To make vintage paper texture using Illustrator, follow the steps given below:
- Create a new canvas
- Open the toolbar and choose the Pen tool
- Draw the outline of the paper
- Use Wrinkle Tool and give the edges a torn look
- Press Shift + R, to add depth to your drawing and give it a bit more realistic touch. Once you are done move the shape out of the canvas
- Draw a rectangle and then color it with a shade of Mud Brown
- Choose a blur brush and then tap some portions of the sheet
- Select the rectangle and then tap on Object from the menu bar
- Choose Create Gradient Mesh
- Set number of rows to 4 and number of columns to 8
- Choose Direct Selection tool and then select the points where you want to fill color
- Choose eyedropper tool, pick a shade of Light Brown and then choose the points that you want to fill
- Grab the points and then tweak the mesh points
- Move the structure out the canvas
- Click on Windows > Brush Libraries > Vector Pack > Grunge Brushes
- Choose a vector brush and then draw some strokes. Once again, move the structure out of the canvas
- Overlap the previously drawn two shapes and send the paper layer to the back
- Choose both the layers and then Add Clipping Mask by pressing Ctrl + 7
- Do the same with the paper and vector paint layer
- Keep the grudge background over the mesh and then use Transparency effect
- Set the blending mode to Multiply and then change its opacity to 10%
- Tap on Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow
- At last, put the shadow shape and send it to the backwards. And there you have it a Vintage paper texture.
