The Easy Way to Add Bold Textures to Your Illustrations in Photoshop

OMG I didn’t know how to make a layer mask in PS. Thank youuuu!

I can only speak for myself, but I prefer Photoshop over Illustrator. I create educational packs for kids that include coloring pages. Things like that are def easier, quicker, and all around more feasible to create in Illustrator. However, I get much more enjoyment from doing digital artwork with the various customization options Photoshop offers. I prefer the ease of Photoshop’s layers, the painterly look that is as good as you are an artist, and the ease of working with textures as seen above. If you dig using shapes you can also do that in PS with the vector or selection tools.

The closest thing that I’ve found to something like that in Illustrator is by using/creating custom brushes (I already do that) and the image trace option (meh). All of that is by no means bad, It just doesn’t produce the look that I most desire.

To each his own, it seems.

Hey, guys! Just received this tutorial in the newsletter and am star struck. I’m always torn between AI and PS – I use them both but lean more to AI. But you guys keep bringing me back to PS more and more frequently! Love it – thanks for sharing!!!

Why would you create an illustration in photoshop and not Illustrator?

That was super cool. Too bad I just saw the workshops you are doing because Mpls is sold out – wahhhhhh!

I know anything from both RSCO & Brave the Woods is gonna be cool! One bad question: what does that translate to for PC? Control and Alt? And then Alt delete to fill?

Thanks so much for the shortcut! And those new brushes look way cool :D