That's probably the best thing about this technique, you can do adjustments on the fly without having to deal with brushes, paths and placement of the grain. Thank you for watching, always a pleasure to see your comments!
Excellent. Just the amount of control that I need. So far only worked with grainy fills that cover the total shape, or a straight linear grainy gradients, which is already better but not suited for curvy shapes. Had to grab a .png with a circular gradient for these shapes, but not anymore!
@@CosminSerbanDesign Hi Cosmin! Please kindly take a look of my artwork using your technique www.behance.net/gallery/76076527/Funny-Day-At-The-Park What do you think?.
Hey man, your videos are really good! Loved the one on burnout, I guess it's the same thing with creative burnout, as long as you take pauses, focus on each individual problem and break everything down into smaller steps you can pretty much overcome any challenge. Take care!
I can see below that lots of people struggled with white showing up when they would set the object transparency to "screen". Looks like the general fix was changing it from CMYK to RGB. However my document is set to RGB and this white is still showing up even though I've duplicated the object to make sure there is a color layer underneath. What am I doing incorrectly?
Is that element place on top of a colored shape? Maybe try creating a new one that only has a simple gradient and check if the screen option works, then apply the effect, let me know if that works 🙏
When I add the texture they overlap the object lines so when I put the transparency to screen black squares are seen on the outside of the object, is there a way to fix this?
Hi, may I know if you duplicate the shape? So that the other one will have the grain effect, and the one behind it will see the true color of the illustration.
Hey, usually I duplicate the shape if I need to place it on top of an existing shape - but if you want to have a see through effect, thank I would apply it on the same shape, hope this helps :)
Very useful video! But can we use this texture for print files such as packaging or books? Because since this a raster-based effect, when I zoom in it looks pixelated. What's the solution here?
It might look pixelated inside Illustrator, but once you export it to a PNG or JPG you will see the granulation looking great. Let me know if this helps
Hi! Cool video, thanks! One problem though - my grain looks like sand, and yours looks more like small dots. How does that happen? Do you have any idea? Thank you :)
It really depends on the options you've chosen in the effects panel or the resolution on your canvas. Keep in kind that once you export it as a PNG it will look very smooth thaan the render inside Illustrator. Hope this helps!
hello, this is super helpful but I have a problem. When i try to add texture>grain on the object, it always comes with white background but with grain behind the object I want to put the effect on. How can i do like you did? Thank you.
@@CosminSerbanDesign yes exactly. As a beginner designer, I need to understand the basic Shadows, Midtones & Highlights. And which colour should I use?
Hi! thanks for nice tutorial:) While I was following it I have some trouble with blending mode... I wanted to add grain to blue object but when I put screen on it appears nothing. By struggling with it I found out it screen shows up only with black colored object.... Do you know what is wrong with it...?
Hey, thanks for watching. You have to make sure that you duplicate the shape so it's on top of the color you'd like to add grain on. Some people had issues with it if their document is in CMYK instead of RGB. Let me know if it helped, if not you can aleats give me more details on it. ✌
@@CosminSerbanDesign Sadly it didn't work....😭 When I use most of blending mode they appear as if I use just a white layer🤯 maybe it's problem with program....
It's pretty similar, but you will get some different colors. Check your space and in case it's a CMYK document switch it to RGB and screen should work!
@@CosminSerbanDesign Hey, thanks for the video! For some reason I can't get the underlaying color of the shape visible, even with RGB mode or switching with different Transparency modes like Screen/Overlay, it still just shows the colors as black and white. Any idea what could be wrong?
i'm currently practicing but every time I do the transparency screen it turn the whole shape white instead of removing the black? What would be a reason for this to happen
Hey I'm adding grain to my top layer and when I select blending mode 'screen' it just goes completely white. It doesn't do what yours does when you can see the bottom layer colour through the grain. I followed yours exactly and it just doesn't work! The shape and the grain just turns white. Any idea why?
