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STEP #1: DOWNLOAD TEXTURES.  Our Adobe Illustrator BMP Textures will come as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folder, the Textures are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. BMP Textures: 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. 
STEP #2: FILE + PLACE. Place a BMP Texture over your finished vector artwork. Simple File-Place. I recommend scaling the texture to fit over your completed artwork before you export or save. Simply scale the texture file using the Bounding Box or the Properties Panel. You can scale the texture to fit over the asset or the entire artboard.
STEP #3: APPLY TEXTURES. Most adjustments to the Adobe Illustrator BMP Textures will be made in the Transparency Panel. Use the Transparency Panel to apply Opacity Masks to create T-Shirt Distressing on your own original artwork and designs. We will be going through the Basics of applying BMP Textures.
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GETTING STARTED. If you are new to our Website or YouTube Channel, I recommend starting with our Getting Started Guide. Many of our tutorials will follow an easy process for creating artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Start with our Beginner Guides or Adobe Illustrator Tutorials.
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DIGITAL DOWNLOADS. Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes, Halftones, and Textures. Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. You can download Individual Folders or save on our Resource Bundles.
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ILLUSTRATOR TUTORIALS. Tutorials are designed to build up time within the program by applying the Tools and Settings. Tutorials will focus on using Building Tools, Applying Brushes, Editing Options, and Advanced Coloring Techniques in Adobe Illustrator.
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DOWNLOAD BRUSHES. Many of you are jumping over from YouTube looking to download our Adobe Illustrator Brushes. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, follow along with our Resource Guide and Tutorials to edit and apply Brush Libraries.
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RESOURCE GUIDES. Digital Downloads will come as a Zipped Folder. Once you have Downloaded and Extracted the Resource Folders, they are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Follow along with our Resource Guides and Tutorials to learn how to Apply Brushes + Halftones + Textures.

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BMP Textures will come to you as Zipped Folders on Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the folders, the Textures are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. BMP Textures include Cracks, Grunge Distressing, Paper, and Paint Splatter Textures. 

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Grunge BMP Textures for easy T-Shirt Distressing Styles: Apply BMP Textures within Adobe Illustrator using Opacity Masks or the Transparency Panel.

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Paper and Paint Splatter Textures for Subtle or Messy Styles:  Easily Apply, Change Colors, and Transparency of BMP Textures. Clipping and Opacity Masks are Non-Destructive. 

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Cracks and Distressing Textures for easy Vintage Styles: Apply BMP Textures with Clipping Masks, Transparency Panel, and Blending Modes for subtle Texture Overlays.

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Grunge BMP Textures for easy T-Shirt Distressing Styles: Apply BMP Textures within Adobe Illustrator using Opacity Masks or the Transparency Panel.

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Paper and Paint Splatter Textures for Subtle or Messy Styles:  Easily Apply, Change Colors, and Transparency of BMP Textures. Clipping and Opacity Masks are Non-Destructive. 

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Cracks and Distressing Textures for easy Vintage Styles: Apply BMP Textures with Clipping Masks, Transparency Panel, and Blending Modes for subtle Texture Overlays.

APPLYING TEXTURES

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Using BMP with a Clipping Mask (Draw Inside): Use a duplicated shape of your design to place the Texture (Inside). We will be using the Draw Inside feature in Adobe Illustrator to create an easy Clipping Mask. The first thing you will need is a duplicate shape of the area you are looking to place the Texture Inside. Click on the Shape and select "Draw Inside" on the Toolbar. File - Place Embedded your Bmp Texture. Adjust using Transparency Panel.

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Using BMP as Opacity Masks (Transparency Panel): This method of masking is used a lot for T-Shirt Design (using your own original artwork). The idea is to have the garment color shine through your own design. The Texture will not print but rather cut through your design to give a vintage or worn appearance. First select your finished design and the BMP Texture. Go to the Transparency Panel and click "Make Mask." Toggle Invert and Clip to get to the desired look.

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File - Place in BMP Textures: Once you have grouped and resized (if needed) your own finished original artwork, you are ready to bring in the BMP Textures. Under File - Place Textures into your working Artboard. Scale to Fit over your entire design. To use Textures with Opacity Masks you will need to Group and Scale your Finished Artwork before Applying.

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Using Opacity Masks: This method of masking is used a lot for T-Shirt Design (using your own original artwork). The idea is to have the garment color shine through your own design. The Texture will cut through your design to give a vintage or worn appearance. First select your finished design and the BMP Texture. Go to the Transparency Panel and click "Make Mask."

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DIGITAL DOWNLOADS: Once you download a file, you will have that file forever. Save or Backup all files to an External Hard Drive or Cloud-Based Service. Our Digital Downloads will be inside the Curriculum Pages on Teachable. If you purchased a Digital Download through your mobile device, log in on your Computer to Download Files.

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DIRECT DOWNLOADS: The direct download links can be found within the Curriculum Pages in your My Enrollments Tab. Digital Downloads will come as Zipped Folders. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Files, the resources are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Please note that there is no Direct Download Link for Digital Downloads inside any Email or Receipt.

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MY ENROLLMENTS: Digital Downloads will come through our friends at Teachable. Access your current Enrollments and Digital Downloads through the My Enrollments Tab. 

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DIRECTIONS: I recommend reviewing your support materials before logging out. I recommend staying logged in while you are working so you can bounce back and forth to the support material as you are working on your own artwork. Please note that once you are logged in, Teachable Links (website) will bring you back to the Student Dashboard.

APPLYING OPACITY MASKS: Applying Opacity Masks is extremely user-friendly. Group your Finished Artwork. Scale and Center to fit your artboard. I recommend copying and pasting your design from a "Building Artboard" to preserve your Layers. For my example, I am using a 12" by 16" Artboard (RGB). Place in BMP Texture. Scale to Fit over Artwork. Select All. Click "Make Mask" in the Transparency Panel. Click "Release" to change BMP Texture.
USING "LIVE" TEXT: Remember that the basics of applying a BMP Texture using Opacity Masks is Grouping your Finished Artwork. For those of you looking to keep your Text "Live," keep your "live" Text Layers within your Group. Scale and Center to fit your artboard. Place in BMP Texture. Scale to Fit over Artwork. Select All. Click "Make Mask" in the Transparency Panel. Click "Release" to change BMP Texture.
APPLYING CLIPPING MASKS: To apply a Clipping Masks we will need a Shape. I have created a Silhouette by using the Shape Builder Tool and an Offset Path. The Shape should have No Fill/Stroke. Select Shape. Click on "Draw Inside." File - Place in a BMP Texture within the Shape. Scale to Fit over the Design.
APPLYING OPACITY MASKS: Applying Opacity Masks is extremely user-friendly. Group your Finished Artwork. Scale and Center to fit your artboard. Place in BMP Texture. Scale to Fit over Artwork. Select All. Click "Make Mask" in the Transparency Panel. Click "Release" to change BMP Texture.
USING "LIVE" TEXT + EFFECTS: Remember that the basics of applying a BMP Texture using Opacity Masks is Grouping your Finished Artwork. Combine "Live" Text Layers and Effects within your group. You can Apply Effects in the Appearance Panel. Scale and Center to fit your artboard. Place in BMP Texture. Scale to Fit over Artwork. Select All. Click "Make Mask" in the Transparency Panel. Click "Release" to change BMP Texture.
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Our Adobe Illustrator BMP Textures will come to you as Zipped Folders on Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, the Textures are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. Download Individual Texture Folders or save on our Textures Bundle. BMP Textures: 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. 

BMP Textures will come to you as Zipped Folders on Teachable. Once you have downloaded and extracted the Folders, the Textures are ready to be used in Adobe Illustrator. BMP Textures include our 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. 

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120 GRUNGE BMP TEXTURES: Grunge Distressing Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Grunge and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs to use with the Transparency Panel and Opacity Masks for Adobe Illustrator. (includes 120 Grunge BMP Textures for T-Shirts.)

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75 PAPER + 77 PAINT BMP TEXTURES: Paper + Paint Splatter Textures to use along with the Transparency Panel to create soft texture overlays for your own original artwork. Use Textures with a combination of Color Swatches, Transparency, Blending Modes, and Clipping Masks to create a subtle texture overlay on your print or web exports. (includes 75 Paper and 77 Paint BMP Textures for Social Media Posts.)

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145 CRACK BMP TEXTURES: Cracks and Distressing Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Cracks and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs by Applying Opacity or Transparency Masks for Adobe Illustrator. (includes 145 Crack BMP Textures for T-Shirts.)

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120 GRUNGE BMP TEXTURES: Grunge Distressing Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Grunge and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs to use with the Transparency Panel and Opacity Masks for Adobe Illustrator. Great for t-shirt distressing using BMP Textures and Opacity Masks to show the garment color on your Own Original Artwork. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: GRUNGE BMP TEXTURES

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75 PAPER + 77 PAINT BMP TEXTURES: Paper + Paint Splatter Textures to use along with the Transparency Panel to create soft texture overlays for your original artwork. This is great for those of you who are using Textures for Web, Print, and Social Media Sites. Use Textures with a combination of Color Swatches, Transparency, Blending Modes, and Clipping Masks to create a subtle texture overlay on your print or web exports. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: PAPER + PAINT BMP TEXTURES

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145 CRACK BMP TEXTURES: Cracks and Distressing Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Cracks and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs by Applying Opacity or Transparency Masks for Adobe Illustrator. Created for T-Shirt distressing using your own Original Artwork and Opacity Masks to show through to the garment color. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: CRACK BMP TEXTURES

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200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES: Our Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Brushes Libraries allow for Pressure Sensitivity if you are using a Tablet for Inking your Line Variation. Apply with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes. 
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70 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR HALFTONES: Our Halftones and Patterns Fills are designed for easy application if you are new to Adobe Illustrator. Halftone Fills behave the same as Color Swatches. Apply them quickly using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, or Basic Fills. Simply Paint in Halftones into your Illustrations and Comics. Halftones include our 70 Comic Strip Halftone and Pattern Fills. 
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70 CARTOON BRUSHES: Adobe Illustrator Cartoon Brushes are my go-to for Professional Logos, Cartoons, Mascots, and Branding. Use Cartoon Illustrator Brushes with the Pen, Pencil, or Paint Brush Tools to Apply different Line Variation to your Vector Artwork. 70 Cartoon Brushes includes Updated Cartoon, Cartoon 2, and Original Cartoon Brush Libraries. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: CARTOON BRUSHES
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100 COMIC STRIP BRUSHES: Hand Painted and Comic Strip Brushes to get a lived-in feel back into your Vector Art. Comic Strips and Hand Painted are painted based on some of my favorite artists and cartoonists. These brushes are designed to look ready for the Sunday Paper. 100 Comic Strip Brushes includes Updated Comic Strip, Hand-Painted, Paintbrush, and Fine Liner Brush Libraries. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: COMIC BRUSHES
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50 MASCOT BRUSHES: Jittery Hand, Caffeinated Cartoonist, and Rough Ink Brushes to Mimic Paper Bleed and Caffeine. Designed to be a little less stiff with your vector art. Use these Brush Libraries to get more distressed look or ink bleed back in your Vector Artwork. 50 Mascot Brushes includes Updated Caffeinated Cartoonist, Rough Ink, and Jittery Hand Brush Libraries. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: MASCOT BRUSHES
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120 GRUNGE BMP TEXTURES: Grunge Distressing BMP Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Grunge and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs to use with the Transparency Panel and Opacity Masks for Adobe Illustrator. Great for t-shirt distressing using BMP Textures and Opacity Masks to show the garment color on your Own Original Artwork. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: GRUNGE BMP TEXTURES

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75 PAPER + 77 PAINT BMP TEXTURES: Paper and Paint Splatter BMP Textures to use along with the Transparency Panel to create soft texture overlays for your own original artwork. This is great for those of you who are using Textures for Web, Print, and Social Media Sites. Use Textures with Color Swatches, Transparency, Blending Modes, and Clipping Masks to create a subtle texture overlay on your print or web exports. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: PAPER + PAINT BMP TEXTURES
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145 CRACK BMP TEXTURES: Cracks and Distressing BMP Textures to Apply Opacity Masks to your Own Original Artwork and T-shirt Designs. Use BMP Textures to apply Cracks and Distressing Effects to your Artwork and Designs by Applying Opacity or Transparency Masks for Adobe Illustrator. Created for T-Shirt distressing using your own Original Artwork and Opacity Masks to show through to the garment color. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: CRACK BMP TEXTURES
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200 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES: Brushes are specifically designed for Illustrators and Cartoonists to speed up their workflow. Brushes Libraries allow for Pressure Sensitivity if you are using a Tablet for Inking your Line Variation. Apply with Pen, Pencil, Shapes, or Paintbrush Tools. Adobe Illustrator Brush Libraries include our 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, and 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: BRUSHES BUNDLE
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70 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR HALFTONES. Halftones and Patterns Fills are designed for easy application even if you are new to Adobe Illustrator. Halftone Fills behave the same as a Color Swatch so you can apply them quickly using the Blob Brush, Live Paint, or Basic Fills. Simply Paint in Halftones into your own Illustrations and Comics. Halftones: 70 Comic Strip Halftone Fills and Pattern Fills. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: COMIC HALFTONES
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400 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR TEXTURES:  BMP Textures are straightforward to use even if you are a beginner to Adobe Illustrator. Simply File-Place the Textures over your finished artwork to use with the Transparency Panel for soft overlays. Use BMP Textures along with Opacity Masks for T-Shirt Distressing. BMP Textures include our 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: TEXTURES BUNDLE
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600 ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR RESOURCES: Adobe Illustrator Resource Bundle includes our Brush Libraries, Comic Halftones. and BMP Textures. Brush Libraries: 70 Cartoon, 100 Comic Strip, or 50 Vintage Mascot Brushes.. Halftones include our 70 Comic Strip Halftone Fills and Halftone Value Scales. Texture Folders: 145 Cracks, 120 Grunge Distressing, 75 Paper, and 77 Paint Splatter Textures. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: RESOURCE BUNDLE
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I appreciate your videos. I have been an illustrator user for years and have my own ways of doing things. It's great to see other ways of using tools and learning tricks I didn't know were available! It's also good to see you doing the same thing as me in other instances, confirming I'm on the right track!Andy Zenz
Awesome tutorial! I don't think I've picked up something so easily from someone who knows what they are doing. I managed to draw my first vector art and it was a joy! Great work keep it up!blitz145
Thank you loads! Compared to other tutorials, yours are just really well-explained and easy-to-follow. Can totally see that you've got a passion for what you're doing and that's just wonderful! 🙂 Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. Yulia Kachurova
Love your video thanks so much. you blow Lynda.com out of the water!!!!Steve Yensel
Brilliant video. So much great info packed in here. I'm just getting started drawing cartoons with my Wacom tablet, and this was a huge help. Thumbs up and thanks!Dorian Staten
Wow Thanks Jason...was really struggling with making images with basic shapes. Your tutorial is helping me out!!Kishor Rajani
thanks a lot you are really one of my favorites, I like the steps you give us, and I'm so thankful for that effort you do for helping us :)Wessam Lotfi
Keep up the good work Jason. I’ve been doing Lynda.com tutorials for a few months now and I got more out of your videos than what I’ve received at Lynda. Keep it up and Thank You!!bobby jacobs • 1 year ago
These tutorials are amazing. Just started using illustrator and really glad I found your channel. The only videos that explain everything step by stepAida Stan
You are definitely one of the best teachers I've found dealing with start to finish creative process. Great work!!!Jasen Fisher
Thank you so much man, I loved the way you explain this, I spent days looking for a good tutorial vid, thanks a lot, gonna keep watching your videos!!!Karel Marccenaro
Awesome tutorial! I don't think I've picked up something so easily from someone who knows what they are doing. I managed to draw my first vector art and it was a joy! Great work keep it up!blitz145
Thank you loads! Compared to other tutorials, yours are just really well-explained and easy-to-follow. Can totally see that you've got a passion for what you're doing and that's just wonderful! 🙂 Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. Yulia Kachurova
Love your video thanks so much. you blow Lynda.com out of the water!!!!Steve Yensel
Brilliant video. So much great info packed in here. I'm just getting started drawing cartoons with my Wacom tablet, and this was a huge help. Thumbs up and thanks!Dorian Staten
Keep up the good work Jason. I’ve been doing Lynda.com tutorials for a few months now and I got more out of your videos than what I’ve received at Lynda. Keep it up and Thank You!!bobby jacobs • 1 year ago
These tutorials are amazing. Just started using illustrator and really glad I found your channel. The only videos that explain everything step by stepAida Stan
You are definitely one of the best teachers I've found dealing with start to finish creative process. Great work!!!Jasen Fisher