Post pobrano z: How to Create a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Are
you always interested in creating new Adobe Illustrator brushes that
you can use in your designs to give them a special twist?

Well,
if you love the look of vintage designs and illustrations but never
knew exactly how to do it, then this tutorial is perfect for you. You
will learn how to make a brush in Illustrator (in this case an Art
Brush and a Pattern Brush), how to save it correctly, and how to apply
it to a set of fruit badges.

These
vintage brushes are easy to use to add texture, details, highlights
and shading in Illustrator, and you will be able to use them in many
future projects.

Expand
your brushes library by going to GraphicRiver, where you’ll find a
great selection of brushes and textures in various styles, shapes, and themes.
Also, check out the vector icons and illustrations, where you will
find plenty of resources ready to be used along with these
Illustrator brushes.

Let’s
start! 

Tutorial
Assets

To
complete the tutorial, you will need the following assets:

• Berry
  Badges
• Round
  Any Corner Script

1. How
to Open a New Document 

Launch
Illustrator
and
go to File
> New to
open a blank document. Type a name for your file, set up the
dimensions, and then select Pixels
as
Units
and
RGB
as
Color
Mode.

Next,
go to Edit
> Preferences > General and
set the Keyboard
Increment to
1
px and
while there, go to Units
to
make sure they are set as in the following image. I usually work with
these settings, and they will help you throughout the drawing process.

2. How
to Create a Vintage Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Learning
how to make a brush in Illustrator can be an easy process, especially
for an Art Brush, and this is one of those cases. Grab the Line
Segment Tool (\) and draw a line on your artboard that’s 156 px in
length. Give it a 9 pt Stroke and press the Round Cap option in the
Stroke panel to get the rounded ends.

Next,
go to Object > Expand to turn the stroke into a filled shape.

Step
2

Now,
we need to distort this shape a little. Use the Add Anchor Point Tool (+) to add extra points along the path in the areas
indicated. After that, move these points with the Direct Selection
Tool (A) to modify the shape. The aim is to get a thinner shape in
the middle area and a sharper tip.

Step
3

Continue
to distort the right end of this shape and make it look less
perfectly rounded. Once you are done, color the shape with off black.

Step
4

Take
the Pen Tool (P) and draw a short path at one end of the black shape.
Give it a 6 pt Stroke using the Width Profile 4, and select the
Round Cap option in the Stroke panel.

Continue
to draw similar paths along the shape and apply the same settings. I
would not recommend making copies of the first one because they need
to be slightly different. The end result of your vintage brush will
be more accurate.

Step
5

Select
all the spikes and go to Object > Expand Appearance to turn them
into shapes. Color them with the same off black, and now we are ready
to save the brush in Illustrator.

Select
all the shapes and drag them into the Brushes panel to be saved as a
New Art Brush. Type “Vintage Art Brush” as the name, select Tints
as the Colorization Method, and then hit OK. Easy, right?

3. How
to Create a Vintage Pattern Brush 

Step
1

Grab
the Line Segment Tool (\) again, and draw a path on your artboard at 45 degrees with a length of
64 px. Give it a 3 pt Stroke using any
color for the moment. While this path stays selected, go to Object >
Transform > Move and type 260 px in the Horizontal field. Hit Copy
and you will get a second path to the right.

Step
2

Keep
both paths selected and go to Object > Blend > Blend Options.
Choose 15 Specified Steps and then go back to Object > Blend >
Make (Alt-Control-B).

Next,
go to Object > Expand twice in order to expand the blend and
to turn the stroked lines into shapes. Ungroup (Shift-Control-G) all
the resulting stripes.

Step
3

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to Effect > Distort &
Transform > Roughen and apply the settings shown, followed by
Object > Expand Appearance to expand this effect.

Step
4

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to File > Scripts > Round Any
Corner and apply a Radius of 1 in order to get more rounded edges all
around.

Round
Any Corner is a great script and useful in many situations. Go to 20 Free and Useful Adobe Illustrator Scripts, follow the instructions to install it in Illustrator, and after
that, you will always find it in File > Scripts ready to be used.

Step
5

Now,
we are going to modify the stripes quite a bit to give them that
vintage look, and here is how to do it. Zoom in on one of the stripes
and grab the Eraser Tool (Shift-E). Start to delete a portion at the
top and make the stripe a little shorter.

Step
6

Do
the same thing for some other stripes, making them shorter at the top.
Focus more on the center area of the brush and leave the stripes at
the ends as they are (1).

Now,
let’s repeat this process at the bottom and use the Eraser Tool
(Shift-E) again to delete portions of the stripes, as shown in the
image below (2). Take your time and remember that you don’t have to
be too precise as we are trying to obtain a vintage look.

Step
7

How
to save a brush in Illustrator can be tricky sometimes,
especially when it comes to Pattern Brushes. Let me guide you through
the process and learn how to save a brush correctly.

Grab
the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle starting from the bottom
end of the first stripe up to the top end. Make sure that the entire
first stripe is inside the rectangle, and it should go over the next
two stripes as well, but this is okay (1).

Copy
and Paste
in Front (Control-F)
the rectangle and move the copy to the end of the brush whilst
holding the Shift key to make sure they stay horizontally aligned.
Make the width of this shape smaller in order to cover only the top
portion of the last two stripes (2).

Finally,
draw another rectangle between them to cover the rest of the stripes
(3).

Step
8

Select
all the stripes and Group (Control-G) them. Make two copies in front
of the group because you need one for each of the three rectangles.

Now,
select one group of stripes along with the first rectangle, and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel. This will cut that section, and you will
get the Start Tile of the Pattern Brush (1). Drag it into the
Swatches panel to save it.

Select
a copy of the stripes group along with the middle rectangle and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel again. This will cut that section, and
you will obtain the Side Tile of the Pattern Brush (2).

Select
the second copy of the stripes group along with the third rectangle
and press Crop again. You will obtain the End Tile of the Pattern
Brush (3). Drag it into the Swatches panel to save it.

Step
9

Select
the middle section and drag it into the Brushes panel to save it as a
New Pattern Brush. Type “Vintage Pattern Brush 1” and notice that
the middle section already appears under the Side Tile (1).

As
the Start Tile (2), select the New Pattern Swatch 1 from the
drop-down options, which is the first section saved in the Swatches
panel.

As
the End Tile (3), select New Pattern Swatch 2 from the drop-down
options, which is the last section saved in the Swatches panel.

Finally,
under Inner Corner Tile (4), select Auto-Sliced and set the
Colorization Method to Tints. Hit OK and your new Illustrator brush
is now saved and ready to use.

Step
10

Following
the technique explained in this section of the tutorial, you can
create a bigger pattern brush with more details. It may look the same
as the one we just saved, but the fact that this one has more stripes
and more areas deleted with the Eraser Tool (Shift-E) will create a
different vintage brush stroke. It is definitely worth the effort to
make it, and you will use it in future projects as well.

Follow
the same steps and, once done, save it as “Vintage Pattern
Brush 2”.

4. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Step
1

Now
that we have saved both brushes, Illustrator will display them in the
Brushes panel, and they are ready to be used. To demonstrate, I am
going to use this set of Berry Badges from Envato Elements. Open the vector file, and let’s focus on the
cherries for the moment.

Step
2

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the leaf
but a little inclined (1). Stroke this path with the Vintage Art
Brush, which is the first brush we have created. Increase the Stroke
Weight to 2 pt and set the Blending Mode to Multiply to give it a jet
black color (2). You can also use other stroke colors, and the brush
will automatically change color as well.

