![]() ![]() With the texture for the water texture vector still selected, go Object > Path > Simplify. Next, Press the Expand button on your tool bar. It makes it easy to recall these setting. I like to save this preset in the Tracing Options. You don’t have to change all the options, just the ones below. Or you can go Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. Click the arrow beside the Live Trace Button and select Tracing Options. With the texture still selected, the Control Panel defaults to the Live Trace options. When the Stained Glass Effect dialog comes up, change to following. With the white rectangle still selected, go Effect > Texture > Stained Glass. With the copied rectangle selected, make the fill white and the remove the stroke. Next Copy (⌘c) the rectangle and Paste In Front (⌘f). An easy way to draw an exact rectangle is to click on the artboard with the Rectangle Tool to bring up the Rectangle dialog to enter dimensions. To begin our water texture vector tutorial, create a 5 inch by 5 inch rectangle with the Rectangle Tool (m). ⌘ is displayed for the Command key (mac), with the Ctrl key being the Windows equivalent (not displayed). Keyboard shortcuts are displayed in orange. This tutorial was created with Illustrator CS3. It is a relatively quick and easy technique using Illustrator’s Effects, Simplify, Offset Path and some bright colors. It is starting to warm up oustide, so it is only fitting we create a wading water texture vector, like in a pool. ![]()
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