Creating Special Effects

  Tute: Creating Special Effects

Let’s begin:
STEP ONE:
Create a New Illustrator Document, File > New. Name it: “Torn Metal”, and give it a size of 500px by 500px.
Open the LAYERS palette (Window > Layers (F7)) and rename “Layer 1” as, “torn”.
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STEP TWO:
Select the Pen Tool (P) and draw black shapes similar to the ones below:

STEP THREE:
Now with the Pencil Tool (N) draw shapes that look like edges of a torn paper.

STEP FOUR:
Open the GRADIENT palette (Window > Gradient) and apply a black to white Linear Gradient to each of our “torn paper” shapes.

Note: The Gradient Angle may vary on each shape.
STEP FIVE:
Select one of the “torn paper” shapes, go to Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow, and enter the following settings:

Note: The Blur size may vary according to your shape.
Apply this effect to the other “torn paper” shapes:

STEP SIX:
Select all of our “torn paper” shapes, go to Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow, and enter the following settings:

STEP SEVEN:
Now that we have our torn metal edges looking good, place a New Layer under the “torn” layer and name it “background”. With the Rectangle Tool (M) create a 500px by 500px rectangle and fill it with a gray linear gradient to give it a metal aspect.

Congratulations, now you have a realistic Vector torn metal! Play with more shapes and colors to create different torn effects. Be creative and have fun!

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