How to Create your own Fabric Texture vector art in Adobe Illustrator

When you have a garment, you may wish to add textures to make the fabric look more realistic, this design tutorial tutorial will show you how to apply fabric effects in Adobe Illustrator.

Step 1: Create a new document in A4 size

Step 2: Create the Background

Pick the Rectangle Tool (M). From the toolbar remove the color from the stroke and then select the fill and set its color to #278981. Move to your art-board and create an W: 297 mm H:210 mm rectangle.

Step 3: Appearance Panel 

Step 3 (a): Film Grain Effect:

Select the rectangle and click the Appearance panel from the window option. You can able to see the stroke and fill option here.

Create a new fill by clicking Add new fill button and change the fill color to black.

Click fx button to add new effect to the fill.

Add New Effect -> Artistic -> Film Grain

Film Grain:-    Grain: 20

                       Highlight Area: 0

                       Intensity: 0

Opacity Panel:-    Multiply

                            Opacity: 25%

Step 3 (b): Grain Effect Horizontal:

Duplicate the first fill layer by clicking Duplicate the selected layer option in Appearance panel.

Move it above the black layer(4)

Click fx button to add new effect to the fill.

Add New Effect -> Texture -> Grain

Film Grain:- Intensity: 40

                     Contrast: 10

                     Grain Type: Horizontal

                     

Opacity Panel:- Overlay

                          Opacity: 35%

Step 3 (c): Grain Effect Vertical:

Duplicate the first fill layer by clicking Duplicate the selected layer option in Appearance panel.

Film Grain:- Intensity: 40

                     Contrast: 10

                     Grain Type: Vertical

                     

Opacity Panel:- Overlay

                          Opacity: 35%

Now our Fabric Texture is ready!

Step 4: Add to the Graphic Styles

Select the rectangle and click the Graphic Styles from the window option. 

Select New Graphic Style and give Style name.

Click OK.

Click Save Graphic Style Library and save the selected graphics.

Now you can open this graphic style under User Defined.

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and can apply these techniques in your future projects.