We
need the spikes of the brush to go outwards and upwards, so
open the Stroke Options window from the Appearance panel to see the
settings. Check Flip Along and Flip Across and then hit OK (3).

Step
3

The
leaf of the cherry is made of two separate shapes. Select the top
half and then Copy and Paste in Place (Shift-Control-V) to make
a copy of it in front of everything (1). Keep this copy selected
along with the stroked path and go to Object > Clipping Mask >
Make (Control-7). As a result, the vintage brush will only be visible
and add details on that part of the leaf (2).

Step
4

Next,
draw a similar path on the bottom half of the leaf (1). Stroke it
with the Vintage Art Brush again and increase the Stroke Weight to 2
pt. This time, choose white as the stroke color and set the Blending
Mode to Soft Light (2).

Next,
select the bottom half shape of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make a copy of it in front of everything.
Keep it selected along with the stroked path and go to Object >
Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7).

Step
5

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the
leaf; then give it a 6 pt Stroke using Width Profile 5 in the
Stroke panel (1).

Select
the two half shapes of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in Place
(Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (2).

Keep
the newly obtained leaf shape selected along with the middle path and
go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7). This will
define the midrib of the leaf and contribute to the vintage look
(3).

Step
6

Let’s
add a simple highlight on the leaf. Use the Pen Tool (P) to draw a
curved path along the edge of the leaf; then give it a 5 pt Stroke
using the Width Profile 1 in the Stroke panel. Set the stroke color
to light green.

At
this point, we are done with the details on this leaf. Use the
techniques explained to transform the right leaf in the same way. The
settings remain the same.

5. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Shading in Illustrator

Step
1

Focus
on the lower left side of the cherry and draw a curved path using the
Pen Tool (P) (1). Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
increase the Stroke Weight at 2 pt. You will get a nice vintage
shading texture (2).

Here
is how to create a criss-cross texture quickly. There is no need to use
other Illustrator texture brushes or make a separate new brush. All
you need is a simple trick.

Keep
the path selected and go to the Appearance panel. Press Add New
Stroke and you will get a second Stroke attribute above the first.
Use the same Vintage Pattern Brush 2 but keep the Stroke Weight at 1
pt. Double-click on this Stroke attribute to open the Stroke Options
window, and check Flip Along and Add space to fit. Hit OK, and the
cross-hatching is done (3).

Step
2

Select
all the shapes that make up the cherry and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (1).

Keep
the newly obtained cherry shape selected, along with the stroked path,
and go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7) (2). Once
done, apply the same technique to create the same vintage shading
look on the other cherry (3).

Step
3

Zoom
in on the cherry and draw an oval shape with the Pen Tool (P) or the
Ellipse Tool (L), as shown in the image below (1). Stroke it with the
Vintage Art Brush and reduce the Stroke Weight to 0.5 pt. This will
create another style of vintage shading at the base of the stem (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry.

6. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Highlights in Illustrator 

First,
select and delete the two existing ellipses that are adding highlights to the
cherry because we will create a new one in a vintage style (1).

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a slightly curved path on the right side; then
stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 1, set the Stroke Weight to
0.75 pt, and reduce the Opacity to 70% (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry, and you can see what the cherries
look like at this point in the image below. 

7. How
to Enhance the Vintage Look With Strokes in Illustrator

Step
1

Select
the two shapes that make up each leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel and you will get two new leaf shapes. Apply a 4 pt
black Stroke.

Repeat
the same thing for the cherries, and once you get the two new cherry
shapes, give them a 4 pt black Stroke as well.

Step
2

Now,
select the stem shape along with the small end piece at the top, and
apply a 4 pt black Stroke using Width Profile 2 in the Stroke
panel.

These
simple strokes really make a difference to our design and improve the
overall vintage look of the badge.

8. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Create Shadow in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a curved path at the bottom of the badge,
behind the cherries. Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
set the Stroke Weight to 3 pt (1).

Add
a New Stroke in the Appearance panel above the first, and use the same
brush but set the Stroke Weight to 2 pt. Open the Stroke Options
window, check Flip Along and Add space to fit, and then hit OK. This
will create the cross-hatching look, as you did before (2).

Set
this path to Blending Mode Soft Light and reduce the Opacity to 50%.
Make a copy of the badge circle and use it to mask this path to get a
clean design (3).

Step
2

As
a final step, select the badge circle and, along with the existing
light-blue fill color, also apply a 4 pt black Outside Stroke in order to
maintain the same style. At this point, the cherry badge is done.

9. Strengthen
Your Knowledge

Step
1

Practice
is the key, so continue to use and apply these Adobe Illustrator
brushes for another badge in the set. Let’s focus on the blueberry
badge.

Here
is a sequence of images that can guide you through the same process
again. Use the same settings as before, and always mask the stroked
paths to get a clean design.

Step
2

As
an extra detail on the blueberries, use the Pen Tool (P) to draw
three short paths right between the two shapes that make up each
blueberry. Give them a 4 pt Stroke using black and Width Profile
4 in the Stroke panel (1).

Continue
to add the vintage style highlights, as you did for the cherries (2).

Step
3

You’re almost done! It’s time to use the Vintage Pattern Brush to create
the shadow behind the berries (1) and complete the design with a 4 pt
black Stroke applied to the badge circle. Press Align Stroke to
Outside in the Stroke panel to make it fully visible (2).

Step
4

Bring
back the purple background from the original file, and let’s add a
shadow to make the badges stand out. Select the two badge circles and,
along with the existing appearances, also apply a Drop Shadow
effect by going to Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Use the
settings shown in the image below and hit OK.

10. How
to Desaturate a Vector Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

The
new vintage badges that we have created are beautiful as they are, but
if you want to go one step further and obtain that specific faded
vintage look, here is how to do it fast. You can also apply this
technique to any other illustrations that you have.

Select
the background rectangle or draw a new one the same size as your
artboard. This shape should be in front of the illustration, so
go to Object > Arrange > Bring to Front (Shift-Control-]) to
make sure it is. Color the rectangle with pale gray and, after
that, set the Blending Mode to Saturation. Done! 

Tip:
Choose a darker shade of gray to obtain a cool black and white look.

Congratulations!
You’re Done

Illustrator
texture brushes and all kinds of other brushes are always fun to use
because you can obtain a unique look and put your personal touch into
a design or illustration. Now you have the knowledge to create a
vintage look using brushes in Illustrator, so continue to apply them
in future projects. 

Expand
Your Adobe Illustrator Skills!

Don’t
stop here! Continue drawing to expand your skills and learn many more
useful techniques. Here is a list of recommended tutorials that can
help you achieve this goal:

• 

  How to Make a Brush in Illustrator

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• 

  How to Install and Use Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

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• 

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• 

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• 

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• 

  How to Create a Grunge, Vintage Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

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• 

  How to Create a Vintage Spring Portrait of a Girl in Adobe Illustrator

  In this tutorial you’ll get a step-by-step guide on how to create a vintage spring portrait of a girl in Adobe Illustrator.

Post pobrano z: How to Create a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Are
you always interested in creating new Adobe Illustrator brushes that
you can use in your designs to give them a special twist?

Well,
if you love the look of vintage designs and illustrations but never
knew exactly how to do it, then this tutorial is perfect for you. You
will learn how to make a brush in Illustrator (in this case an Art
Brush and a Pattern Brush), how to save it correctly, and how to apply
it to a set of fruit badges.

These
vintage brushes are easy to use to add texture, details, highlights
and shading in Illustrator, and you will be able to use them in many
future projects.

