1 First of all, draw three circles of varying sizes. Fill them with a circular gradient.
2 Choose all the circles and apply Roughen with a size of 5%, detail of 1/in and smooth points.
3 Use the Roughen filter to give the snowman a realistic look.
4 To make the eyes, use a black circle and a white circle without a stroke. Group them.
Choose both the triangle and the eye pieces.
5 From the Pathfinder palette choose the Divide option.
Using the Direct Select tool delete the pieces of the eye.
Now duplicate the eye by Alt+dragging.
6 Add a stroke to each eye.
7 Using the Pen tool make the nose.
Make a highlight for the nose.
8 Choose the nose and highlight, group them.
Apply a Roughen filter to the nose using the specifics given below.
9 To form the mouth, press D to bring the default colours back and then make the foreground colour transparent by hitting the / key. Make the stroke weight 6 pts and use rounded cap and join.
10 Using the same tool, make the rim of the hat with a straight line.
To develop the top of the hat, use a circle and then use the Scissor tool and cut on the line. Add a highlight
11 Using the Pen tool and an 8 pt stroke draw the arms. Send the left arm to the back.
12 For making the buttons, use the Circular tool and create a medium green button with a 2 pt stroke. Then duplicate it and paste it in front. Scale down the size and change the colour. Group it.
Use the Zig Zag option with the settings given below.
Duplicate the button.
13 With the Pen tool add a shadow on the ground. Send it to the back. Feather the shadow.
To add snow, draw a circle. Use the Zig Zag option again with the settings below.
14 Duplicate the snowflakes and scale to various sizes.
The snowman should look like this.
your own snowman.
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