Doesn't work for me, impossible to activate the transparency/ Screen function, to activate the background color on the grains. Any idea what it might be ?
Great tutorial!, one thing: when i use the effect texture on an object (like the moutain for example) it gets pixelated how do i make right?, sorry my english! gracias
Hi Luci! I had the same problem you did! I solved it I by making my artboard (and drawing) bigger from 1000x1000 px to 2500x2500 px! I don´t know if this is the best solution but I hope it helps you! :)
Hello, can you help me please? I dont have that tool of gradient, where you can play with the demension and the position (you use it to change after put the grain) Do i need to activate it somewhere ? GREAT JOB ! :)
If you play around with different blending modes you could change the color of the grain, but you still won't have full control using this method, hope this helps :)
I figured this out. One very important thing I noticed is that, in the Appearance tab, we can move the 'Grain' layer into the 'Fill'. And this completely changes the blending options. You did very well in sharing this, my dear Cosmin Serban! Thank you very much! Usually I did it through brushes but now you've opened doors! Do you have Dribble? If yes, I will follow you (mine is @lucasbraga). All the best!
Depending on your document size I guess you can have a low quality looking one once you zoom in. Let me know if you figure it out! 🏆Have a great weekend!
@@midhunrnair9154 check to see if you have an element behind jt or select it, right click and ungroup, then add the blending mode. Let me know if that did the trick.
Have you copy and pasted above the same shape? You will need one shape below (with the initial color) and one shape above (that has the effect + blending mode). Let me know if this helped :)
@@florylife7448 from what I remember for the leg I only have one layer and by making a white-black gradient that has the Screen blending mode it makes that part transparent. Check out the description as you can download the vector file and analyze each element, maybe that can be helpful. 👏
I put mine in web mode and it's set to grain stippled and transparency: screen 100%. The gradient color is gone. If I turn off the grain and the opacity in the Appearance panel, the gradient is still there. If anyone has any other tips, please let me know. Thanks!
@@CosminSerbanDesign So when I ctrl+c and and them ctrl+f I add the gradient with stipple and adjust it - when I try the blending options none of them work out for me. Thank you for you help yet I found a good alternative. Its called grain brushes. Have a look if you wish. - This is with grain brushes: - The second link is with the stipple graidient drive.google.com/file/d/1UIPs049XObJfDf-kw0n5VlpoIjolTx32/view?usp=sharing Bottom link with stipple graidient drive.google.com/file/d/1nIH_u0yn-YuI4MtxVs1wdBUcZmaFO38s/view?usp=sharing
Most productive 2:54 I´ve ever spent on a YT video. Thx.
Awesome! great to hear that this video packed a lot of useful information for you!
Hope you enjoyed today's tutorial! ❤ Discount code ends soon: masterclass.cosminserban.com/earlybird-discount - get it while it lasts!
Thanks for this amazing tutorial
@Simple Designer I wanted to do it with brushes at first but couldn't really get the result I wanted, had to create my own haha
@Sidra Shahid Thank you for watching it! Have an amazing day!
I did not understand clearly can you please make a full tutorial on how to make different gradient texture.
Thanks.
Hey, thanks for watching! I'm thinking about creating a full course that would cover it, would that sounds like something interesting?
It is wonderful illustration. I will continue to support you. 🎨👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼✨
Thank you for your support, it means a lot to me!
Another amazing video.
Thank you for the kind words Anna!
Wow, never realized you could still change the gradient shape with the grain effect applied :o
That's probably the best thing about this technique, you can do adjustments on the fly without having to deal with brushes, paths and placement of the grain. Thank you for watching, always a pleasure to see your comments!
Easy to understand. Thanks.
You're welcome :)
Duuuude you're amazing, this is exactly what I needed!
Needed this sooo much, thanks buddy!
Any time! Take care :)
thank you sooo much ! so simple
Super Amazing Grain Texture Technique.
As always, thank you for watching, your support means a lot to me! Take care!