Expand
your brushes library by going to GraphicRiver, where you’ll find a
great selection of brushes and textures in various styles, shapes, and themes.
Also, check out the vector icons and illustrations, where you will
find plenty of resources ready to be used along with these
Illustrator brushes.

Let’s
start! 

Tutorial
Assets

To
complete the tutorial, you will need the following assets:

• Berry
  Badges
• Round
  Any Corner Script

1. How
to Open a New Document 

Launch
Illustrator
and
go to File
> New to
open a blank document. Type a name for your file, set up the
dimensions, and then select Pixels
as
Units
and
RGB
as
Color
Mode.

Next,
go to Edit
> Preferences > General and
set the Keyboard
Increment to
1
px and
while there, go to Units
to
make sure they are set as in the following image. I usually work with
these settings, and they will help you throughout the drawing process.

2. How
to Create a Vintage Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Learning
how to make a brush in Illustrator can be an easy process, especially
for an Art Brush, and this is one of those cases. Grab the Line
Segment Tool (\) and draw a line on your artboard that’s 156 px in
length. Give it a 9 pt Stroke and press the Round Cap option in the
Stroke panel to get the rounded ends.

Next,
go to Object > Expand to turn the stroke into a filled shape.

Step
2

Now,
we need to distort this shape a little. Use the Add Anchor Point Tool (+) to add extra points along the path in the areas
indicated. After that, move these points with the Direct Selection
Tool (A) to modify the shape. The aim is to get a thinner shape in
the middle area and a sharper tip.

Step
3

Continue
to distort the right end of this shape and make it look less
perfectly rounded. Once you are done, color the shape with off black.

Step
4

Take
the Pen Tool (P) and draw a short path at one end of the black shape.
Give it a 6 pt Stroke using the Width Profile 4, and select the
Round Cap option in the Stroke panel.

Continue
to draw similar paths along the shape and apply the same settings. I
would not recommend making copies of the first one because they need
to be slightly different. The end result of your vintage brush will
be more accurate.

Step
5

Select
all the spikes and go to Object > Expand Appearance to turn them
into shapes. Color them with the same off black, and now we are ready
to save the brush in Illustrator.

Select
all the shapes and drag them into the Brushes panel to be saved as a
New Art Brush. Type “Vintage Art Brush” as the name, select Tints
as the Colorization Method, and then hit OK. Easy, right?

3. How
to Create a Vintage Pattern Brush 

Step
1

Grab
the Line Segment Tool (\) again, and draw a path on your artboard at 45 degrees with a length of
64 px. Give it a 3 pt Stroke using any
color for the moment. While this path stays selected, go to Object >
Transform > Move and type 260 px in the Horizontal field. Hit Copy
and you will get a second path to the right.

Step
2

Keep
both paths selected and go to Object > Blend > Blend Options.
Choose 15 Specified Steps and then go back to Object > Blend >
Make (Alt-Control-B).

Next,
go to Object > Expand twice in order to expand the blend and
to turn the stroked lines into shapes. Ungroup (Shift-Control-G) all
the resulting stripes.

Step
3

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to Effect > Distort &
Transform > Roughen and apply the settings shown, followed by
Object > Expand Appearance to expand this effect.

Step
4

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to File > Scripts > Round Any
Corner and apply a Radius of 1 in order to get more rounded edges all
around.

Round
Any Corner is a great script and useful in many situations. Go to 20 Free and Useful Adobe Illustrator Scripts, follow the instructions to install it in Illustrator, and after
that, you will always find it in File > Scripts ready to be used.

Step
5

Now,
we are going to modify the stripes quite a bit to give them that
vintage look, and here is how to do it. Zoom in on one of the stripes
and grab the Eraser Tool (Shift-E). Start to delete a portion at the
top and make the stripe a little shorter.

Step
6

Do
the same thing for some other stripes, making them shorter at the top.
Focus more on the center area of the brush and leave the stripes at
the ends as they are (1).

Now,
let’s repeat this process at the bottom and use the Eraser Tool
(Shift-E) again to delete portions of the stripes, as shown in the
image below (2). Take your time and remember that you don’t have to
be too precise as we are trying to obtain a vintage look.

Step
7

How
to save a brush in Illustrator can be tricky sometimes,
especially when it comes to Pattern Brushes. Let me guide you through
the process and learn how to save a brush correctly.

Grab
the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle starting from the bottom
end of the first stripe up to the top end. Make sure that the entire
first stripe is inside the rectangle, and it should go over the next
two stripes as well, but this is okay (1).

Copy
and Paste
in Front (Control-F)
the rectangle and move the copy to the end of the brush whilst
holding the Shift key to make sure they stay horizontally aligned.
Make the width of this shape smaller in order to cover only the top
portion of the last two stripes (2).

Finally,
draw another rectangle between them to cover the rest of the stripes
(3).

Step
8

Select
all the stripes and Group (Control-G) them. Make two copies in front
of the group because you need one for each of the three rectangles.

Now,
select one group of stripes along with the first rectangle, and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel. This will cut that section, and you will
get the Start Tile of the Pattern Brush (1). Drag it into the
Swatches panel to save it.

Select
a copy of the stripes group along with the middle rectangle and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel again. This will cut that section, and
you will obtain the Side Tile of the Pattern Brush (2).

Select
the second copy of the stripes group along with the third rectangle
and press Crop again. You will obtain the End Tile of the Pattern
Brush (3). Drag it into the Swatches panel to save it.

Step
9

Select
the middle section and drag it into the Brushes panel to save it as a
New Pattern Brush. Type “Vintage Pattern Brush 1” and notice that
the middle section already appears under the Side Tile (1).

As
the Start Tile (2), select the New Pattern Swatch 1 from the
drop-down options, which is the first section saved in the Swatches
panel.

As
the End Tile (3), select New Pattern Swatch 2 from the drop-down
options, which is the last section saved in the Swatches panel.

Finally,
under Inner Corner Tile (4), select Auto-Sliced and set the
Colorization Method to Tints. Hit OK and your new Illustrator brush
is now saved and ready to use.

Step
10

Following
the technique explained in this section of the tutorial, you can
create a bigger pattern brush with more details. It may look the same
as the one we just saved, but the fact that this one has more stripes
and more areas deleted with the Eraser Tool (Shift-E) will create a
different vintage brush stroke. It is definitely worth the effort to
make it, and you will use it in future projects as well.

Follow
the same steps and, once done, save it as “Vintage Pattern
Brush 2”.

4. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Step
1

Now
that we have saved both brushes, Illustrator will display them in the
Brushes panel, and they are ready to be used. To demonstrate, I am
going to use this set of Berry Badges from Envato Elements. Open the vector file, and let’s focus on the
cherries for the moment.

Step
2

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the leaf
but a little inclined (1). Stroke this path with the Vintage Art
Brush, which is the first brush we have created. Increase the Stroke
Weight to 2 pt and set the Blending Mode to Multiply to give it a jet
black color (2). You can also use other stroke colors, and the brush
will automatically change color as well.

We
need the spikes of the brush to go outwards and upwards, so
open the Stroke Options window from the Appearance panel to see the
settings. Check Flip Along and Flip Across and then hit OK (3).

Step
3

The
leaf of the cherry is made of two separate shapes. Select the top
half and then Copy and Paste in Place (Shift-Control-V) to make
a copy of it in front of everything (1). Keep this copy selected
along with the stroked path and go to Object > Clipping Mask >
Make (Control-7). As a result, the vintage brush will only be visible
and add details on that part of the leaf (2).

