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roncurington
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May 10, 2018
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Does Illustrator have a comparable tool to displacement map

  • May 10, 2018
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The displacement map found in Photoshop is a really cool feature. I'm creating a flag in illustrator and I want to make it waving so I need to create the folds in the flag. I've found that the displacement map in Photoshop does a good job of this. is there a comparable means of doing this in Illustrator

Illustrator CS 6

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    Correct answer Monika Gause

    Use an envelope mesh to do the distortion

    You can then copy the envelope and convert it into a gradient mesh in order to do the shading.

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 10, 2018

    Use an envelope mesh to do the distortion

    You can then copy the envelope and convert it into a gradient mesh in order to do the shading.

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      DougKatz9966516
      Inspiring
      May 11, 2018

      Monika, in your example, have you set the gradient mesh on top to Multiply mode? Or another blending mode? Or did you use another way to overlay the gradient mesh shading on the enveloped flag?

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      DougKatz9966516
      Inspiring
      May 12, 2018

      Thank you, Doug.

      It's not my idea, I picked it up elsewhere.


      Hah! Well, interesting point you raise about credit and responsibility. Most every idea is "picked up elsewhere." But I picked this one up from you. So I know who I'm grateful to.

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