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Press Ctrl + [ continuously to bring the circles to the top, then delete the 2 circles below.
Continue creating details as follows: to quickly make duplicates, create one shape first, then use the Selection Tool, hold Shift + Alt, and drag the shape to the adjacent position:
Remove excess parts using Shape Builder.
Draw a large rectangle at the end, use the Direct Selection Tool and drag one bottom corner of the shape to create a quadrilateral.
Round off the corners.
Draw a long horizontal rectangle as follows:
Select the shape using the Selection Tool, then right-click and choose Arrange >> Send to Back.
The shape will be placed beneath other objects like this:
Enhance the details with some elongated and tilted 'sausages' images.
Draw concentric circles increasing in size to create the clock face within the gun body area. Utilize a rectangular shape and Shape Builder to cut a semicircle as follows:
To draw the needle, first sketch a sharp triangle shape and round off both bottom corners:
Place it in the correct position:
Apply the techniques above to further enhance the gun's details. The more elements added, the more intricate the illustration becomes.
Sketch a rectangle to create the gun handle, then use the Shear Tool to slant it as shown.
Draw two additional rectangles at the specified positions and utilize the Pathfinder's Unite feature to merge them together:
Next, right-click >> Arrange >> Send to back.
Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the point at the top-right corner and then drag it to form a rounded corner.
Create a small quadrilateral to make the gun's sight frame, then round off the corners.
Select the shapes within this area using the Selection Tool, then delete the sight frame using the Shape Builder Tool, leaving an empty space here.
Form the gun sight using a circle and an ellipse overlaid, then utilize the Shape Builder Tool to remove the excess parts.
Add a curved detail to the gun handle using the Arc Tool.
If you don't see the Arc Tool, click on the three dots at the end of the toolbar and drag and drop the Arc Tool into the toolbar.
Draw a large circle along with two small rectangles to create the water container, then merge them together using the Pathfinder.
Finish the remaining part of the artwork using similar techniques.
Create a color palette you'll use and keep it separate from the drawing.
Similar to how you access the Arc Tool, find and drag the Live Paint Bucket tool out.
Utilize the Eyedropper Tool and click on a color to pick it up.
Then, select the Live Paint Bucket and directly fill color into the drawing. Switch between the Eyedropper Tool and Live Paint Bucket to complete the coloring part of the artwork.
Once coloring is done, press Ctrl + A to select all objects, go to Object >> Expand... Here, only check the Object option and then OK. This will convert Live Paint Bucket colors into Fill colors for the shapes.
At this point, you have completed illustrating a water gun. Alongside the techniques we've just applied, you can also create illustrations for other objects.
Wishing you success!
