of shadow on her forehead. Adding extra shadows and highlights

I've added subtle shadows and highlights on her skin and clothes by using subtle gradients or adding a highlight shape, a small line that follows the border. Adding a background
Last but not least I've added a background. Since she's wears a swimsuit (or kind of), I thought of adding the beach in the background. So I added sky, water, sand (with a tiny bit of structure), a beach chair and some boats to finish it off.
The before and after effect
In case you need me to refresh your memory, this is how the illustration looks without any finishing touch. Not bad but far from complete, just basic. Never forget the extra touch. Go the extra mile, but just remember to keep it well balanced.

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