Creating a Simplified Paint Stroke- Illustrator Tutorials

Creating a Simplified Paint Stroke

One common design method in Adobe Illustrator that can give your digital artwork a hand-drawn feel is the creation of a simplified paint stroke. You will learn how to make a simple paint stroke in this article, which you can use to give your illustrations more texture and depth. In order to create a truly original paint stroke, you'll learn how to use the brush tool, modify the settings for the stroke, and employ a variety of methods. This technique is a fantastic method to give your artwork a distinctive flair, whether you're an experienced illustrator or a beginner.

 Open Artistic Calligraphic Brushes. Choose the 10 pt. brush.

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

Double-click on the brush. Change the Fidelity to 0.5 pixels. Then go to Options>Within and enter 2 pixels. 

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 


Create a work or drawing that will overlap. Here, I have used a word.

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

Select the word. Choose Expand Appearance.

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

 

Now select Path>Clean Up.

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

 

Open the Pathfinder Panel. Choose Add to Shape Area. Then click Expand.

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 


Now apply various effects to the word and you are done!

 

Creating a Simplified Paint stroke

 

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