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Ultimate Texturing Techniques for Illustrator

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About This Class

Making your designs look organic can be a pain in illustrator especially when you don't want to go into Photoshop as well. There is a better way to texture within illustrator without having your computer crash and having to go into other Photoshop!

I'll show you efficient and simple techniques on how to texture your work all within illustrator. Using the right tools you will make your designs look realistic, grungy and stand out from the crowd of portfolios out there. In this 40 minute class, I'll explain principles, tips, and processes that you can use to upgrade your texturing game!

The lessons cover:

  • Adobe Illustrator Tools
  • 3 Effective Ways to Texture
  • How to create Grains, Halftones, Grunge
  • Applying it to Vector Illustrations
  • Efficient Texturing Workflows
  • BONUS Tips & Tricks

All you'll need for this class is Adobe Illustrator (Free Trial), I'm using CC but other versions is fine.

Syllabus

  • Trailer
  • 3 Texuring Techniques
  • Experimental Gradients
  • Image Trace
  • Clipping Masks
  • Technique 1 - Grain Effects
  • Technique 1.1 - Halftones x Dots
  • Technique 2 - Vector Brushes
  • Technique 3 -Textured Bitmaps
  • Next Steps

Taught by

Jeremy Mura

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