@@CosminSerbanDesign I am learning from you more & more. You have been mastering in graphic design works and tutorials. Your courage is matchless.
Thanks a lot for Teaching
Thanks a lot for watching! Happy to hear it helped 🙏
This is a neat trick ! Cool !
Thank you for watching Mariam! Take care :)
Thanks for the video, simple explanation and easy to follow.
Hey Ryan, thanks for watching and for leaving this comment. Have a great day!
Thank you for this fresh stuff❤️
My pleasure 🙏
Excellent. Just the amount of control that I need. So far only worked with grainy fills that cover the total shape, or a straight linear grainy gradients, which is already better but not suited for curvy shapes. Had to grab a .png with a circular gradient for these shapes, but not anymore!
That's awesome to hear! ✌
Thanks man!! Short, informative and clear! Exactly what tutorials need to be!
Awesome to hear that, that was the goal! Have a great day! ✌
amazing tutorial
Hey, thank you for sharing your thoughts, really appreciate it. Have a great day! ✌
Super clear explanation, thanks a lot!
fast and beauty 👌
Really appreciate you watching it!
loved it, nice texture effect
Thanks, it is such a simple way to add some dimension to illustrations, happy to hear you found it useful!
Great tutorial man, many thanks! :)
You're welcomed, thank you for the support! Have a great Sunday! ☀️
Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
No problem, thanks for leaving this comment! Have a great day!
Wow, so amazing tool, I never saw it ever before, you help me a lot! Thank you very much! And it is so high efficiency
Thank you for your kind words! Have a great day!
Total lifesaver, thanks man!
Awesome to hear this was helpful! Have a great day!!! 👏👏👏
That was short, but is very very informative
This has been SO helpful! Thanks a lot ♥
Hey Carolina, my pleasure 🙏 have a nice day! ☀️
I really love this style of illustration thankyou for made this channel
Thank you for your passion for design! Take care!
Amazing
Nice tutorial Cosmin!. I will let you know how it worked on my own illustration!
Share a preview of it as a comment or send me an email, I would love to see it! Have fun!
@@CosminSerbanDesign Hi Cosmin! Please kindly take a look of my artwork using your technique www.behance.net/gallery/76076527/Funny-Day-At-The-Park What do you think?.
Again a great tutorial!
Thank you! Are you going to animate this as well haha?
@@CosminSerbanDesign haha yeah. Will do it today! ;)
So cool! Nice one, Cosmin! :D
Hey man, thanks for leaving this comment 👏
quality stuff as always! good job!
Hey man, your videos are really good! Loved the one on burnout, I guess it's the same thing with creative burnout, as long as you take pauses, focus on each individual problem and break everything down into smaller steps you can pretty much overcome any challenge. Take care!
Thannnnks very match
No problem Rick, my pleasure!
Exactly what I was looking for!. Thank you so much.
My pleasure, awesome to hear this tutorial was helpful! Have a wonderful day! ☀️
Keep up the good work, Cosmin bro💖😍
Thank you for the words of encouragement and for watching! Take care :)
Esti genial Cosmin !
Happy to hear you've enjoyed watching the video :) O zi faina!
This helps me a lot! Thank you!
That's awesome to hear! Have fun creating illustrations 🙏
I can see below that lots of people struggled with white showing up when they would set the object transparency to "screen". Looks like the general fix was changing it from CMYK to RGB. However my document is set to RGB and this white is still showing up even though I've duplicated the object to make sure there is a color layer underneath. What am I doing incorrectly?
Is that element place on top of a colored shape? Maybe try creating a new one that only has a simple gradient and check if the screen option works, then apply the effect, let me know if that works 🙏
When I add the texture they overlap the object lines so when I put the transparency to screen black squares are seen on the outside of the object, is there a way to fix this?
Can you include a screenshot of how it looks?
Hi, may I know if you duplicate the shape? So that the other one will have the grain effect, and the one behind it will see the true color of the illustration.
