Distressed Texture Illustrator
Create a distressed graphic with texture.
Distressed texture illustrator. The texture i m going to use is taken from his 20 subtle and simple grunge textures post. Click on the flat jpeg texture folder within the 50 free distressed textures file i selected distressed texture 05 jpg. This technique means you can now place the finished result over any colour and the background colour will show through and provide a realistic distressed effect. Choose from over a million free vectors clipart graphics vector art images design templates and illustrations created by artists worldwide.
My free washed worn aged t shirt effect texture collection contains 9 images each with a unique natural distressed appearance. Get files sample file to practice with zip 0 5 mb this sample file. Distressed textures and brushes. For this distressing last technique in illustrator i ll use one of the free textures from lost and taken.
Adobe illustrator is typically used for vector graphic design but in some instances you can use raster images to enhance your vector creations. Texture masking is a great example of such and in illustrator we can use the opacity mask to accomplish this. Download 807 distressed texture free vectors. Distressed text effect and grunge graphics with adobe illustrator cc.
Delete out the unedited texture and replace it with the cropped texture from your clipboard using the paste in front comment cmd f. At a huge 4500x3000px 300ppi resolution they can even be used to create realistic aged effects in your apparel design projects where direct to garment printing can replicate that same vintage aesthetic as your favourite old t shirt but with the texturing. Learn to add a distressed look to any artwork in adobe illustrator by applying traced texture as an opacity mask. In this illustrator tutorial.
Apply a distressed texture with illustrator. Notice how the black portions of the texture are masked out while the white portions remain. We are going to live trace it. Photoshop brushes overlays.
Textures and then move those into our artwork and resize them for use in a mask to create real and detailed grunge texture masked effects in adobe illustrator. This will bring up the masked texture. Place the texture onto your artboard and click the cursor near your design. Adobe illustrator technique 3.
Change the fill to white to create an aged distressed appearance.