A Study in Apple-Cheeks.

This drawing started as an exercise in adding color to cheeks and then developed into a fuller picture. Contact me if you want to use this one or commission similar.

The image consists of shapes drawn with iWork's draw tool (pen) and then edited.

I achieved 'the rosy cheek effect' by putting an oval shape with Advance Gradient colour fill over the girl's face. Advanced Gradient is in Graphic Inspector. Here it is separately:

And here's a screenshot of the Graphic Inspector showing the colours. Note that you have to choose 'Ripples' to change from sideways gradient to radial.

I was lazy and decided to edit my earlier drawing of a pumpkin into the girl's hair. Do you recognise it?

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Advanced Gradient Color Fill in iWork graphics.

This drawing shows how Advanced Gradient fill in iWork can be used to give volume to your designs.

Current versions of iWork have the Advanced Gradient colour fill option. Open Graphic Inspector and click on the Fill tab to choose this option.

Click on the sliding arrows under the colour well and when Colors Viewer opens choose the colors to mix. You can mix two or more colours. Dragging the arrows changes the 'proportions' of the mix.

The two square icons below the colour well are to choose the direction of the mix. The one on the left mixes colours sideways, the second - like ripples on water. Dragging the blue point in the middle changes the position of the centre of the 'ripples.'

Next, under Stroke, click on the drop-down menu, choose Picture Frame. From the Picture Frame menu select the one with blurred edges.

Move the gradient-coloured shape over the caterpillar's body and head, duplicate and move around. To move the shape behind the caterpillar's eyes and mouth, use Arrange>Send Backward.

You can, of course, give Advanced Gradient fill to the main shapes themselves.