Step
4

Next,
draw a similar path on the bottom half of the leaf (1). Stroke it
with the Vintage Art Brush again and increase the Stroke Weight to 2
pt. This time, choose white as the stroke color and set the Blending
Mode to Soft Light (2).

Next,
select the bottom half shape of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make a copy of it in front of everything.
Keep it selected along with the stroked path and go to Object >
Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7).

Step
5

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the
leaf; then give it a 6 pt Stroke using Width Profile 5 in the
Stroke panel (1).

Select
the two half shapes of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in Place
(Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (2).

Keep
the newly obtained leaf shape selected along with the middle path and
go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7). This will
define the midrib of the leaf and contribute to the vintage look
(3).

Step
6

Let’s
add a simple highlight on the leaf. Use the Pen Tool (P) to draw a
curved path along the edge of the leaf; then give it a 5 pt Stroke
using the Width Profile 1 in the Stroke panel. Set the stroke color
to light green.

At
this point, we are done with the details on this leaf. Use the
techniques explained to transform the right leaf in the same way. The
settings remain the same.

5. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Shading in Illustrator

Step
1

Focus
on the lower left side of the cherry and draw a curved path using the
Pen Tool (P) (1). Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
increase the Stroke Weight at 2 pt. You will get a nice vintage
shading texture (2).

Here
is how to create a criss-cross texture quickly. There is no need to use
other Illustrator texture brushes or make a separate new brush. All
you need is a simple trick.

Keep
the path selected and go to the Appearance panel. Press Add New
Stroke and you will get a second Stroke attribute above the first.
Use the same Vintage Pattern Brush 2 but keep the Stroke Weight at 1
pt. Double-click on this Stroke attribute to open the Stroke Options
window, and check Flip Along and Add space to fit. Hit OK, and the
cross-hatching is done (3).

Step
2

Select
all the shapes that make up the cherry and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (1).

Keep
the newly obtained cherry shape selected, along with the stroked path,
and go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7) (2). Once
done, apply the same technique to create the same vintage shading
look on the other cherry (3).

Step
3

Zoom
in on the cherry and draw an oval shape with the Pen Tool (P) or the
Ellipse Tool (L), as shown in the image below (1). Stroke it with the
Vintage Art Brush and reduce the Stroke Weight to 0.5 pt. This will
create another style of vintage shading at the base of the stem (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry.

6. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Highlights in Illustrator 

First,
select and delete the two existing ellipses that are adding highlights to the
cherry because we will create a new one in a vintage style (1).

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a slightly curved path on the right side; then
stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 1, set the Stroke Weight to
0.75 pt, and reduce the Opacity to 70% (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry, and you can see what the cherries
look like at this point in the image below. 

7. How
to Enhance the Vintage Look With Strokes in Illustrator

Step
1

Select
the two shapes that make up each leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel and you will get two new leaf shapes. Apply a 4 pt
black Stroke.

Repeat
the same thing for the cherries, and once you get the two new cherry
shapes, give them a 4 pt black Stroke as well.

Step
2

Now,
select the stem shape along with the small end piece at the top, and
apply a 4 pt black Stroke using Width Profile 2 in the Stroke
panel.

These
simple strokes really make a difference to our design and improve the
overall vintage look of the badge.

8. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Create Shadow in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a curved path at the bottom of the badge,
behind the cherries. Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
set the Stroke Weight to 3 pt (1).

Add
a New Stroke in the Appearance panel above the first, and use the same
brush but set the Stroke Weight to 2 pt. Open the Stroke Options
window, check Flip Along and Add space to fit, and then hit OK. This
will create the cross-hatching look, as you did before (2).

Set
this path to Blending Mode Soft Light and reduce the Opacity to 50%.
Make a copy of the badge circle and use it to mask this path to get a
clean design (3).

Step
2

As
a final step, select the badge circle and, along with the existing
light-blue fill color, also apply a 4 pt black Outside Stroke in order to
maintain the same style. At this point, the cherry badge is done.

9. Strengthen
Your Knowledge

Step
1

Practice
is the key, so continue to use and apply these Adobe Illustrator
brushes for another badge in the set. Let’s focus on the blueberry
badge.

Here
is a sequence of images that can guide you through the same process
again. Use the same settings as before, and always mask the stroked
paths to get a clean design.

Step
2

As
an extra detail on the blueberries, use the Pen Tool (P) to draw
three short paths right between the two shapes that make up each
blueberry. Give them a 4 pt Stroke using black and Width Profile
4 in the Stroke panel (1).

Continue
to add the vintage style highlights, as you did for the cherries (2).

Step
3

You’re almost done! It’s time to use the Vintage Pattern Brush to create
the shadow behind the berries (1) and complete the design with a 4 pt
black Stroke applied to the badge circle. Press Align Stroke to
Outside in the Stroke panel to make it fully visible (2).

Step
4

Bring
back the purple background from the original file, and let’s add a
shadow to make the badges stand out. Select the two badge circles and,
along with the existing appearances, also apply a Drop Shadow
effect by going to Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Use the
settings shown in the image below and hit OK.

10. How
to Desaturate a Vector Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

The
new vintage badges that we have created are beautiful as they are, but
if you want to go one step further and obtain that specific faded
vintage look, here is how to do it fast. You can also apply this
technique to any other illustrations that you have.

Select
the background rectangle or draw a new one the same size as your
artboard. This shape should be in front of the illustration, so
go to Object > Arrange > Bring to Front (Shift-Control-]) to
make sure it is. Color the rectangle with pale gray and, after
that, set the Blending Mode to Saturation. Done! 

Tip:
Choose a darker shade of gray to obtain a cool black and white look.

Congratulations!
You’re Done

Illustrator
texture brushes and all kinds of other brushes are always fun to use
because you can obtain a unique look and put your personal touch into
a design or illustration. Now you have the knowledge to create a
vintage look using brushes in Illustrator, so continue to apply them
in future projects. 

Expand
Your Adobe Illustrator Skills!

Don’t
stop here! Continue drawing to expand your skills and learn many more
useful techniques. Here is a list of recommended tutorials that can
help you achieve this goal:

• 

  How to Make a Brush in Illustrator

  Learn to create a custom paint brush, a scatter brush and a texture brush in Adobe Illustrator, using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes and effects.
• 

  How to Install and Use Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

  Brushes can be a means to create complex designs more simply or speed up your design creation process. Often designers create their own brushes, but…
• 

  How to Make a Texture Brush in Illustrator

  Have you always liked to draw using texture or grunge brushes? Why not create your own vector Illustrator brush? What if I’ll tell you that it’s easy and…
• 

  How to Make a Watercolor Brush in Adobe Illustrator

  Always wondered how to make a watercolor brush in Illustrator, but never knew exactly where to start? Today you’ll learn how easy it is to create a vector…
• 

  How to Make a Pickle Pattern Brush in Illustrator

  Learn how to make a creative pickle pattern brush in Adobe Illustrator and give it a special twist inspired by Pickle Rick.
• 

  How to Make a Tentacle Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator

  Learn how to make creative tentacle art brushes in Adobe Illustrator and use them to create a unique text effect.
• 

  How to Create a Grunge, Vintage Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

  In the following steps you will learn how to create a grunge, vintage text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
• 

  How to Create a Vintage Spring Portrait of a Girl in Adobe Illustrator

  In this tutorial you’ll get a step-by-step guide on how to create a vintage spring portrait of a girl in Adobe Illustrator.

Post pobrano z: How to Create a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Are
you always interested in creating new Adobe Illustrator brushes that
you can use in your designs to give them a special twist?

