With your can selected, go to Effect>3D>Revolve. You’ll notice that I’ve created rounded corners. Believe it or not, this is the right side of the tin can. Make sure the path begins and ends on the guide. Then draw a path similar to the one you see here (or download this file from the website). Now set the Stroke to a medium-to-dark gray and the Fill to None (/) in the Toolbox or Control panel. Next, make it a guide by choosing View>Guides>Make Guides.
Create a vertical line with the Pen tool (P) by clicking once on the artboard and then Shift-clicking below it to keep it perpendicular.
Press Delete (PC: Backspace) to delete the label from the artboard. In the Symbol Options dialog that pops up, name your symbol, set Type to Graphic, then click OK. Using the Selection tool (V), click-and-drag the selected label into the Symbols panel (Window>Symbols). Once your label art is complete, select all the elements by pressing Command-A (PC: Ctrl-A). You can even import an Adobe Photoshop file for your label, if you wish. In this example, we’re going to create a tin can full of beans, but you can fill your can with whatever you want. Create a label like the one here, or you can download the source file (above). The first thing we’ll do is create the label that will wrap around our can. Texture mapping and light sources similar to those found in the high-end 3D applications are also available. Though Illustrator doesn’t offer a 3D environment like a true 3D application, it does give you the ability to create 3D objects that can be modified within a 3D space. Let’s tap into some of the 3D features of Adobe Illustrator.
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