This is the image we will be creating:
Step 1
Create a triangle of 2 inches wide by 3 inches high. Then fill it with colour. Next, apply an effect to make the corners round using Effect > Stylize > Round Corners, and set the value to 0.5 in. Now, navigate to menu Object > Expand Appearance and then Ungroup (Command + Shift + G) the result.
Step 2
Copy (Command + C) the object and paste it to the front (Command + F). Change the colour of the fill. Select the pasted object and navigate to Effect > Texture > Stained Glass, and set values to: Cell Size of 45, Border Thickness of 10, and Light Intensity of 0.
Expand the same object (Object > Expand Appearance). Next, navigate to Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. Set the values shown below, and Expand it (Object > Expand). Check Object and Fill.
To the object with the Stained Glass effect, fill a colour. Then, Ungroup (Command + Shift + G) it thrice. With this last object selected, go to Object > Path > Simplify, and set the Opacity to 60%. Apply a Gaussian Blur (Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur) with a Blur Radius set to 6.0 pixels. Finally, group these two objects.
Step 3
Now make the other pieces of the orange. Rotate the object by Alt-clicking to the position that we want .Then in the window that appears set the Angle to 40º, and click Copy. To create the other pieces, repeat the last action (Command + D) seven times.
Step 4
Choose the Pucker tool, and then use the values shown below to retouch the whole object to give the natural look. Next, choose everything (Command + A) and Ungroup (Command + Shift + G).
Choose one of the orange coloured objects, and then navigate to Select > Same > Fill Colour. Copy (Command +C) the recent selection, paste it in back (Command + B), and group (Command + G) it. Next, rotate a little so that it looks like the image below. Lastly set the Opacity to 40%. Then Select All (Command +A) and Group (Command + G) it.
Step 5
To form the edge of the orange, create an ellipse (L) with a width and a height of 6.5 inches. Next, make a group of ellipses as shown below, the size has to be proportional to the orange. Group (Command + G) these ellipses, move them to the Brushes Panel, and check New Pattern Brush. Don’t change the Pattern Brush Options.
Name the Pattern Brush "ORANGE". After creating the pattern brush, erase the group of ellipses. Then apply this pattern brush to the 6.5 inches ellipse. Lastly, set the Opacity to 15%.
Step 6
Make another ellipse (L) with a width and a height of 7 inches. Then Send it to the back (Object > Arrange > Send to Back). Select the object and navigate to the Gradient Panel and set the values as shown below.
Step 7
To create the exterior of the orange, choose everything (Command + A) and Group (Command + G) it. Change only the width of the orange to 5.5 inches. After that, make an ellipse (L) with a width of 5.5 inches and a height of 7 inches. Then fill it with orange colour.
Draw a vertical line that intersects in the middle of the ellipse. Then go to the Pathfinder Panel, click Divide, and then Ungroup (Command + Shift + G) the result. Erase one of the halves of the ellipse and to the other half change the width to 3.5 inches.
Step 8
To create the texture for the exterior, make a rectangle with a width and a height of 1 inch, no Fill, and no Stroke. Copy (Command + C) this rectangle and paste it all to the front (Command + F). Then Fill this rectangle with an orange colour.
Make ellipses inside the rectangle with the colours shown below. Choose all the ellipses inside the rectangle and apply a Gaussian Blur (Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur) with a Radius of 7.0 pixels.
Ungroup the two rectangles, ellipses, and move the object to the panel of swatches. Apply the swatch we just created to the half ellipse. The rectangle that has no fill and no stroke serves to limit the area of the swatch.
Align the half-ellipse in the middle of the orange. Send the half-ellipse to the back (Object > Arrange > Send to Back). Choose everything (Command + A) and rotate it a little.
Step 9
Make an ellipse with a width and height of 5.5 inches, and then fill it with a gradient. Change the height to 1.2 inches and send it to the back of the orange. The final image is shown at the end.
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