One of the most amazing tools in Adobe Illustrator is the Gradient Mesh tool.
The following tutorials offer some tips of how to improve your mesh work and get outstanding results.
• Illustrator tutorial: How to create a gradient mesh-1
• Illustrator tutorial: How to create a Gradient Mesh-2
• Illustrator tutorial: How to create a Gradient Mesh-3
• Rendering a portrait using Gradient Mesh
• Tips for working with Gradient Mesh in Illustrator
• Gradient Mesh capabilities
• Illustrator tutorial: Using the 3D Revolve tool