Hey, usually I duplicate the shape if I need to place it on top of an existing shape - but if you want to have a see through effect, thank I would apply it on the same shape, hope this helps :)
@@CosminSerbanDesign yes I tried it yesterday and it worked! Thank you!
Very useful video! But can we use this texture for print files such as packaging or books? Because since this a raster-based effect, when I zoom in it looks pixelated. What's the solution here?
It might look pixelated inside Illustrator, but once you export it to a PNG or JPG you will see the granulation looking great. Let me know if this helps
@@CosminSerbanDesign Yes, converting it to a PDF/PNG and then scaling it down helped. Thank you so much!
If you check off Template under Layers Burger menu, it should automatically lock and dim the sketched art.
Hi! Cool video, thanks! One problem though - my grain looks like sand, and yours looks more like small dots. How does that happen? Do you have any idea? Thank you :)
It really depends on the options you've chosen in the effects panel or the resolution on your canvas. Keep in kind that once you export it as a PNG it will look very smooth thaan the render inside Illustrator. Hope this helps!
@@CosminSerbanDesign I will give it a try! Thank you for the quick reply
@@noamcohen3830 my pleasure
This might be a dumb question but what if I wanted a blue grain effect on a red shape? How would one achieve such a thing using only illustrator?
You could probably use the effect as a mask for a shape that has the blue color 🤷🏻♂️
@@CosminSerbanDesign Could you explain this mask thing a bit more? I am struggeling a lot right now :(
@@whoneedsarug7727 instead of using multiply, use softlight with a mask at 30% opacity, you should have the same shape below with the color you want.
merci
No problem, happy you found this tutorial useful!
hello, this is super helpful but I have a problem. When i try to add texture>grain on the object, it always comes with white background but with grain behind the object I want to put the effect on. How can i do like you did? Thank you.
Have you tried taking a look at the order of your layers? If that doesn't help have you played with different blending modes?
Would you like to make a tutorial about shading techniques?
A video just focused on how to do effective shading?
@@CosminSerbanDesign yes exactly. As a beginner designer, I need to understand the basic Shadows, Midtones & Highlights. And which colour should I use?
Hi! thanks for nice tutorial:) While I was following it I have some trouble with blending mode... I wanted to add grain to blue object but when I put screen on it appears nothing. By struggling with it I found out it screen shows up only with black colored object.... Do you know what is wrong with it...?
Hey, thanks for watching. You have to make sure that you duplicate the shape so it's on top of the color you'd like to add grain on. Some people had issues with it if their document is in CMYK instead of RGB. Let me know if it helped, if not you can aleats give me more details on it. ✌
@@CosminSerbanDesign Sadly it didn't work....😭 When I use most of blending mode they appear as if I use just a white layer🤯 maybe it's problem with program....
@@jinacha37 really don't know what it might be, sorry to hear that! 😥
@@CosminSerbanDesign But thanks for trying to help!☺
@@CosminSerbanDesign Oh perfect that's right, it only works in RGB! I've been struggling with this for some time... Thanks!
Great tut, it works for me when I put the blending mode to Overlay and not screen. Is this normal ? thx
It's pretty similar, but you will get some different colors. Check your space and in case it's a CMYK document switch it to RGB and screen should work!
yeah same here, change color mode to rgb it work
@@CosminSerbanDesign Hey, thanks for the video! For some reason I can't get the underlaying color of the shape visible, even with RGB mode or switching with different Transparency modes like Screen/Overlay, it still just shows the colors as black and white. Any idea what could be wrong?
i'm currently practicing but every time I do the transparency screen it turn the whole shape white instead of removing the black? What would be a reason for this to happen
Check to see if the mode of the document is CMYK and change it to RGB, it should do the trick.
@@CosminSerbanDesign thanks so much, that was exactly the problem! looking forward to more videos!
It was driving me crazy! Thanks for the help (both of you)!
Question: Does is the grain vector information or is it raster.
