Change the “Fill” color to black.ģ - With your new “Fill” still selected, click on the “Effects” button at the bottom of the panel and choose Artistic > Film Grain. Use white as “Fill” colorĢ - In the “Appearance Panel” create a “New Fill” by clicking on the button at the bottom of the panel. Select the “Rectangle Tool” (M) and draw a shape that covers all your “Document”. The following resources cost a little money, but I definitely recommend checking these related products out to complement my burnt paper textures.1 - In Illustrator, create a “New Document”.

If you like the look of these resources, a vote or share to help spread the word would be really appreciated (and would make burning my fingertips worthwhile!).ĭownload the burnt paper edge textures 5.2mb Want more? Check out these great related products Download the Burnt Paper Edge Texturesįeel free to download and use these textures in your own work, as always my freebies are for both personal and commercial use. Paint in some subtle shadows to give the impression that the scorched edges are lifting to really finish it off. The final result is an authentic and realistic looking burnt page edge effect. The erased edge of your original page will now have a cool charred effect.ĭraw a selection around any excess areas of the texture and hit the delete key to trim it to size. Use the Magic Wand tool to quickly select the “negative space” area of the texture, then erase this from your original paper layer.Ĭhange the burnt edge texture layer to Multiply to render the white areas transparent. Select a burnt edge that suits your design, paste it into your document and scale it to size. Here’s an example of how I personally put the textures to use while creating some visuals for my gaming channel videos.

Each JPEG file is 300dpi, so they’re suitable for print use, while the PNG files have been exported with Alpha transparency to make it easy to add tatty edges to your own designs. These aren’t Photoshop effects, I set alight various paper materials then scanned and processed the results to create a set of high resolution design resources for you to use in your own artwork. This free set of textures contains six authentic burnt paper edges.

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