
Create a rectangle 400px high by 900px wide. Fill it with whatever design you wish and group it together. Now we need a circle which will become the basis for your can. Set it to 250 px diameter and a shade of #D3D2D1. Next we need to make the label available for applying to a 3D surface. Open the symbols palette (Window > Symbols) and drag the label into the window. The label is now a symbol and can be accessed for all manner of uses. The original instance of the label can be deleted from the artboard (to keep things clean). Double-click on it's icon to open the Symbol Options. Give the symbol a name, such as "Bean Can." This will make it identifiable should you have a number of symbols in the list. Select the circle you made earlier. Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel. This opens up the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialogue. Click on Map Art within the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options di...