Hey Travis, not 100% but I believe it's raster
Hey I'm adding grain to my top layer and when I select blending mode 'screen' it just goes completely white. It doesn't do what yours does when you can see the bottom layer colour through the grain. I followed yours exactly and it just doesn't work! The shape and the grain just turns white. Any idea why?
this does not seem to work for me, the object turns white with me, and gradients don't seem to change color besides black with the grain on it
Switch the document mode from CMYK to RGB and it should work 👌
@@CosminSerbanDesign Same with mine in either RGB or CMYK. Stipple grain always turns to black and white.
@@CosminSerbanDesign i wil' make sure to try that, thank you
@@KeeperOfKale222 you have to use blending modes like multiply or screen to change them.
I know it's old but i guess it's because you have no any colored shape behind your grained object.
Hello! I use grain effect in Illustrator, but when I change gradient grains become big. Maybe you know the reason? Thank you
Doesn't work for me, impossible to activate the transparency/ Screen function, to activate the background color on the grains. Any idea what it might be ?
Please check to see if the document mode is set to CMYK. You'll need to switch it to RGB for this to work. Let me know if it works ✌
@@CosminSerbanDesign might be the reason Indeed! Thanks !!!!
I had the same problem and that did the trick! Thanks so much, great tutorial :)
Do you know a way to make this same effect but with bigger grain particles?
You could try and use a grain brush to have more control
Cosmin Serban Thanks, I’ll give it a try!
Hey, can you tell what tablet are you using?
can you make a tutorial about color? I like your colors
Hey, on choosing the right color scheme or color theory?
hmm seems like a color scheme maybe, I want to know first how you choose colors, Thanks you 😃
How do you make the gradient applies onto one single object? I apply gradient and it's just a circle of it on top of my illustration.
You need to make a copy on top of the shape you want to shade, let me know if this helps!
hello, is it possible to change the noise color effect?
How can I make white noise?
Same technique, only use the Multiply blending mode to get rid of the dark parts :)
Great tutorial!, one thing: when i use the effect texture on an object (like the moutain for example) it gets pixelated how do i make right?, sorry my english! gracias
Hi Luci! I had the same problem you did! I solved it I by making my artboard (and drawing) bigger from 1000x1000 px to 2500x2500 px! I don´t know if this is the best solution but I hope it helps you! :)
Thank you for helping!
I tried it but the grain is so low res, any way to set the resolution?
Try to export it as a PNG, it should look cleaner. That's the way Illustrator renders it, so you can work with it. Let me know if thqt helped!
@@CosminSerbanDesign The solution was to set the ppi at 'Effect\Documents Raster Effect Setting' to 300ppi (or custom). Thanks for the tutor.
Hello, can you help me please?
I dont have that tool of gradient, where you can play with the demension and the position (you use it to change after put the grain)
Do i need to activate it somewhere ?
GREAT JOB ! :)
It should be there by default if you have Illustrator CC, what version are you using?
@@CosminSerbanDesign the 2018 i think ..
Same problem
@@CosminSerbanDesign same problem
Have you tried hitting "G" and then you can click and drag - let me know if this works?
When I'm at the step of selecting 'screen' at transparency, my shape turns fully white...
Same for me. Any tips? It's simply not working, but multiply works.. must be a bug?
@@eirikbratlie1610 You need to switch from CMYK-color to RGB-color in Files -> Document Color Mode -> RGB. Then it should work! :)
@@rtb-tm Mine is already RGB, but the shape is still white :(
Hey Evelien, have you tried switching the document mode from CMYK to RGB?
Great!!!
#webphix
thank you for stopping by, take care :)
is there a possibility to change the colors of the grain?
If you play around with different blending modes you could change the color of the grain, but you still won't have full control using this method, hope this helps :)
I figured this out. One very important thing I noticed is that, in the Appearance tab, we can move the 'Grain' layer into the 'Fill'. And this completely changes the blending options. You did very well in sharing this, my dear Cosmin Serban! Thank you very much! Usually I did it through brushes but now you've opened doors! Do you have Dribble? If yes, I will follow you (mine is @lucasbraga). All the best!
do we need to make texture gradient everytime on each figure?
