Learn how to create organic speckled surface textures using an old toothbrush and black acrylic paint.
- Usually when you look at the surface…of a painting, it's imperfect,…so I'm just going to show you a simple way…to create an imperfect surface texture.…We're going to use a toothbrush to create this texture,…and you can see I've put a surgical glove on my right hand,…otherwise, the process does get messy,…and this prevents you from getting paint…under your fingernails.…That's why I'm doing it.…This process is really simple.…
You might have already done this before,…but we're just going to take this toothbrush,…load some water into it.…We already have pigment from when we painted our brushes,…and we're just going to pick up enough of the pigment…to darken the brush and load it,…and then, the way you can apply it,…there's a bunch of different ways.…Once again, this can get messy,…so make sure you're in an area…that it's OK to get splatter outside of the creative zone,…because the first time I did this,…I got paint on my wife's car and she wasn't happy.…
All you have to do is, I use my thumb,…and you just flick it down at the paper.…
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4/19/2016Graphic designer Von Glitschka appreciates the endless brush stroke freedom that real-world brushes offer, and he knows how to replicate this offering in the digital world. In this course, he shows how to create your own custom, handmade brush strokes and import them into Adobe Illustrator. Von demonstrates how to compile and use custom brush strokes to achieve both a hand-painted aesthetic and a personal touch. Whether you're a painter, a designer, or just a fan of Illustrator, this course offers instructions on how to expand your use of Illustrator.
- Painting real brush strokes
- Transforming real brush strokes into digital brush strokes
- Importing brush strokes
- Creating bitmap surface textures
- Modifying vectors
- Compiling patterns, shapes, and strokes
- Working with layers and blend modes
- Using vector brushes
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 10s
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Exercise files58s
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1. Creating an Authentic Look
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Hand-painting brushes7m 54s
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Hand-painted speckle texture3m 12s
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Creating painted art brushes13m 56s
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Creating pattern brushes5m 36s
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Creating scatter brushes8m 43s
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2. Using Vector Brushes
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Applying paint brushes11m 18s
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Applying linework brushes4m 43s
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Applying pattern brushes6m 1s
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Applying scatter brushes6m 20s
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3. Vector Painting Process
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Drawing out your artwork3m 56s
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Creating base vector shapes8m 54s
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Applying brushes and color11m 59s
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Using scatter brush textures8m 36s
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4. Deconstructing Complex Vector Paintings
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Bird Brain illustration8m 39s
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Painted Jungle illustration8m 25s
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Pak and Sal illustration5m 32s
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5. Using Adobe Capture
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 2s
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