Created the base of the thermometer using three rectangles, which were manipulated to resemble a box looked through a perspective view.
Drew the markings on the base using the Line Segment Tool and the Blend Tool, to get a sequence of shapes in a more efficient way.
Outlined a profile of a thermometer using the Line Tool.
Applied basic color profiles to the shapes. Markings on the base inherit a stroke color of gray.
Added specularity to the thermometer to give a feeling that it is being made out of glass. Used layers of shapes with subtle changes in color to achieve the desired effect. The Mesh Tool and the Gradient Tool had been used excessively through out the process. In some cases I had to use the effect, Gaussian Blur to make the specularity more diffused.
The whole process of illustrating the ideation concludes with application of shadows and a background to the scene. Used the effect, Drop Shadow to apply the shadows, but I also had to create some shadow effects on my own as the default shadow effect is not that realistic that it shows no decay in values of the color.
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