Adobe Illustrator - Advanced Watercolor Vector

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In this video I explain how to create a water color texture and apply it to the spray tool technique explained in a previous video, to create a convincing watercolor text took.
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[@jens2763]

I like the fact that you create symbols out of your watercolor examples. Going to try this instead of creating a brush...

[@rachelrobinson6920]

Awesome video. Thanks! Any way to color the black and white vector? I want it shades of cranberry.

[@Jjroberson114]

Love the tutorial, but what is that awful clicking noise?

[@ultraorange1]

JJ Roberson That clicking killed it for me, damn!!

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Daniel Rezaiekhaligh ::clicky-click::

[@Kiwikimini]

+Pixel Moshpit Didn't even notice... I mean I just figured it was a mouse, but it didn't bother me. What did you think it was something like an alien from outer space? Is that why you died?

[@JustDylz]

+Dreamzcometroo what the fuck are you talking about?

[@PatapuffupataP]

ehm... mouse maybe?

[@tshegofatsomokgosi6577]

this is so complex! oh my word!

[@josueperalta321]

Who cares about the clicking ? This is just an amazing master piece, thanks a lot, it helped me a lot with this school project I'm doing! THANK YOU!!!

[@kotsbrown]

Great tutorial and love the way that you chat through any little tweaks like with the glow size on the smaller wording and also explaining about the masks. I did purchase the pack but unfortunately they don't work in making the effect on my object because you cant change the colorisation. Back to trying to make a paint brush sweep I go!

[@PixelMoshpit]

Please email me if you need assistance with your purchase. Thanks!

[@DaphneLaguna]

Awesome, just one question, how do you recolor it, I mean if I dont want it black

[@PixelMoshpit]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGa1pWaGdqh_adU

[@viveor1704]

Great tutorial! Thanks man!

[@PixelMoshpit]

+viveor Awesome, no problem :)

[@sofiafulgido]

I love how mouse's click sounds! Anyway... Very useful, thank you :)

[@sharimuhima]

Hello :) how do you apply color to this, please?

[@kayleeschneiderhan1619]

Thanks for the vid! However... can you show us how to do this same exact thing, but with colors??

[@iris89936]

Kaylee Schneiderhan Just don't make the image black and white at the beginning and with image trace set the mode to color instead of black and white

[@biz397]

Where can I get the salt? Thank you!

[@kathleenweessies9352]

Followed the steps exactly and repeatedly but got snagged up on the live trace. It just didn't work. I am using a different version of the software.

[@김지원-s4q]

this is what I want to learn. thank you!

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks for this!

[@RachelWrites]

This was so helpful.

[@cielphantony]

Ok, the result is ver y cool, but very blablabla

[@PixelMoshpit]

Thanks?

[@cielphantony]

+Pixel Moshpit Sorry for my expression, is true your video is really helped me and the result is incredible, the only tedious for my is the long explanation. Sorry, still do not understand everything in English.

[@naftamozga]

actually i really liked the way he is explaining things. Keep up with the good spirit!

[@siriusblack9428]

that's your problem

[@WintaAssefa]

thank you, buddy. I'm so glad to have been born in this era

[@kentnietan5615]

great tutorial, too many steps :(. BUT why black n white dude? don't u like colors? can see better if u did colors ;(

[@JD-dm5zl]

Is there anyway u could stop the click sounds? Makes it hard to concentrate on the tutorial

[@markslynn]

very helpful! Thank You!

[@marcosdinsdale2498]

So how do you change the watercolour from Black to a Colour ??. Cant figure it out

[@marketingindependiente2202]

Gracias!!! Excelente tutorial

[@smurfette1509]

Thanks for tutorial. I still don't understand how I can covert the grayscale waterpainting effect into colors. Can you explain or direct me to the specific KZbin video to help me accomplish this.

[@PixelMoshpit]

It's explained in the video by opacity masking.

[@larissa30862]

great video!!thanks for the tutorial

[@IIDUCI]

was this a typography or watercolor tutorial? stick to the title bro

[@PixelMoshpit]

mazen azzam thank you for your critical insights. I’ll get right on it.