Well,
if you love the look of vintage designs and illustrations but never
knew exactly how to do it, then this tutorial is perfect for you. You
will learn how to make a brush in Illustrator (in this case an Art
Brush and a Pattern Brush), how to save it correctly, and how to apply
it to a set of fruit badges.

These
vintage brushes are easy to use to add texture, details, highlights
and shading in Illustrator, and you will be able to use them in many
future projects.

Expand
your brushes library by going to GraphicRiver, where you’ll find a
great selection of brushes and textures in various styles, shapes, and themes.
Also, check out the vector icons and illustrations, where you will
find plenty of resources ready to be used along with these
Illustrator brushes.

Let’s
start! 

Tutorial
Assets

To
complete the tutorial, you will need the following assets:

• Berry
  Badges
• Round
  Any Corner Script

1. How
to Open a New Document 

Launch
Illustrator
and
go to File
> New to
open a blank document. Type a name for your file, set up the
dimensions, and then select Pixels
as
Units
and
RGB
as
Color
Mode.

Next,
go to Edit
> Preferences > General and
set the Keyboard
Increment to
1
px and
while there, go to Units
to
make sure they are set as in the following image. I usually work with
these settings, and they will help you throughout the drawing process.

2. How
to Create a Vintage Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Learning
how to make a brush in Illustrator can be an easy process, especially
for an Art Brush, and this is one of those cases. Grab the Line
Segment Tool (\) and draw a line on your artboard that’s 156 px in
length. Give it a 9 pt Stroke and press the Round Cap option in the
Stroke panel to get the rounded ends.

Next,
go to Object > Expand to turn the stroke into a filled shape.

Step
2

Now,
we need to distort this shape a little. Use the Add Anchor Point Tool (+) to add extra points along the path in the areas
indicated. After that, move these points with the Direct Selection
Tool (A) to modify the shape. The aim is to get a thinner shape in
the middle area and a sharper tip.

Step
3

Continue
to distort the right end of this shape and make it look less
perfectly rounded. Once you are done, color the shape with off black.

Step
4

Take
the Pen Tool (P) and draw a short path at one end of the black shape.
Give it a 6 pt Stroke using the Width Profile 4, and select the
Round Cap option in the Stroke panel.

Continue
to draw similar paths along the shape and apply the same settings. I
would not recommend making copies of the first one because they need
to be slightly different. The end result of your vintage brush will
be more accurate.

Step
5

Select
all the spikes and go to Object > Expand Appearance to turn them
into shapes. Color them with the same off black, and now we are ready
to save the brush in Illustrator.

Select
all the shapes and drag them into the Brushes panel to be saved as a
New Art Brush. Type “Vintage Art Brush” as the name, select Tints
as the Colorization Method, and then hit OK. Easy, right?

3. How
to Create a Vintage Pattern Brush 

Step
1

Grab
the Line Segment Tool (\) again, and draw a path on your artboard at 45 degrees with a length of
64 px. Give it a 3 pt Stroke using any
color for the moment. While this path stays selected, go to Object >
Transform > Move and type 260 px in the Horizontal field. Hit Copy
and you will get a second path to the right.

Step
2

Keep
both paths selected and go to Object > Blend > Blend Options.
Choose 15 Specified Steps and then go back to Object > Blend >
Make (Alt-Control-B).

Next,
go to Object > Expand twice in order to expand the blend and
to turn the stroked lines into shapes. Ungroup (Shift-Control-G) all
the resulting stripes.

Step
3

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to Effect > Distort &
Transform > Roughen and apply the settings shown, followed by
Object > Expand Appearance to expand this effect.

Step
4

While
all the stripes stay selected, go to File > Scripts > Round Any
Corner and apply a Radius of 1 in order to get more rounded edges all
around.

Round
Any Corner is a great script and useful in many situations. Go to 20 Free and Useful Adobe Illustrator Scripts, follow the instructions to install it in Illustrator, and after
that, you will always find it in File > Scripts ready to be used.

Step
5

Now,
we are going to modify the stripes quite a bit to give them that
vintage look, and here is how to do it. Zoom in on one of the stripes
and grab the Eraser Tool (Shift-E). Start to delete a portion at the
top and make the stripe a little shorter.

Step
6

Do
the same thing for some other stripes, making them shorter at the top.
Focus more on the center area of the brush and leave the stripes at
the ends as they are (1).

Now,
let’s repeat this process at the bottom and use the Eraser Tool
(Shift-E) again to delete portions of the stripes, as shown in the
image below (2). Take your time and remember that you don’t have to
be too precise as we are trying to obtain a vintage look.

Step
7

How
to save a brush in Illustrator can be tricky sometimes,
especially when it comes to Pattern Brushes. Let me guide you through
the process and learn how to save a brush correctly.

Grab
the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle starting from the bottom
end of the first stripe up to the top end. Make sure that the entire
first stripe is inside the rectangle, and it should go over the next
two stripes as well, but this is okay (1).

Copy
and Paste
in Front (Control-F)
the rectangle and move the copy to the end of the brush whilst
holding the Shift key to make sure they stay horizontally aligned.
Make the width of this shape smaller in order to cover only the top
portion of the last two stripes (2).

Finally,
draw another rectangle between them to cover the rest of the stripes
(3).

Step
8

Select
all the stripes and Group (Control-G) them. Make two copies in front
of the group because you need one for each of the three rectangles.

Now,
select one group of stripes along with the first rectangle, and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel. This will cut that section, and you will
get the Start Tile of the Pattern Brush (1). Drag it into the
Swatches panel to save it.

Select
a copy of the stripes group along with the middle rectangle and press
Crop in the Pathfinder panel again. This will cut that section, and
you will obtain the Side Tile of the Pattern Brush (2).

Select
the second copy of the stripes group along with the third rectangle
and press Crop again. You will obtain the End Tile of the Pattern
Brush (3). Drag it into the Swatches panel to save it.

Step
9

Select
the middle section and drag it into the Brushes panel to save it as a
New Pattern Brush. Type “Vintage Pattern Brush 1” and notice that
the middle section already appears under the Side Tile (1).

As
the Start Tile (2), select the New Pattern Swatch 1 from the
drop-down options, which is the first section saved in the Swatches
panel.

As
the End Tile (3), select New Pattern Swatch 2 from the drop-down
options, which is the last section saved in the Swatches panel.

Finally,
under Inner Corner Tile (4), select Auto-Sliced and set the
Colorization Method to Tints. Hit OK and your new Illustrator brush
is now saved and ready to use.

Step
10

Following
the technique explained in this section of the tutorial, you can
create a bigger pattern brush with more details. It may look the same
as the one we just saved, but the fact that this one has more stripes
and more areas deleted with the Eraser Tool (Shift-E) will create a
different vintage brush stroke. It is definitely worth the effort to
make it, and you will use it in future projects as well.

Follow
the same steps and, once done, save it as “Vintage Pattern
Brush 2”.

4. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Texture in Illustrator

Step
1

Now
that we have saved both brushes, Illustrator will display them in the
Brushes panel, and they are ready to be used. To demonstrate, I am
going to use this set of Berry Badges from Envato Elements. Open the vector file, and let’s focus on the
cherries for the moment.

Step
2

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the leaf
but a little inclined (1). Stroke this path with the Vintage Art
Brush, which is the first brush we have created. Increase the Stroke
Weight to 2 pt and set the Blending Mode to Multiply to give it a jet
black color (2). You can also use other stroke colors, and the brush
will automatically change color as well.

We
need the spikes of the brush to go outwards and upwards, so
open the Stroke Options window from the Appearance panel to see the
settings. Check Flip Along and Flip Across and then hit OK (3).

