Distressed Texture Crash Course - Tutorial for Affinity Designer

In this video we’ll check out how to create a “distressed texture” effect for print-on-demand designs. We’ll explore how to work with vectors, transparent PNGs, and solid JPGs.

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The ones I used in this video:

Distressed Textures Bundle:

Grunge Textures:

Retro Summer Sun Design:

CONTENTS
00:00 Intro
00:50 Finding Textures
01:50 Using AI and EPS Textures
02:50 Vector Textures
05:22 Transparent PNG Texture
09:16 Solid JPG Texture

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[TechnicallyTrent]

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[orlamdc]

Great easy to follow tutorial video. Thank you. 👍

[jcarlin]

Great instructional video as always. You are my go-to source for detailed explanations. Thanks

[DutchDiddy]

Thanks! Solid tutorial and just what I needed today. Thanks for your help.

[FuriousGeorge]

Your tutorial is super effective, straight-forward and so easy to understand! AMAZING THANK YOU 
- Happy new subscriber

[kevinhouse]

Great practical information Trent. That erase blend mode is awesome! And that bit about the alpha curves adjustment is gold!

[elonrichardson]

Solid tutorial indeed. I learned so much with such ease in 12 minutes. Thanks.

[runforrestrun]

Oh man! So useful! Thank you for proving great tutorials like this. Issues shown are ones I find I need to overcome often and your samples explain them visually so well, and are exactly what I need to know. Excellent info with great visuals and explanations, two thumbs up!

[jimdart]

Thanks Trent I always had a hard time with textures now I understand. Is it possible to do a tutorial on embedded documents. The way you explain things always make the lights come on for me. Once again thank you for these tutorials.

[dougdina]

Hey Trent,
Another great video. Thank you.

Couldn’t you have used the … I can’t remember the name … Blend Range maybe … so that you’d clip the range on the black end? I think it would work like the Threshold layer adjustment.

[KAGosage]

Great tutorials. It seems like all the best teachers are in Adobe (which I know inside and out) but trying to switch to Affinity to avoid the rented software from Adobe and the ever-growing charging of their fees. Great work - you are up there on top as my favorite Affinity teacher! I haven't FULLY made the switch to Affinity but getting there little by little as I get more comfortable with Affinity and the options they have keep growing. (One program I can say that I have completely replaced is inDesign (and I really loved InDesign back in the day - Publisher is great!) - the hardest program I have getting rid of for Adobe is Photoshop. I will miss Acrobat too, but it can be replaced as well.

[dccd]

Do we have to be members to buy textures? Or does a subscription cover any downloads? I noticed the bundles have prices on them

[richardmale]

Brilliant! Thank you. I don't know if I'll ever get into on-demand stuff but this is an invaluable help if I do... and if I don't! I am curious to know what the size is of the texture samples you used, in pixels per inch (I'm guessing 300) and in inches and/or cms. Thanks.

[MigsK]

I'm following the steps but when I try to export it, it's giving a white background around the graphic even though the background is set to transparent

[bertnerny]

If you need to be able to adjust the color after adding the distressed effect, does that preclude using a jpeg? I used a jpg. distressed texture on text and it kept blocking color adjustments afterward.

[ConJesusenelCamino]

Ai for Adobe Illustrator not Artificial intelligence 😅 🎉