![]() Copy and Paste the original honeycomb group and delete some of the brighter gradient shapes. In order to make your honeycomb print a bit more realistic you'll need some of the holes to be empty and free of honey (or larvae). Use the Rectangle Tool to apply the pattern you just created over your artboard (select it in the Swatches panel). Choose Hex by Column as your Tile Type and when satisfied with the pattern you've created, hit Done. Select the honeycomb group and hit Make Pattern in the Pattern Options panel. Using the Pen Tool (P), draw an eight-sided shape that overlaps the inner hexagons.Apply the same gradient from Step 4. Reduce the Opacity of each shape in the Transparency panel to 42%. Apply a Linear Gradient to each going from R=255 G=189 B=63 to R=255 G=234 B=144 and back again. Use the Direct Selection Tool (A) to angle the two shapes on the side so they mimic the angles of the hexagons within the honeycomb shape. I used the Rectangle Tool (M) to draw three simple shapes on the bottom three edges of the original inner hexagon (the dark mustard one). Set the Stroke Weight to 0.5pt and color to R=102 G=51 B=0. Offset the inner hexagon by -4px and apply a Linear Gradient of R=255 G=204 B=102 from 100% to 0% Opacity. Set the Linear Gradient at -90° that goes from R=102 G=51 B=0 at 100% to 0% Opacity. Add them in Pathfinder before beginning the process of deleting the non-intersecting component from the inner hexagon. Repeat Step 1 from Section 2 with two overlapping circles. Set the fill color to R= 255 G=234 B=144. Select the gradient hexagon and Offset by 1px. Step 2Ĭopy (Control-C) and Paste (Control-V) the inner hexagon and change the fill color to null and the stroke to R=153 G=102 B=51 and a 0.25 weight line. ![]() Deselect and delete for a clean half circle over the honeycomb. Using the Shape Builder Tool (Shift-M), select the portion of the gradient circle that does not overlap the inner hexagon. Select the inner hexagon and the gradient circle. Apply a Linear Gradient going from R=255 G=214 B=82 at 100% to 0% Opacity and angled at 90°. Using the Ellipse Tool (L), draw a circle covering the lower half of the hexagons. The colors, arranged in the Gradient panel from left to right, are as follows: Step 3Īpply a Linear Gradient to the offset hexagon with the Gradient Tool (G). In order to create a perfect border behind our first hexagon, go to Object > Path > Offset Path and enter 4px as the Offset (it'll immediately convert to whatever unit of measurement your copy of Illustrator is set to). Create a hexagon with a 0.6in radius in a dark mustard yellow ( R=147 G=104 B=20).
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