Step
3

The
leaf of the cherry is made of two separate shapes. Select the top
half and then Copy and Paste in Place (Shift-Control-V) to make
a copy of it in front of everything (1). Keep this copy selected
along with the stroked path and go to Object > Clipping Mask >
Make (Control-7). As a result, the vintage brush will only be visible
and add details on that part of the leaf (2).

Step
4

Next,
draw a similar path on the bottom half of the leaf (1). Stroke it
with the Vintage Art Brush again and increase the Stroke Weight to 2
pt. This time, choose white as the stroke color and set the Blending
Mode to Soft Light (2).

Next,
select the bottom half shape of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make a copy of it in front of everything.
Keep it selected along with the stroked path and go to Object >
Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7).

Step
5

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a straight path along the middle of the
leaf; then give it a 6 pt Stroke using Width Profile 5 in the
Stroke panel (1).

Select
the two half shapes of the leaf and then Copy and Paste in Place
(Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (2).

Keep
the newly obtained leaf shape selected along with the middle path and
go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7). This will
define the midrib of the leaf and contribute to the vintage look
(3).

Step
6

Let’s
add a simple highlight on the leaf. Use the Pen Tool (P) to draw a
curved path along the edge of the leaf; then give it a 5 pt Stroke
using the Width Profile 1 in the Stroke panel. Set the stroke color
to light green.

At
this point, we are done with the details on this leaf. Use the
techniques explained to transform the right leaf in the same way. The
settings remain the same.

5. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Shading in Illustrator

Step
1

Focus
on the lower left side of the cherry and draw a curved path using the
Pen Tool (P) (1). Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
increase the Stroke Weight at 2 pt. You will get a nice vintage
shading texture (2).

Here
is how to create a criss-cross texture quickly. There is no need to use
other Illustrator texture brushes or make a separate new brush. All
you need is a simple trick.

Keep
the path selected and go to the Appearance panel. Press Add New
Stroke and you will get a second Stroke attribute above the first.
Use the same Vintage Pattern Brush 2 but keep the Stroke Weight at 1
pt. Double-click on this Stroke attribute to open the Stroke Options
window, and check Flip Along and Add space to fit. Hit OK, and the
cross-hatching is done (3).

Step
2

Select
all the shapes that make up the cherry and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel to merge them into a single shape (1).

Keep
the newly obtained cherry shape selected, along with the stroked path,
and go to Object > Clipping Mask > Make (Control-7) (2). Once
done, apply the same technique to create the same vintage shading
look on the other cherry (3).

Step
3

Zoom
in on the cherry and draw an oval shape with the Pen Tool (P) or the
Ellipse Tool (L), as shown in the image below (1). Stroke it with the
Vintage Art Brush and reduce the Stroke Weight to 0.5 pt. This will
create another style of vintage shading at the base of the stem (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry.

6. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Add Highlights in Illustrator 

First,
select and delete the two existing ellipses that are adding highlights to the
cherry because we will create a new one in a vintage style (1).

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a slightly curved path on the right side; then
stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 1, set the Stroke Weight to
0.75 pt, and reduce the Opacity to 70% (2).

Do
the same thing for the other cherry, and you can see what the cherries
look like at this point in the image below. 

7. How
to Enhance the Vintage Look With Strokes in Illustrator

Step
1

Select
the two shapes that make up each leaf and then Copy and Paste in
Place (Shift-Control-V) to make copies of them. Press Unite in the
Pathfinder panel and you will get two new leaf shapes. Apply a 4 pt
black Stroke.

Repeat
the same thing for the cherries, and once you get the two new cherry
shapes, give them a 4 pt black Stroke as well.

Step
2

Now,
select the stem shape along with the small end piece at the top, and
apply a 4 pt black Stroke using Width Profile 2 in the Stroke
panel.

These
simple strokes really make a difference to our design and improve the
overall vintage look of the badge.

8. How
to Use a Vintage Brush to Create Shadow in Adobe Illustrator

Step
1

Use
the Pen Tool (P) to draw a curved path at the bottom of the badge,
behind the cherries. Stroke it with the Vintage Pattern Brush 2 and
set the Stroke Weight to 3 pt (1).

Add
a New Stroke in the Appearance panel above the first, and use the same
brush but set the Stroke Weight to 2 pt. Open the Stroke Options
window, check Flip Along and Add space to fit, and then hit OK. This
will create the cross-hatching look, as you did before (2).

Set
this path to Blending Mode Soft Light and reduce the Opacity to 50%.
Make a copy of the badge circle and use it to mask this path to get a
clean design (3).

Step
2

As
a final step, select the badge circle and, along with the existing
light-blue fill color, also apply a 4 pt black Outside Stroke in order to
maintain the same style. At this point, the cherry badge is done.

9. Strengthen
Your Knowledge

Step
1

Practice
is the key, so continue to use and apply these Adobe Illustrator
brushes for another badge in the set. Let’s focus on the blueberry
badge.

Here
is a sequence of images that can guide you through the same process
again. Use the same settings as before, and always mask the stroked
paths to get a clean design.

Step
2

As
an extra detail on the blueberries, use the Pen Tool (P) to draw
three short paths right between the two shapes that make up each
blueberry. Give them a 4 pt Stroke using black and Width Profile
4 in the Stroke panel (1).

Continue
to add the vintage style highlights, as you did for the cherries (2).

Step
3

You’re almost done! It’s time to use the Vintage Pattern Brush to create
the shadow behind the berries (1) and complete the design with a 4 pt
black Stroke applied to the badge circle. Press Align Stroke to
Outside in the Stroke panel to make it fully visible (2).

Step
4

Bring
back the purple background from the original file, and let’s add a
shadow to make the badges stand out. Select the two badge circles and,
along with the existing appearances, also apply a Drop Shadow
effect by going to Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow. Use the
settings shown in the image below and hit OK.

10. How
to Desaturate a Vector Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

The
new vintage badges that we have created are beautiful as they are, but
if you want to go one step further and obtain that specific faded
vintage look, here is how to do it fast. You can also apply this
technique to any other illustrations that you have.

Select
the background rectangle or draw a new one the same size as your
artboard. This shape should be in front of the illustration, so
go to Object > Arrange > Bring to Front (Shift-Control-]) to
make sure it is. Color the rectangle with pale gray and, after
that, set the Blending Mode to Saturation. Done! 

Tip:
Choose a darker shade of gray to obtain a cool black and white look.

Congratulations!
You’re Done

Illustrator
texture brushes and all kinds of other brushes are always fun to use
because you can obtain a unique look and put your personal touch into
a design or illustration. Now you have the knowledge to create a
vintage look using brushes in Illustrator, so continue to apply them
in future projects. 

Expand
Your Adobe Illustrator Skills!

Don’t
stop here! Continue drawing to expand your skills and learn many more
useful techniques. Here is a list of recommended tutorials that can
help you achieve this goal:

• 

  How to Make a Brush in Illustrator

  Learn to create a custom paint brush, a scatter brush and a texture brush in Adobe Illustrator, using nothing more than some basic geometric shapes and effects.
• 

  How to Install and Use Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

  Brushes can be a means to create complex designs more simply or speed up your design creation process. Often designers create their own brushes, but…
• 

  How to Make a Texture Brush in Illustrator

  Have you always liked to draw using texture or grunge brushes? Why not create your own vector Illustrator brush? What if I’ll tell you that it’s easy and…
• 

  How to Make a Watercolor Brush in Adobe Illustrator

  Always wondered how to make a watercolor brush in Illustrator, but never knew exactly where to start? Today you’ll learn how easy it is to create a vector…
• 

  How to Make a Pickle Pattern Brush in Illustrator

  Learn how to make a creative pickle pattern brush in Adobe Illustrator and give it a special twist inspired by Pickle Rick.
• 

  How to Make a Tentacle Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator

  Learn how to make creative tentacle art brushes in Adobe Illustrator and use them to create a unique text effect.
• 

  How to Create a Grunge, Vintage Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

  In the following steps you will learn how to create a grunge, vintage text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
• 

  How to Create a Vintage Spring Portrait of a Girl in Adobe Illustrator

  In this tutorial you’ll get a step-by-step guide on how to create a vintage spring portrait of a girl in Adobe Illustrator.

