October, 2006
Here's my cup of coffee and I want to make it look like it's steaming.

So the first thing we need to do is to create a vertical rectangle.
With the rectangle selected, select Create Gradient Mesh.
We'll make 6 rows and 1 column to start.
Use the Direct Selection tool to move points around to make it look like a path of steam.
With the Gradient Mesh, set in more columns.
Select every other column with the Direct Selection tool and give it a gray color.
Then set the Transparency to about 57%.
Next Rasterize the column of steam and apply a Gaussian Blur to it.
I reduced the size of the steam and called it finished.
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