[@marshas1andonlyphoto814]

great tut! Do you think this is something that would just be easier to do in Photoshop?

[@PixelMoshpit]

Friendly Invitations That would defeat the point of it being vector ;)

[@jameshamer3173]

Can you do this with a trace? Like using the pen tool? does the same concept apply?

[@dennystarcom]

Is it going be vector when save it to EPS format ? Not in bitmap

[@melissaegger772]

This was great and helped me so much. Do you have any information on how to open the .ai image in photoshop and still preserve the watercolor effect? I lose most of it when I do that

[@rodrigovargas9057]

What other plugins you use? Apart from the Astute Graphics. Greetings. Great video.

[@Siniirr]

Thank you!

[@isanavland]

Still not getting how you can change the color of the symbols before you spray them, so you have different layers of the watercolor effect in different colors???

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Isabel Navarro You should make sure, before creating the brush or symbol, that you have the color of the brush or symbol set to a 50% grey (vaules in color picker: H=0, S=0, B-50,). Once their set to 50% grey when you drag and drop them into the corresponding panel and create the symbol or brush, you need to set the "Colorization" method setting to "Hue Shift". This will allow you to pick any color with the newly created brush and it paint with that color. (Symbol sprayer colors through it's subtool for staining)

[@myBrownpuppy]

So do I still click grey scale when rasterizing it? When I leave it at grey scale, while Image trace, what do i do then? Leave it at Black and White mode? So confused lol Or is it after I am done image tracing it, and I drag it in my stamp tool, and double click it and edit the stamp do i mess with the 50% grey?

[@blackwhirls]

Cool! How did you make your own salt symbol too?

[@Draatmans]

what to do if the option ignore white is not active when opening the image trace? :(

[@Buddhadreams]

good tutorial cept the annoying clicking

[@Darknight-eq4lh]

Thanks, for the helpful tutorial.....

[@monkinachan]

where do i get the salt? dont tell me from grocery store! :) did you make that also or how?

[@Harryween]

Very nice........ thanks for your effort....

[@pixelpanic]

rad tutorial, but the "click clack" shutter-style click of your mouse is obnoxious. Super neat video, though and really helpful

[@mrlgzltn7469]

Hi thank you to share all details for us. I dont know that you know but I have some problem when I work on CC . Because working on cs6 at home and all created strokes and brushes are looking converted. How can I fix that problem? Because I cannot change the color of stroke when it opening like an object.

[@ΧριστίναΤσ-τ6δ]

thank you!!

[@AlexRuiztonche]

Very nice, I enjoyed watching your technique, I'll buy your watercolor

[@ryktogaming1321]

Thanks it helped. But I wanted to how to change the colour of this texture. Can you make a video on this topic.

[@krugerhanneke]

This is great. I will be purchasing the "watercolorvector" template :)

[@PixelMoshpit]

hanneke kruger Thank you for your support! I appreciate the kind workds as well!

[@CarsonJamesArgenna]

Amateur here. Why does it feel like I've lost the ability to even click on my original logo? I can really only control the watercolor effect inside of it.

[@MalvinaKarina]

Thanks for this video. It was very helpful. But I have just one question.When I try to move a masked object from Ai to Ps, the mask isn't moving with it. Maybe you know how to export a clipping mask from Ai?

[@yasernabhan2248]

best tutorial, but i want recolor brush for background??? i want many color, thanks

[@sarahgillogly2172]

Great Tutorial! So glad I came across it!

[@matusturcan4525]

great tutorial .. find it very helpful but ... i know you heard it milion times ... that mouse is the worst ..

[@chrisboninloanteam8841]

I don't have an inner glow option. I have a pretty new version of illustrator and I don't know why it wouldn't work

[@kristduran]

Love this tutorial, i learned to create my own symbols besides the watercolor technique. Thank you so much

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Kris Durán Good tool to have for the tool box ;)

[@mariatorres4864]

Great tutorial, many thanks. I have an issue I'm using it for business cards but when I saved the file in PDF the watercolour texture doesn't show up. DO you have any idea why? or how to fix it? thanks!!!

[@vanessagleason6514]

+Maria Torres I've got the same issue. When I save as a PDF, the watercolor texture doesn't show up. What's going on?

