Open the included “Texture-Photo.JPG” in photoshop. It has some nice cracks running through it and the angle of the shot will give the resulting texture a lot more substance in the close areas and taper off in the distant areas. Let’s use the third one for this tutorial. Here are some shots I snapped of a deteriorating wall in the nearby park and of a very large palm tree: You don’t need a Canon Mark III for this, which means anyone can get into this. I just took a walk around my block and snapped a couple of these shots with my Kodak Z812 IS, about a 2 or 3 hundred dollar camera at Costco or Best buy. As far as what should you take pictures of, well anything that looks cool and has a lot of contrast. The reason being that the resolution and overall size is going to determine how much detail your texture will contain. Your own photographs work much better for this than ones you’ll find on the internet. The first thing you’ll need is a photograph to work from. You can download the files to work along with me here if you like.
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Click the link after this sample of texture usage to read the full tutorial. I’ll also provide sample files so you can follow along with me. I’ll show you how I go about creating my textures and vectorizing them and then go on to explain some of the trick to using vectorized textures in Illustrator. Adding some texture is a great way to add some visual interest and give your art a worn, aged effect. What’s so great about dirtying up pristine looking vector art? Well, for starters it makes vector artwork look a lot less … sterile.
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