Here's a Quick Way to Roughen the Edges of Your Work

Michal Hirshfeld

March 06, 2020

Thank you so much for your amazing and so clear tutorial! I wish you were my teacher, you explain so clearly and your voice is very calm.
I am a customer of Retro supplies and enjoy much of their products and tutorials.
Thanks for the brushes.

candice

December 03, 2018

thanks for the clear tutorial dustin, i’m using affinity photo on my ipad and i’m happy to find that it works in there too! i’m having so much fun playing with all the awesome retrosupply brushes in affinity photo and designer :)

Suzanne at RetroSupply

June 30, 2017

Thanks to everyone for the awesome feedback!

Elmas, you could make the brushes smaller and go around the edges of the letters. Or you could roughen the letters with effects, as we show in this tutorial: https://www.retrosupply.co/blogs/tutorials/152748231-the-easy-way-to-roughen-your-typography-in-illustrator

Thanks for the great tip Bethany!

Bethany

June 02, 2017

I wanted to share that these brushes would also work great for a hand-printed look to digital art. I used to do traditional printmaking and it was those little places where there was ink loss that gave a print it’s warmth and character, much like vintage commercial printing. Thank you for this tutorial! Now I want to go make something!!

Ted

May 15, 2017

Great tutorial.
Easy to follow and learn.
Thank you for the brushes.
Awesome.

Kitty

February 11, 2017

Thanks so much Dustin (& crew)
:)

Steve

January 21, 2017

Great brushes and the video is very helpful. Thanks!

Elmas

October 10, 2016

Great video! Any tips on roughening the ages around the bigger “Postal Service” text? Thanks.

Alicia

July 01, 2016

Thank you Dustin for taking the time to present yet another awesome video tutorial! You’re a gifted teacher I must say. Roughened edges is now my new obsession, and so are these new brushes. Much appreciated! ;)

Mikael

July 01, 2016

Thank You Dustin for the great tutorial and freebies. The best quality ; )

neisha

June 30, 2016

THANK YOU! Great tutorial! Simple and direct but so powerful for a novice like me. You’re help is priceless and so appreciated. Rock On!

Valerie

June 30, 2016

Thanks, Dustin! Great tutorial and brushes!

Mario

June 30, 2016

Thank unfortunately Brushs not work in CS5

Stuart Holmes

June 29, 2016

Thanks Dustin – very useful tutorial. I’m an Adobe illustrator purist and rarely use Photoshop for my illustration work, but can certainly see the merits here for adding that texture in PS.

Kristiina

June 29, 2016

Thanks for the brushes! I like the effect. The tutorial is very helpful.

Su Hall

June 29, 2016

Looks good! I like the effect! Thank you for the brushes!
Su

Matt

June 29, 2016

On way to make an stamp-like edging brush like that angle more easily is to set the angle in “shape dynamics” to pen tilt. This allows you to rotate the brush around to get the desired angles. You need a stylus that has tilt capability tho. It’s a great way to rotate “stamp-like” brushes.

Josué Menjivar

June 29, 2016

A successful business is built by having a relationship with their clients. RetroSupply Co. does just that. With a steady stream of tips, everyday conversations on Facebook and their awesome tutorials. These excellent forms of communication are genuine gestures and not to hard sell you anything, simply to let you know they care about their clients. This tutorial is an example of that. No hard sell, just teaching and inspiring creativity. Dustin even gives you a free set of quality brushes so you can play along. This is why I’m a loyal customer.

Kimara Winters

June 29, 2016

Thanks for the clear and concise tute (not to mention the freebie pack). Black conceals, white reveals — I like it~