[@vanessagleason6514]

+Maria Torres Figured something out! Idk if it is the best way but if you raster your watercolor layer, then live trace it, it shows up correctly in a PDF. This tutorial it was very helpful!

[@PixelMoshpit]

If the watercolor is vector than you can "expand" the objects in question but if you keep the watercolor graphic as a raster you'll want to "flatten transparency" before export.

[@mycottageheart]

I was able to do this once before but it had been awhile so have been trying it again and have gone through it about 25 times and I am doing something wrong...I cannot figure out how to paste the "wording" into the mask... just won't go into the mask at all no matter if black or white. I have taken your screen and done the exact things side by side and something I"m doing isn't working....I have a screenprint of them side by side don't think I can share here but ...any ideas? I'm just about ready to pull my hair out! I was able to post my image here s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/db/87/16/db871645b60d6df58057554d785deb94.jpg

[@wo_ist_olli]

Great Tutorial! But following these steps nearly shuts down my high-end-PC - what could i be doing wrong?

[@collines4129]

Where can I find Image Trace on AI CC 2017 ? Please ! And thank you for the video

[@yulianna182]

Great video but way too fast for beginners like me. Keep it up though

[@aminetiouk522]

hello thanks for video, can you tell me the version illustrator because you added a new tool of your illustrator

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Amine Tiouk It isn't a new Illustrator, I'm using the Astute Graphics plugin's. Check them out, their rather amazing.

[@realtimenews]

Excellent I have a question, how do I recolor it, I mean if I want to play another color on it?

[@tareklarine5260]

Why everyone is complaining about some noises come on

[@shamsalsaad9990]

how to turn off the background?? i stopped at this step i could not make it :)

[@LifeofTy-ql5lb]

why this method over watercolor brush strokes

[@PixelMoshpit]

If you work in the shirt industry and deal with separators, this can make their life easier.

[@gsfxmentor]

nice tutorial love...this..:)

[@AM-px7zh]

Thank you it was a great tutorial. But, you didn't mention how to make the salt texture. Could you make another tutorial for that purpose?

[@alinerdelav]

wow i didnt know it! just, then adding color is with an overlay layer?

[@anavukojev1393]

Thank you! This one really great!

[@PixelMoshpit]

Ana Vukojev Glad you found it useful! :)

[@gersidalessandro2250]

can u make a video on how to make wet color brushes with the drip effect

[@thesteelery]

Thank you for this video. I am a professional with many years of experience, and you definitely added a new skill to my arsenal. Thank you!

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Theresa Steele That's wonderful to hear! I'm always happy to share what I know.. even the super-fantastical-burried-away-never-to-share-with-the-industry-secrets, secrets that I know. Feel free to share as well ;-P

[@christinavickers9204]

what buttons do i press to get to live trace?

[@christinavickers9204]

thank you!

[@guidoahsam8043]

just waste the 15 miniuts off my live! Thans asole! hehe

[@PixelMoshpit]

Happy to help you shorten it ;-)

[@guidoahsam8043]

wel i just wanna dy anyways. tanks!

[@Kiwikimini]

+Guido Ahsam Already giving up...

[@guidoahsam8043]

no. I will live a little mor for the beatifull woman!

[@severe_official5701]

this is great!

[@k3tchuponly]

Several people have asked you to do a “color” version of the tutorial, and the replies suggest making the change at the beginning of the process. Is it possible to use the Recolor Artwork option after the fact? I have ran into some issues viewing the colorful changes that I made since it is a mask.. any ideas?

[@PixelMoshpit]

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[@romeovoid]

Curious, why did you rasterize the reference google image? Isn't it already in raster format?

[@PixelMoshpit]

Well first off, it was to knock the image (color) into greyscale. Second, it was to scale the image inside the document and have it at a set resolution and size for the document.

[@kayrographics]

How to change the colour?

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Khairul Anam You change the color of the object your applying the opacity masking to ;)

[@ThuLe-tb5kj]

Thank you so much, you're awesome xoxo

[@creatavision1238]

Would love to watch but the clicking is crazy!!!!

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Creatavision That's really a shame, good info.

