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You might not know the name A. M. Cassandre , but you’ve surely seen his work. His early 20th century French advertising posters have become iconic images of the Art Deco movement, and have inspired a new generation of designers worldwide. One of the characteristic aspects of Cassandre’s work is the grainy texture used to shade objects. In painting, this technique is achieved by the artist using his thumb to flick paint off the end of a toothbrush. In printmaking, the grainy tone is created with aquatint . Illustrator users can keep our hands clean and duplicate this technique with various texture effects. This is a beginner tutorial, which starts with basic shape-building methods. More experienced users can skip ahead to the texture part. Let’s get started! Jan of 2011 Part I — Wine Bottle Step 1 Use the Rounded Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle that’s a little more than twice as tall as it is wide. You can do this one of two ways: click once on the artboard and enter numerical values, or just drag with the tool to draw it freehand. As you draw, you can press the up or down arrow keys to adjust the corner radius. Give it a stroke but no fill. The color doesn’t matter at this point. Step 2 Next, click once on the artboard with…

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Create a Vintage Art Deco Poster with Illustrator’s Grain Effect