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June 26, 2024
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Make Pen trace lines 'scratchy'?

  • June 26, 2024
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I've traced over some text using the Pen tool but want to make the lines 'scratchy' like the original text, i.e. not uniform. I tried changing the Brush Definition to 'Charcoal Feather' but that dropped a lot of detail.

Any ideas?

 

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 25, 2024

Maybe like this: https://youtu.be/Vk-dmfJ3NaU

 

You can of course also apply it directly to the paths instead of the layer.

meganchi
Legend
July 25, 2024

Select art and go to Effect Menu/Sketch/Torn Edges. Play around with Image Balance, Smoothness, or Contrast sliders.