Post pobrano z: 29 Best Heavy Metal Fonts

Bring the powerful, fast-paced spirit of heavy metal music to your next project when you use metal lettering fonts. 

Today we look at 29 premium fonts from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver that best capture the heavy metal aesthetic. Check them out and be inspired!

Best Source for Heavy Metal Fonts (Unlimited Downloads)

If you’re looking for high-quality metal fonts, then Envato Elements should be your first stop. It offers a wide selection of terrific metal fonts to suit just about every project. 

What’s more, you can download as many fonts as you want for one low monthly price. And if you’re in the market for other resources like templates, icons, and other graphics, they’re also included under that monthly price. 

Let’s take a look at some of the awesome metal lettering fonts you can find at Envato Elements. 

24 Best Heavy Metal Fonts

1. Lordish

What better way to start off our list than with this gorgeous gothic font? Use it to create stunning album covers, posters, or T-shirts. The font includes uppercase, lowercase, punctuation, and international characters. 

2. Tribal Font

Looking for a metal lettering font for an album cover or a T-shirt with a bit of a twist? Then check out this tattoo lettering font. It includes uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers, punctuation, multilingual symbols, swashes, and alternate characters. A great choice for those who want to differentiate themselves from the pack. 

3. Blackink – Blackletter Font

Take your project to the next level with this gothic blackletter font. Ideal for signatures, logos, handwritten quotes, product packaging, headers, etc. The font includes uppercase, lowercase and alternative characters, numbers, punctuation, multilingual symbols, and swashes, giving you loads of options for customising your text to make it look just how you want it to. 

4. Smackdead

This black metal font is inspired by the black metal style crossed with the horror movie genre. It’s an excellent choice for posters, album covers, flyers, merchandise, etc.

5. Glaive Typeface

Looking for a super cool metal lettering font to grace your new poster? Take a look at this rock and metal inspired typeface with its clever combination of angular shapes and curved edges. It includes uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation, and you can toggle the caps lock to use the alternate letters.

6. FireFlight | Blackletter Modern Font

This gothic blackletter font is a bit of a restrained version of the metal look, but still works well for those looking to capture the spirit of the genre in their work. The font, which also captures elements of old English fonts with its calligraphic style, can be used to create beautiful and eye-catching branding materials, business cards, posters, and more!

7. Bahjera YR

This brush and hand-drawn font manages to capture an air of menace with its knife-like pointed edges, making it great for those looking for metal band fonts for their album covers. This energetic font would also work well on T-shirt or poster projects, horror movie titles and credits, and for certain kinds of branding. 

8. Incognite Tattoo Font

If you’re working on a metal-themed design and want to ramp up the gothic twist, try this tattoo lettering font. It would work well for motorbike-themed T-shirt designs, custom tattoo lettering, sports logos, etc.

9. Helmswald Post

This gothic blackletter font is a perfect choice for those looking for a metal band font. It combines elements from many different letters and time periods and features wispy terminals, flamboyant caps, and the use of negative space to create contrast and interest. Users of the Cyrillic alphabet will be happy to know that this font includes Cyrillic characters.

10. Eternal

This angular tattoo lettering font retains a bit of the gothic touch, making it a great choice for those wanting to bring a bit of the heavy metal font style to their projects. 

11. Brigade

If you’re in the market for something extra special, then this font, which combines characteristics of gothic blackletter fonts and tattoo lettering fonts, may be the perfect fit. This beautiful, ornate font may not be the easiest to read, but it will get you attention and make you stand apart from the crowd.

12. Pattrious – Elegant Gothic Display Typeface

Looking for a metal lettering font to use on your album cover or poster? Check out this gothic font with a bit of vintage blackletter vibe. It includes the basic set of uppercase Latin characters, numbers, and punctuation.

13. Santiago

Another gorgeous gothic blackletter font that combines elements of tattoo lettering fonts. Use this typeface sparingly for headings or titles or logos when you want to make a statement. The font includes uppercase Latin characters, numbers, punctuation, multilingual symbols, swashes, and alternate characters, so that you can create a distinctive look that’s all your own. 

14. Macbeth Typeface

This is a bit of a departure from the styles we have featured here so far, but we wanted to give you as many options as possible for creating a metal band font. This font is one that might combine well with one of the others here to be used on labels, clothing, movie titles, etc. 

15. Aceking – Vintage Blackletter Gothic

A vintage gothic font that’s an excellent choice for book titles, video games, albums, etc. This solid bold typeface includes basic Latin characters, numbers, and punctuation. 

16. Black Cameo

This gothic font combines elements of old English fonts and tattoo lettering fonts to create a wonderfully dynamic and eye-catching font. The set, which includes upper and lower case letters, also contains over 525 glyphs so that you can create truly unique and interesting text. 

17. Trigger

This gorgeous typeface, which includes elements of old English fonts, is inspired by the old American advertisement letters. A great metal band font for album covers, tattoos, posters, etc. 

18. RockSands Type

The eye-catching typeface would work very well for those looking for death metal fonts or black metal fonts for a new album cover. The set includes uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers, punctuation, multilingual symbols, swashes and alternate characters, and tons of unique glyphs that allow you to create your own unique text for your next project.

19. Black Baron Typeface|Medieval Font

So much more subdued than most of the other fonts featured here, this old English font is a great choice when you want a restrained approach to metal.

20. Satanic – Decorative Bold Display Typeface

The perfect font for those looking for death metal fonts or black metal fonts for their next project. This bold display font uses the language of the occult to introduce a sense of horror. The font just includes uppercase Latin characters, numbers, and punctuation. 

21. Vanderink

Whether you’re looking for a heavy metal font or a tattoo lettering font for a movie poster, T-shirt, or album cover, you just can’t go wrong with this terrific vintage-styled typeface. With its beautiful swashes that create a terrific stylised effect, all eyes will be on your text when you use this font. 

22. The Bjorke – Handmade Fonts

Add a touch of the old English font style to your heavy metal album when you use this typeface. This handmade font would also look great on posters and can be used for logos, headers, and titles. 

23. Seulanga Decorative Font

Looking for something a bit different? Try this decorative font, which incorporates elements of gothic fonts to create a look that is interesting and unique. Not traditionally what you think of as a heavy metal font, but therein lies its strength. You will certainly set yourself apart from the crowd when you use this font in your projects.

24. Shodo Gothic

Well, you’ve seen it here first, folks. This is what would happen if blackletter typography and Asian calligraphy had a baby. This intriguing font may raise some eyebrows when you apply it to your metal album cover, but who knows—you may start a trend. 

Best Source for Heavy Metal Fonts (Buy One at a Time)

If you’re just interested in purchasing just one heavy metal font instead of experimenting with several, then GraphicRiver may be a better choice for you than Elements. You can download a single font for one-time use for a low fee. Let’s take a look at some of the top-quality offerings there. 

