Add depth and shading to your vector elements with the Inner Glow Effect. If you want your glow to be around the edges, make sure to select Edge. For this one, I set my Opacity to 38% with a 46pt Blur. From here, change your color to a darker shade of whatever your element is and set the mode to Multiply. In order to do this, head to Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow. This is my favorite effect as this can quickly add depth and shading to your vector elements. If you’d like to learn how to change the resolution of your effect, head to this similar vector effect tutorial. Your menu will keep the last effect handy for you to make similar changes elsewhere in your design. To add the same effect to the other two yellow circles in this design, select both of them and go to Effect > Apply Gaussian Blur. Gaussian Blur is nice for blending different elements of your vector. Feel free to play around with these different settings to find what works best for your design. For this example, I’m going to set this to 3.1 pixels. Be sure to check off Preview on your Settings window so you can see your effect in action. In order to get this effect, we’ll head to the Effect in your menu. This effect is nice for blending different elements of your vector, such as the inner portion of this flower. Open the Appearance panel in your workspace.įirst, we’ll start with the Gaussian Blur. Then you can edit and delete your vector effects as you go through this tutorial.

You can find this by going to Window, then Appearance. Whether that’s using these effects for characters, floral elements, or even text.īefore you start adding any effects, be sure to have your Appearance panel in your workspace. Vector effects are the perfect way to take your graphic illustrations to a whole new level in Adobe Illustrator. Liven up your images with these five Illustrator effects by adding texture, depth, and shading to your vectors.

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