With the Pencil tool (N) draw a organic shape encompassing the bottom
   half of the berry.

Step 16

   Fill the new shape with a linear gradient. For this gradient we need to
   add an extra color stop. To do this, simply click on the middle of the
   Gradient Slider in the Gradient panel. Change the first color stop to
   light brown, the second to a dark brown, and the third to your first
   light brown. Next, select the middle color stop and change the Location
   to 70 in the Gradient panel.

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   the New Brush dialing opens, select the New Art Brush radial button. In
   the Art Brush Options keep all the default settings.

Step 27

   Use the Brush tool (B) with the new art brush and draw a leaf on the
   top of the strawberry. You might have to change the stroke of the path
   if the shape is too big or doesn’t look correct. When creating these
   brush strokes, make sure the darker part of the brush is facing down
   and the pointy part of the brush is facing away from the berry shape.
   If this is not how it looks after creating the path, press the Stroke
   Options button at the bottom of the Brush panel. When the Stroke
   Options dialog opens, you can select the Flip Along or Flip Across
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    4. Grafiko says:
       February 11, 2010 at 8:30 am
       Very nice! Outcome looks very cool. Thanks
       Reply
    5. Neil says:
       February 11, 2010 at 9:34 am
       Very nice and cute example of small scale vectors. i might have to
       have a play and take this with other dippable items!
       Reply
    6. Theo Hodkin says:
       February 11, 2010 at 9:58 am
       That’s brilliant! Sooo good, the final result is brilliant… and
       great style too! Thanks Ryan!
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       thats really so cool! i like it very much, shame i missed it for
       valentines day. but its a really nice tutorial for me to get stuck
       into illustrator. many thanks!
       Reply
   19. designi1 says:
       February 17, 2010 at 4:17 am
       So dam tasty :D Great job here… i must be hungry ;:D
       Reply
   20. PsdDude says:
       February 23, 2010 at 3:23 am
       I looks delicious ! I like the chocolate effect …Thanks for the
       tutorial :)
       Reply
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       January 9, 2011 at 1:53 pm
       Hi there,
       I’m a beginner in AI and I can’t do effect PATHFINDER > MINUS
       FRONT. I’m using CS5 and doesn’t appear MINUS FRONT in
       EFFECTS>PAHFINDER, onlu MINUS BACK. Another doubt I have is when I
       have an object selected and do pathfinder>some effect it pop ups a
       message: pathfinder effects should usually be applied to groups,
       layers or types of objects. This may not have any effect on current
       selection.
       Can you please help me?
       Reply
   41. Enric says:
       January 16, 2011 at 10:16 am
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