Quick Tip: How to Make Painterly Picture Frames in Adobe Illustrator
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Quick Tip: How to Make Painterly Picture Frames in Adobe Illustrator

on May 16th 2011 with 7 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Illustrator CS4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Length: 2:25 min

Use artistic brushes on an Opacity Mask to create painterly edges around a photo. With Illustrator, you can easily change the brush, effect and scale for infinite flexibility.

 
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Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of the computer than the easel. She's been using Adobe Illustrator for over 15 years. Her Illustrator work has been featured in the "The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book" and "Real World Illustrator."  

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  • http://vectorboom.com/ Iaroslav Lazunov

    This is a very useful tip. Thanks.

  • Jim K.

    Thanks once again Cheryl. The capabilities of this tip are endless.

  • http://www.goldenlogos.com goldenboyz

    nice to see some various techniques on getting to that awesome painting effect. Thanks Cheryl!

  • pixelBender67

    Chery your work never disappoints, another excellent tutorial !

  • pixelBender67

    Cheryl your work never disappoints, another excellent tutorial !

  • http://walldressedup.com WallDressedUp

    Great…very helpful, thanks!

  • Cheryl

    I try to read all the comments. Thanks.