Illustrator Portrait Using Gradient Mesh Tool
Just finished this Vectorized version of a photo for class. It was made using the gradient mesh and pen tools.
Here are a few sites and videos which I found usefull.
Web tutorial on doing a portrait with gradient mesh tool
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