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lavaspit
04-14-2005, 01:11 AM
What is a good way to nick, batter, scratch or adrade vector surfaces? If with brushes, how do you customize them, or where is a good place to download them?
GrfxGawd
04-14-2005, 05:16 AM
I prefer to vex my vectors. This irks them and they behave badly.
It really depends on the app. What are you using?
ALL generalizations are BAD.
lavaspit
04-14-2005, 08:21 AM
Heh. Im using Illustrator CS. (What else is there!?)
Shift F7
05-04-2005, 06:16 PM
lava,
best thing to do is find a grungy, dirty raster image. make sure it's B/W convert it to a bitmap, place it in AI on it's own layer above your vector art, assign it a color (depends on your background) adn VOILA!!!
I like to use the brushes that come with illustrator:
1) draw a shape with the line tool then apply an artistic ink brush (like ink bomb or whatever in the artistic ink brush palatte)
2) expand its appearance so you have a "splatter" shape in vector. I also like to use the pathfinder to make a single layer compound path so I can easily change its color
3) dupe it, move it around as needed or just turn it into a symbol for reuse later
What is a good way to nick, batter, scratch or adrade vector surfaces? If with brushes, how do you customize themIf you want to create or modify your own brush just create some paths and select them - then you can create an art brush make sure to select 'tint' so you can assign colors to it.
Broacher
05-18-2005, 05:01 PM
Just don't tell us that you'e going to vinyl with this.
Just don't tell us that you'e going to vinyl with this.
lol. i hope he's not
steelcoast
05-20-2005, 02:01 PM
This will probably seem like overkill but when we need to distress vector art we have kind of an interesting, lengthy, process. We compile the needed artwork and print it out in grayscale on relatively crappy paper. We then manually destroy the paper, scuffing, balling it up, etc. After a thorough beating we then iron the paper and scan the art back in. Then use a program like streamline to re-vectorize the raster scan. I know it seems like a lot of work but it's really quite worth it. A good example of this technique can be seen here. CLICK (http://steelcoast.com/print-design-2.html)
It's that extra little bit that can really make your work shine.
Cheers
keith1
05-20-2005, 02:22 PM
Steelcoast, I'm impressed at the lengths you go for this technique. I think of doing stuff similar all the time but have yet to do so.