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Distressed/Grunge Art in Illustrator

Final image To follow along download dzyneoArt2.ai

1. Download and Open dzyneoArt2.ai in Adobe Illustrator or use your own art

2. Open up the brushes pallete by going to Windows > Brushes. Open the Artistic_ChalkCharcoalPencil Brushes by going to Window > Brush Libraries > Artistic_ChalkCharcoalPencil. Select the Brush called Chalk in the Artistic_ChalkCharcoalPencil pallete and it will show up in the brush pallete.

3. With the pen tool selected draw a diagonal across the art work & apply the chalk brush to the stroke. I chose a stroke size of 2px.

4. With the pen tool selected draw another diagonal across the art work & apply the chalk brush to the stroke. I chose a stroke size of 2px.

5. With the pen tool selected draw another diagonal across the art work & apply the chalk brush to the stroke. I chose a stroke size of 3px.

6. Select all the strokes created & go to the top menu Object > Expand Appearance.

7. Open the Pathfinder
pallete Windows > Pathfinder.
Select everything
CTRL(PC)/CMD(MAC)+A.
In the pathfinder pallete click on merge as shown in the image. Then Select just the stroke color in my case it is pink by going to the menu Select > Same > Fill Color & delete the selection.

8. Now you have your distressed art in Vector Format

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