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Convert embedded images to textures - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Learning Astute Graphics for Illustrator
Convert embedded images to textures
- [Instructor] Texturing our textures come from raster image files. And if you have raster image files, like ping files or jpeg files embedded in your illustrator artwork, then you can use them as the basis for new textures. For example, here in our file, we have this grayscale image of some wood grain. And I can tell this is embedded in the Illustrator file when I select it by the fact that I can see this Unembed button here in the Properties panel. So to convert the embedded image to a texture, I'll open the Texture panel by switching to the Texture tool and in the Panel menu, I'll choose Convert Raster Art to Texture. The Texture Manager opens and I can set the options that I want for this texture. So let's give it a better name than the default, which is just Converted. I'll click Rename and I'll call this Wood Grain. Notice it automatically goes into a category called Converted Raster Art. But if I wanted to,…
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Texturino overview1m 26s
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Using the Opacity Brush7m 41s
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Apply and edit texture effects5m 7s
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Combine multiple textures2m 57s
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Import textures2m 25s
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Applying textures with graphic styles2m 53s
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Create effects with Knockout mode1m 55s
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Using the Texture Manager1m 26s
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Using the Texture Brush tool2m 46s
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Convert embedded images to textures2m 20s
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Distort textures4m 19s
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Package textures for collaboration2m 13s
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