Wherever you want to apply the effect, it's up to you. Hope this answer helps! ✌
Somehow this grain texture have awful quality when I use it on any object.
Depending on your document size I guess you can have a low quality looking one once you zoom in. Let me know if you figure it out! 🏆Have a great weekend!
@@CosminSerbanDesign yeah that happen sometimes, how do i fix that ?
@@adhitprasetyo1397 don't really know since I can't replicate it :(
@@adhitprasetyo1397 maybe you can try to go to effect > document raster effects settings and put the resolution to 150 or 300
What's the music playing in the background of the video ? :)
It's Joakim Karud
You don't know? :)
@@liothomasart currently travelling, don't have access to the edit to tell you the name of the song 😥
when i add the grain texture it gets pixilated?
Go to Effects / Document raster effect settings and set it to 300dpi, let me know if that solved it. ✌
@@CosminSerbanDesign it did work, thank you
can you export this as SVG?
why when i choose the screen blending mode the entire shape becomes white?
You should apply the blending mode on the duplicated shape that's above.
@@CosminSerbanDesign After trying this -> Works only RGB not CMYK for me :)
@@sebastiencattalini9046 it makes sense, thank you for letting others know, this technique shouldn't be used for print ✌
@@CosminSerbanDesign Ah yes!! This has been driving me crazy! Thank you @cosminSerban for letting us know
when i change to screen iy still showing black and white no colors apearing
Hey can you tell me at which minute that happens and give me more details, maybe I can help. Thanks!
@@CosminSerbanDesign when i change transparency to screen it still showing black and white
@@midhunrnair9154 check to see if you have an element behind jt or select it, right click and ungroup, then add the blending mode. Let me know if that did the trick.
Great catch,, that's probably it!
@TheAznHawk 2.0 i did that already.
Oh damn i saw you on zimris design chicken chicken
Haha thanks for watching 🐔🐔🐔
I ask permission to use your sketch as an example, thank you
Of course you can use it, have fun! ✌
if i use screen mode the shape just turn ti white help :(
Have you copy and pasted above the same shape? You will need one shape below (with the initial color) and one shape above (that has the effect + blending mode). Let me know if this helped :)
@@CosminSerbanDesign How to apply "blending mode"? Thanks!!
@@florylife7448 in the transparency tab you should find a dropdown where you can find them.
@@CosminSerbanDesign ah Got it. but how do you make the leg fading portion? where the grain pattern is the bg color
@@florylife7448 from what I remember for the leg I only have one layer and by making a white-black gradient that has the Screen blending mode it makes that part transparent. Check out the description as you can download the vector file and analyze each element, maybe that can be helpful. 👏
noise are colored not black-and-white hmmm
Yes, but you can use the blending modes to control that. Does that help?
Important Note: The workspace needs to be in Web Mode ! If not Screen mode does not work
Thank you for letting people know, I missed specifying it. RGB not CMYK 🙏
omg thank you!!! I was wondering why the screen mode wasn’t working for so long!!
I put mine in web mode and it's set to grain stippled and transparency: screen 100%. The gradient color is gone. If I turn off the grain and the opacity in the Appearance panel, the gradient is still there. If anyone has any other tips, please let me know. Thanks!
Why isnt it making sense!!!??!??
What do you mean?
@@CosminSerbanDesign So when I ctrl+c and and them ctrl+f I add the gradient with stipple and adjust it - when I try the blending options none of them work out for me. Thank you for you help yet I found a good alternative. Its called grain brushes. Have a look if you wish. - This is with grain brushes: - The second link is with the stipple graidient
drive.google.com/file/d/1UIPs049XObJfDf-kw0n5VlpoIjolTx32/view?usp=sharing
Bottom link with stipple graidient
drive.google.com/file/d/1nIH_u0yn-YuI4MtxVs1wdBUcZmaFO38s/view?usp=sharing