Now let’s take the Eraser Tool (Shift-E) and hover over the bottom part of the ellipse to erase a small piece of it. Make sure that you’ve adjusted the length of the anchor handles for the both sides of the ellipse. Once you finish with the shape, you can get rid of the Guides in the following menu: View > Guides > Clear Guides. In order to make a Guide, fist of all turn on the Rulers (Control-R) and than click and drag the guide down from the upper ruler if you need a horizontal guide line or from the side ruler on the left if you need a vertical guide line. I’m using a horizontal Guide line (bright-blue in the screenshot) to better control the height of the anchor handles on the both sides of the ellipse. Select the right anchor point with the Direct Selection Tool (A) and shorten the anchor handles to make the point sharper. Make a 150 x 85 px turquoise shape and let’s modify the silhouette.
Now take the Ellipse Tool (L) and let’s start with the teapot. Fill it with dark-purple color in the Color panel. Use the Rectangle Tool (M) to create a shape of a size of your Artboard (in my case it is 600 x 600 px) and keep it on a separate Layer in the Layers panel. I prefer to start with the background by changing it’s color to something interesting for better contrast. Topics Covered: Shape Building, Pen Tool, Eraser Tool, Stroke Panel.We’ll be using basic geometric shapes along with the Stroke options and the Pen Tool to preserve a minimalistic and well-balanced composition. In this tutorial we’ll be creating a stylized teapot scene for a warm and cozy scene in a trendy flat style.