Distressed Text Effect and Grunge Graphics with Adobe Illustrator CC

FREE VECTOR TEXTURE DOWNLOAD INCLUDED! | Learn to create vector distressed textures from photos!

In this Illustrator tutorial, we’ll cover using Image Trace with grouped layers to create really good vector 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. Make sure you download the 9 free vector textures I’ve provided with this tutorial!

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[samilozdemir]

Finally a video where i can see the guys mouse, he says words clearly and actually SHOWS how to open stuf like the soft roll instead of

[motogpofficial]

If you kept it going till now you have all the respect that I can give

[marinanolastname]

Thanks so much for this tutorial, I was stuck on this part of my project, not wanting to pay for a texture and do an attribution. Now I can make my own and it's not that hard. I appreciate this content so much thank you!

[TWESHELLSHOCKR]

MAN!! you have no idea how LONG I was looking to learn how to use the Magic Wand in Illustrator.!! after seeing this video, I can see how powerful and useful it is. You learn something new each day! Luv it.

[lilliankoponen]

So cool!! Thank you. Been using illustrator since 1988 and NOW learn this - HUGE!!

[soca]

Been using illustrator for entirely too long to not know this method lol. Can't thank you enough for filling this massive gap in my workflow! Massively appreciated.

[timothy]

Awesome tutorial! I was looking for a "non destructive" way to do that. Thanks!

[studentcodrity]

Literally am going from using Ableton to soft and tNice tutorials helped trendously as a beginner. Thank you so so much for tNice tutorials!!

[tientcheufansi]

Bro it’s very intimidating! I’ve been slacking on it for a month now. The symbols are very confusing. You have to train your mind to

[thedylanrogers]

Great tutorial. After 20 years of using Illustrator there is always more to learn.

[rgarlinyc]

Not an illustrator fan or maven - but tutorials as good as this one motivate me to become one. Thanks, man!

[omar_b_here]

Hey man great tutorial, one thing I noticed that made me get this technique correct was that it had to be a "pure black" color. When I imported the vector file from Illustrator to Photoshop, I was still getting weird spots - your tip on making sure it's pure black is the advice that I needed. The other tutorials online didn't have this tip.

[jasontuck]

Hey, thanks for the quick response! I fixed it! I had previously tried to drag and drop the file into Illustrator which sort of locked all the textures together into one box that I could not (to save my life) successfully ungroup. This time i went to the file and selected "Open with>> illustrator and voila! all vectors are now selectable! I am new to AI and i am flailing my way through the learning curve. Thanks again for the awesome vids!

[jolene]

Thank you! This was the most helpful video I've seen on this topic by far.

[cdronk]

This tutorial helped a lot. Just what I was looking for.

[ucandoooit]

THANK YOU! Been having some problems mastering the textures for screen printing images and your video has been the best one I have seen. After about a dozen video's and each one has generally created more questions than answers, you covered and explained the process clearly! Thanks for the video and happy to subscribe. Now on to your video list to find some more gems!

[NikhilBhat]

Amazing tutorial! These textures made my work look soo much better. I am grateful that you actually showed how to make textures from pictures to start with, and also offered us free textures. Shows you really care about your audience. Thanks for the video man!

[hilcheney]

Best video! Thank you for sharing your skillz

[ericsimoncelli]

Amazing :) So easy to follow!! I was able to catch on to this and create some amazing designs!

[JerryN]

Thanks so much! I’ve been forever trying to figure out how to make type look distressed. I never thought of using a texture like that. It looks beautiful! You just earned a new subscriber! Thanks!