How to Make a Stamp Effect in Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Creative Cloud

Give your artwork a realistic rubber stamp look with this stamp effect tutorial. Download Adobe Illustrator to get started: Start from scratch, or download practice files [] for a head start. Steps below. 1. Open your drawing, or use ours (). 2. Choose the Selection tool and drag to select the artwork. 3. Apply an inner glow: Choose Effect – Stylize – Inner Glow – Normal. Set the color to black, Opacity to 100%, Blur to 3px. Make sure Edge is selected and check Preview. Click OK. Tip: Choose the Stylize option from the Illustrator Effects section of the Effect menu. 4. Add texture to the drawing: Choose Effect – Pixelate – Mezzotint. Set Type to Grainy Dots. Click OK. 5. Apply a stamp effect: Choose Effect – Sketch – Stamp. Set the Light/Dark Balance to 1 and Smoothness to 6. Click OK. 6. Turn the artwork back into a vector: Choose Object – Expand Appearance. Choose Window – Ima