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.
Double-click on the brush. Change the Fidelity to 0.5 pixels. Then go to Options>Within and enter 2 pixels.
Create a work or drawing that will overlap. Here, I have used a word.
Select the word. Choose Expand Appearance.
Now select Path>Clean Up.
Open the Pathfinder Panel. Choose Add to Shape Area. Then click Expand.
Now apply various effects to the word and you are done!
