![]() Here I picked a really loud blue (something like #3FE6FF). The reason for this is because we’ll use the magic wand tool later to select the brush strokes we are about to make, and we don’t want anything else but these brush strokes to be selected. Now, we’ll have to pick a random color that is not used at all in the design element we’re planning to grunge out. Then pick the first brush and the brush tool. Make your way through the menus to pick the “ Artistic – Chalk / Charcoal / Pencil” brush set. Open the brush panel from the left toolbar (or with F5), then click on the menu icon at the lower left corner. Don’t forget to de-select your vector art or else you will apply the brush to it. Once this is done, we’ll move to step 3: select the brush tool and get the brush that interests us. You might be prompted to select what you want to be expanded. ![]() To do this, select all ( CTRL+A or CMD+A, depending if you are using a Windows or Mac box), then go to the menu “Object” then “Expand”. Step 2 is easy as well: make sure your vector object or group is expanded. The Step 1 is easy: open your vector file. ![]() ![]() Our subject will be a vector of a blimp I created a few weeks ago and used for one of my Studio’s entries for Signalnoise’s retro poster competition, “ Air traveling”. This tutorial will demonstrate three easy to understand and easy to apply techniques for adding a distressed or grunge look to a design using Adobe Illustrator.īe sure to check out some other tutorials the graphic designers at Go Media have whipped up as well! Adobe Illustrator Technique #1: The Grunge Brushįor the first technique, we’ll learn how to take advantage of Illustrator’s brush tool and of some of the brushes that come bundled with it. Jeff Finley asked me to compile a list of some common distressing techniques as a supplement for his eBook “ The Designer’s Guide to the Apparel Industry.” Distressing graphics is a pretty integral part of designing t-shirts. Hey designers, attend our all-inclusive soul-fulfilling three-day design retreat, WMC: Off-The-Grid, this October 5 – 7th. ![]()
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