1. Starting with a new document (I’m working on a 4” x 4” document) I change my fill to 10% cyan and apply “none” to stroke. Then I first create a box using the rectangle tool, creating it the same 4” x 4” size as my document.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9SUAfcpsiAWpMFbMswVqH0jophXT-mleuhkygW7Wp2Ycg_1di1tWKcI2tbAYZcXlT9f4sORJBMc0LJE-W5rnJAXwAFKc9sjLnsbf7mgQUFDF4u4bgsc1vwFjS1JePXd41mPoNq3mpkXY/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-21+at+5.01.13+PM.png)
2. Deselecting the box I just created I then apply white to my fill. Now select the mesh tool and randomly click on your blue feel to add the high-lights to your ice surface.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLiD1yzYUVJXpRtLXbcTQXxzKELV1rIWUnPSUrWXS784IvMw7Hky8k_KB5hBA3BtuVnfwcVrTLyPYO9Ps0Hz946OTIrB7ipWA5_rxQ3baX638Bp5W3S7s9VcD4PDfZTJpholwBiFVONFF/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-21+at+5.02.30+PM.png)
3. Then switch your while fill with the stroke so that fill is now “none” and stroke is white, and randomly draw lines across your document. To add a little bit more realism to the surface I also used my pen tool and draw a couple of arches as an actual ice surface would have.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB4KqnjJmnxNik9RlU6Br_a7z6QKWHe746Q29XE3PbdhR-8B7GkidSOybh2y3Ar49ko6Kj0tNwEkqRjxqP_j-znc8IeHPN9iIA9fSfDBGeatVgGVr7vSpviru3TS-T-R__z9X8x7RIW4x/s320/Screen+shot+2010-12-21+at+5.06.14+PM.png)
There you go, lock your layer and build whatever you need on top of it. Enjoy!
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