[@HumbertoHernandez]

That faux click sound is *annoying* Oh god...

[@videostothepoint5505]

but its strangely satisfying. tklick!

[@sonamagrawal7474]

thank you bro...........

[@riccardominervini8314]

Great useful tut Mosphit!

[@maltazor666]

Where is the COLOUR?

[@karolinakrasniqi1038]

Thank you for your great tutorial!!!

[@marshas1andonlyphoto814]

one more question....what if you want to do a color watercolor?

[@PixelMoshpit]

Friendly Invitations Just create the artwork in the color you'd like for the watercolor to be, then apply this method.

[@lumik]

My illustrator keeps crashing when i start image trace can anyone help me fix this?

[@PixelMoshpit]

+lumik Not sure, could be a multitude of things. Need more info.

[@lumik]

Pixel Moshpit there isnt much to say there is no error message it just freezes i could give you my pc specs tho

[@PixelMoshpit]

+lumik Well the only thing that you need to know regarding your hardware is if it meets the requirements for running the software, which you can find on adobe's site or a quick google search. If it does meet, you need to install the most recent update to the software (you'll find that on adobe's site as well). Have to tried install and reinstalling as well? (Make sure to save and store separately, any templates, work-spaces or preferences you have have made)

[@lumik]

Pixel Moshpit my hardware meets the requirements i have 16gb ram an i7 3.6ghz

[@Rstepa]

Great Tutorial man, very helpful! ... off to buy the pack :)

[@yiduojinzhengu]

how to turn the background off..

[@PixelMoshpit]

+hulkbuster huh?

[@BullzeyeDesignOldForge]

+hulkbuster CTRL-SHIFT-D

[@x7world546]

thanks for the great work

[@carcontroller]

Water... color...

[@corrinapowell4082]

Hello! Thank you so much for this...I have followed the steps as you have outlined, but it has resulted in a VERY large file that my version of Illustrator can't seem to handle. Do you have any suggestions for compression without quality degradation? Thank you!

[@PixelMoshpit]

Corrina Powell Rasterize the completed texture applications 300+ dpi in grayscale so you can apply spot colors if needed

[@corrinapowell4082]

Thank you! I've rasterized in grayscale, and ai is running faster! However, I'm not sure how to recolor the raster images now...any chance you could quickly outline the steps? THANK YOU!

[@vanessazoghbi8780]

Loved your tutorial! It was really helpfull! What would you recommend to put some color into it.

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Vanessa Zoghbi honestly, I create square where I then apply a gradient mesh to and then put in a bunch of color to suit my project. Then use this method to nest in text and all sorts of things. Check the other video for more on this subject ;)

[@sarahkirby6851]

This is awesome!! I was looking for a way to add watercolor texture to some of the assets I make in illustrator and this was beyond helpful. Thank you!

[@smartzlo]

Thank you so much. This was really helpful.

[@ferrariplayer97]

Can anybody tell me from where he got the tools on the right?

[@danielcoats1676]

They are in your window menu at the top of the screen

[@Ivan23indagame]

Thank You so much! Brilliant lesson!

[@Анастасия-д9ж4к]

Hey! Thank you for this lesson! I really like it. But tell me please the fonts name that you have used)))

[@PixelMoshpit]

Анастасия Тищенко I did name it in the video... www.behance.net/gallery/14302297/streetwear-%28free-font%29

[@zionite]

Dope!

[@mastervivi3713]

thank you so much I've learned a lot in this tutorial

[@PixelMoshpit]

+master vivi you're very welcome!

[@signsbylynn4761]

Nice tutorial but please show in color, watercolor. Thanks

[@PixelMoshpit]

Ok, thank you

[@g-lurk]

you should make the mouse click sound a lot louder. thats my favorite part!

[@PixelMoshpit]

Greg Antons Glad you enjoyed it!

[@g-lurk]

:D Thanks for the tutorial. Symbols have been purchased. Happy new year

[@latestmistake]

Thank you so so much for this!

[@PixelMoshpit]

+Sylvia Wee No problem, glad to help!

[@mrhristv]

Cool but my eyes hurt from that cursor juggling all the time