Really enjoyed designing this one. Love playing with all the tools and layers on illustrator. I started off by sketching until i found a suitbale squid, using layout paper to get the shape right.
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The whole squid is symmetrical minus the spots on the top, so to save time and make the squid exactly symmetrical I created half the squid, shadows and all. Once half the squid was created I copied and reflected it making up the whole squid and then joined all the layers together.