75+ Adobe Illustrator 3D Art . You can only map 2d artwork that's stored in the symbols panel to a 3d object. Finish your design with appropriate lighting and shadow, and then render your artwork. Symbols can be any illustrator art object, including paths, compound paths, text, raster images, mesh objects, and groups of objects. Get started by drawing your favorite art on paper, tracing it into illustrator, applying 3d effects like extrude, rotation, and substance materials.