5 Best Heavy Metal Fonts

25. Sadis

One of the most gorgeous fonts featured here, this gothic font is for those who are looking for a typeface to make their text stand out. Mix uppercase and lowercase letters and add ligatures, swashes, and stylistic alternates to create text that is truly one of a kind. 

26. Dark Widow

The perfect font for those metal fans looking for death metal fonts and or black metal fonts, this typeface combines elements of gothic fonts and the horror genre to create a font with a high scare factor. The font comes with a full set of upper and lowercase characters, numbers, and punctuation. Use it to create album covers, posters, T-shirts, etc. 

27. Bhaltazar Typeface

This gothic font style has some charming characteristics which you may not at first associate with metal but, styled in the right way, this interesting display font could give your projects that interesting edginess you’re after. 

28. The Mariam Story

This gothic blackletter font allows you to create unique titles by using a mixture of upper and lowercase characters and alternative glyphs. Keep experimenting with the font until you’ve created a look for your project that is uniquely yours. 

29. RCD Calamba

Use this tattoo lettering font to create your next poster, T-shirt, or metal band album cover. It’s a bit of an unconventional choice but, as you’ve seen in this list, we rather favour unconventional choices. They potentially add intrigue and surprise to your projects, which is a good thing indeed. 

Choose Your Favourite Heavy Metal Font Today 

This is just a small sample of the awesome metal font styles available at Envato Elements and GraphicRiver. So if you haven’t found just the right one for you here, head on over to both sites and have a browse to find one that suits your needs. 

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Post pobrano z: How to Create a Sparkle Effect Photoshop Action

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a sparkle overlay effect Photoshop action. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. 

The effect shown above is the one I will show you how to create in this tutorial. If you would like to create the even more advanced magic dust effects below, using just a single click and in only a few minutes, then check out my Magic Dust 2 Photoshop Action.

Follow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

What You’ll Need

To recreate the design above, you will need the following resources:

• Stock Image 

1. Let’s Get Started

First, open the photo that you want to work with. To open your photo, go to File > Open, choose your photo, and click Open. Now, before we get started, just check a couple of things:

1. Your photo should be in RGB Color mode, 8 Bits/Channel. To check this, go to Image > Mode.
2. For best results, your photo size should be 2000–3000 px wide/high. To check this, go to Image > Image Size.
3. Your photo should be the Background layer. If it is not, go to Layer > New > Background from Layer.

2. How to Create the Sparkles Brush

Step 1

In this section, we are going to create the brush that we will need for this effect. Choose the Brush Tool (B) and pick a soft brush. Then, go to Window > Brush and in the Brush window use the settings below:

Step 2

Now to define this brush with new settings as a new brush, click on the top right icon in the bottom right corner of the Brush panel, and name it Sparkles.

3. How to Create the Sparkles

Step 1

In this section we are going to create the sparkles. Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Small_1.

Step 2

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 10 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 3

Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Small_2. Then, drag this layer just below the Sparkles_Small_1 layer in the Layers panel.

Step 4

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 10 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 5

Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Medium_1. Then, drag this layer just below the Sparkles_Small_2 layer in the Layers panel.

Step 6

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 35 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 7

Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Medium_2. Then, drag this layer just below the Sparkles_Medium_1 layer in the Layers panel.

Step 8

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 35 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 9

Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Large_1. Then, drag this layer just below the Sparkles_Medium_2 layer in the Layers panel.

Step 10

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 50 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 11

Go to Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer and name it Sparkles_Large_1. Then, drag this layer just below the Sparkles_Large_1 layer in the Layers panel.

Step 12

Now choose the Brush Tool (B), select the Sparkles brush, and set the Diameter of the brush to around 75 px. Then, set the foreground color to #ffffff and brush as shown below (decrease the Diameter of the brush as you brush from the edges of the photo towards the center):

Step 13

Select the Sparkles_Small_1 layer, go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color to create a new solid color fill layer, name it SS_1_Color, and choose the color #eea815 as shown below:

Step 14

Now press Control-Alt-G on your keyboard to create a clipping mask. Then, select the Sparkles_Small_1 layer and change the Blending Mode of this layer to Linear Dodge (Add).

Step 15

Select the SS_1_Color layer and press Control-J on your keyboard to duplicate it. Then, drag this layer just above the Sparkles_Medium_1 layer in the Layers panel. After that, press Control-Alt-G on your keyboard to create a clipping mask.

Step 16

Now name this layer SM_1_Color. Then, select the Sparkles_Medium_1 layer and change the Blending Mode of this layer to Linear Dodge (Add).

Step 17

Select the SM_1_Color layer and press Control-J on your keyboard to duplicate it. Then, drag this layer just above the Sparkles_Large_1 layer in the Layers panel. After that, press Control-Alt-G on your keyboard to create a clipping mask.

Step 18

Now name this layer SL_1_Color. Then, select the Sparkles_Large_1 layer
and change the Blending Mode of this layer to Linear Dodge (Add).

Step 19

Select the SS_1_Color layer and Shift-click on the Sparkles_Large_2 layer to select all layers between. Then, go to Layer > New > Group from Layers to create a new group from the selected layers and name it Sparkles.

4. How to Create the Focus

Step 1

In this section, we are going to create the focus. Select the Background layer, go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels to create a new levels adjustment layer, and name it Focus_1.

Step 2

Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail and, in the Properties panel, use the settings below:

Step 3

Choose the Brush Tool (B), pick a soft brush, set the foreground color to #000000, and brush as shown below:

Step 4

Now select the Background layer and press Control-J on your keyboard to duplicate it. Then, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the Radius to 10 px.

Step 5

Go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All to add a layer mask that reveals the whole layer.

Step 6

Choose the Brush Tool (B), pick a soft brush, set the foreground color to #000000, and brush as shown below:

Step 7

Now name this layer Focus_2.

5. How to Make the Final Adjustments

Step 1

In this section, we are going to make final adjustments to the design. Select the Sparkles folder, go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves to create a new curves adjustment layer, and name it Color Look.

Step 2

Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail and in the Properties panel enter the settings below:

Step 3

Press D on your keyboard to reset the swatches. Then, go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map to create a new gradient map adjustment layer and name it Overall Contrast.

Step 4

Now change the Blending Mode of this layer to Overlay and set the Opacity to 10%.

Step 5

Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance to create a new vibrance adjustment layer and name it Overall Vibrance/Saturation.

Step 6

Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail and in the Properties panel, set the Vibrance to +10 and the Saturation to +5.

Step 7

Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels to create a new levels adjustment layer and name it Overall Brightness.

Step 8

Now Double-click on this layer thumbnail and in the Properties panel enter the settings below:

Step 9

Press Control-Alt-Shift-E on your keyboard to make a screenshot, and then press Control-Shift-U to desaturate this layer. Then, go to Filter > Other > High Pass and set the Radius to 2 px.

Step 10

Change the Blending Mode of this layer to Vivid Light and set the Opacity to 50%. Then, name this layer Overall Sharpening.

You Made It!

Congratulations, you have succeeded! Here is our final result:

If you would like to create the even more advanced magic dust effects
below, using just a single click and in only a few minutes, then check
out my Magic Dust 2 Photoshop Action.

The
action works so you simply draw a path over your photo where you want the effect to appear and just
play the action. It’s really that simple! The sparkles remain fully layered, and you have full control over them to customize them—you can move, scale, or rotate them, remove them, or
duplicate them to create even more sparkles! The action
will also create 15 preset color looks that you can choose from.

The action comes with a detailed video tutorial that demonstrates how to use the action and customize the results to get the most out of the effect.

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