I’m having some issues with the grain texture. I achieved the effect I wanted (gradient on a shape with grain texture) but the grain goes outside of the shape a bit. The problem is most noticeable in the circle but I tried many shapes and it persists. I did this: Duplicated the shape and placed … Read more
Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Add details and clarify the problem by editing this post. Closed 4 years ago. Improve this question I watched this tutorial and I wasnt able to reproduce the effect until I mirrored the half-circle. Why is that? … Read more
I’m looking remove the shadows shown in the below diagram so that the shadow only appears on the line it’s over and not the background artboard. My fix for ‘removing’ the shadow from the diagram Shadow displaying on artboard instead of just on the line: My fix for ‘removing’ the shadow from the diagram: I’ve … Read more
How to Achieve a Similar Printed Aesthetic in PS/Illustrator? I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while, and haven’t been able to find great tutorials anywhere so thought I’d ask here. I’m trying to figure out how people achieve this look in Illustrator/Photoshop where the artwork looks very printed. In the below image … Read more
I’m tyring to apply a feather to a path, but I only one it applied on one area of the path. I tried using the Direct Selection Tool (A) to select the anchors I wanted it applied around, that didn’t help. Is there a way to apply a feather (Effects → Stylize → Feather) to … Read more
How do I make this kind of noise grunge effect in Illustrator? Have tried Pixelate effect but does not look good. Thank you in advance for your answer!! Answer This is not exactly the same as your examples… Especially the first one, but maybe it’s close enough. Start with a white rectangle Effect > Artistic … Read more
Adobe Illustrator used to have an Effect → Warp tool called Crystallize, that was good for creating starburst shapes & effects, like this: Source: http://av.riard.lt/blog/illustrator_crystallize_tool.html It seems to have disappeared in the last few years (actually, sometime between 2015 & 2018). There’s a totally different tool by the same name (Effect → Pixelate → Crystallize). … Read more
I’m trying to make an effect that looks like a defrag image. (like the linked image) I know how to make the interlaced lines knocked out and I tried using the mosaic effect. but It’s just coming up as a pixilated image. I’m looking for any tutorial but I’m not sure how should this effect … Read more
How do you add color to objects that don’t close on illustrator. I’m trying to fill in the pathways with color in illustrator. I know that you can use the Live Paint to add color to objects that are closed. Answer If those lines are vectors, you could join the open ends using the pen … Read more
This question already has answers here: Round corners (fillet) in Illustrator CS6 (5 answers) Closed 2 years ago. Sorry for such a newbie question. I tried google but can’t find anything similar. I’m using Illustrator CS6 so I don’t have CC’s rounded corner tool. I tried Effects > Stylize > Round Corners but it doesn’t … Read more
