Because Illustrator’s Flare tool simulates the reflection of a camera lens, you can USE the Flare to CREATE COOL effects, such as the reflection in an eye. Photographers TEND to like the actual reflection only if it enhances the photo, such as the perfect sparkle on the hood of a car. Illustrator gives you the power to put that reflection exactly where you want it.

To add a flare to an eye:

• Zoom in to the area to which you want to add a reflection or flare. In Figure 1, the painterly cat’s eye is dull and black.
• Using the Flare tool (found in the Toolbox housed with the Rectangle tool), click and drag out a flare in the area you want to see the reflection. If you like what you see by using the default SETTINGS, then you are finished.

Because Illustrator’s Flare tool simulates the reflection of a camera lens, you can use the Flare to create cool effects, such as the reflection in an eye. Photographers tend to like the actual reflection only if it enhances the photo, such as the perfect sparkle on the hood of a car. Illustrator gives you the power to put that reflection exactly where you want it.

To add a flare to an eye: