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How do I draw with an "airbrush" effect?
I would like to scribble away and create airbrush type lines, or make my current
paintbrush lines or text look "airbrushed" ?
Hi Brandt,
What you are asking to do is something you can achieve in Photoshop using a soft-edged brush at a lower opacity but cannot create in Illustrator. You can soften text to make it look feathered by going to Effect>Stylize>feather, but there is no way to scribble a soft effect like you can in Photoshop.
Thanks
Kevin
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Adobe Illustrator
Kevin Stohlmeyer
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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.
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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.
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