Tutsplus - Custom Textures in Adobe Illustrator

As designers, we often find ourselves having to create a little design, a super cool icon or even a custom text effect. But somehow it just looks a bit flat, a bit cold maybe. So how can you add a bit of life to your creations? It’s simple: let’s use some textures. They are all around us, from nature to man-made textures, and they can give your artwork the extra pop it needs.
This course will give you a greater understanding of how to create custom textures in Adobe Illustrator. By using effects and tools in Illustrator, we can help enhance our digital designs. You will learn techniques that will add extra skills to your digital design toolbox.
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