For this graphic I’m using a 5″ x 5″ artboard. Enter the size and details for the document. Start a new document by opening Illustrator and hitting Command + N.
A lot more like blushing cheeks in the cold air. You could just make a pink dot on the face, or you could use blur to to make the accent softer, less flat. Think of a little character with rosy cheeks in winter clothes. Use them on your next design project to take them to the next level of style, or use them as ideas to get out of a vector design rut.īlur is a great effect when you want to add accents that aren’t just flat shapes. I’ll show you 5 effects for creating trendy depth and texture.
Some make the vectors wiggle and zig-zag, keeping them flat, while others utterly destroy them in the coolest and controllable of ways. Illustrator has a pretty big range of these effects. Vector art isn’t just flat and colorful, you can create depth and grungy texture too.
04.Add depth and texture to a flat illustration with just a few clicks using these five quick vector effects in Illustrator. If you have a Wacom tablet then you’ll find the drawing tools far easier to use, but you can still understand how it works from using a mouse. But when first getting started I recommend opting for the Pencil Tool (just click N to select it quickly - this is the Pencil Tool's shortcut key). Some of these, such as the pen tool and mesh tools, can take some time to learn. You’ll see a great selection of tools in the menu on the left-hand side of your screen (the 'toolbar'). You can repeat this process to save separate, newer versions of the artwork as separate files. I recommend getting into the habit of saving like this every minute, so nothing is ever lost should your computer crash. to name your file and choose where to store it on your computer.Įvery time you then want to save the file as it stands at any moment just click File>Save, or use the shortcut key Cmd+S. As you work it is best to get into the habit of saving your work as you go along.
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