Glassmorphism Illustrator Tutorial (Glass Effect) | Beginner Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

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In this Illustrator tutorial for beginners I'll teach you how to make a glass effect in Illustrator, also known as Glassmorphism. This glass effect is very on trend in design right know with the release of Windows 11, which makes a beautiful use of Glassmorphism.
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Tutorial Breakdown:
LAYER 1 - BACKGROUND
This can be any background you want, from images to vectors and patterns. If you’re using vector objects, make sure to group them, it’ll be easier to work this way. Tip: use a darker background with sharp detail, the glass effect will be more noticeable this way.
LAYER 2 - BLURRED BACKGROUND
Copy your background and apply a Gaussian Blur and a Glass distortion.
FX ➡ Blur ➡ Gaussian Blur (Radius: 70px).
FX ➡ Distort ➡ Glass (Distortion: 12, Smoothness: 7, Texture: Frosted, Scaling: 200%).
After applying the effects, make a Clipping Mask in the shape you want the glass effect.
LAYER 3 - REFLECTIONS
Create a vector in the same shape and size to the Clipping Mask. Apply gradients on the fill and the stroke.
FILL GRADIENT
Color 1: White, Opacity 25%, Location 0%.
Color 2: White, Opacity 0%, Location 100%.
Mid Point: Location 30%.
Angle: 65°.
STROKE GRADIENT
Color 1: White, Opacity 25%, Location 0%.
Color 2: White, Opacity 5%, Location 50%.
Color 3: White, Opacity 25%, Location 100%.
Mid Point 1: Location 35%.
Mid Point 2: Location 65%.
Angle: -100°.
Align Stroke (Stroke Panel): Outside.
LAYER 4 - NOISE TEXTURE
Create another object with the same shape and size as the Clipping Mask, then add a Film Grain effect.
FX ➡ Artistic ➡ Film Grain (Grain: 20, Highlight Area: 20, Intensity: 10).
In the Transparency Panel, set the Blending Mode to Overlay and the Opacity to 50%.
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Adobe Illustrator is a software to create vector art for graphic design, web design, UI and so much more. With over 20 years of updates and upgrades, it has accumulated a wide range of tools and functions, which can be overwhelming at start, but with a few tutorials like this one, you'll be creating amazing art in no time!
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[@jims8180]

I've seen so many ways of doing this, but your way is so much easier to follow than the rest.

[@KoamiviKELEDOME-wr2ys]

Priceless

[@shannongallagher6050]

By FAR the best design tutorial I've ever seen, thank you SO MUCH!!!

[@greekdesigngeek]

very useful thanks !

[@bindu_01]

Such a great tutorial!!!

[@fumar.official]

I've seen one video about glassmorphism but never have i ever seen a good explanation for it. Thank you again!

[@AndyTellsThings]

Thanks Pair! I'm very glad you liked it!

[@piashahmed5623]

Very clean and full of specific details
Love it man

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad you like it!

[@marvelmanchester8197]

That was a great tutorial!! Thanks for such great explanation

[@AndyTellsThings]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful! :)

[@mohammedboudiab8301]

Great job

[@user-lu1fz2sk6k]

thank you so much!

[@RajanSingh-it8pp]

Thank you so much

[@true_visual]

Great tutorial, thank you very much!!!

[@AndyTellsThings]

Happy to help!

[@priscilaneves2528]

Thanks for this tutorial 🎉

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad to help :)

[@sanyam_bhat]

Splendid !

[@AndyTellsThings]

Thanks!

[@rhodiemackenize]

Wow good job! this was very helpful

[@AndyTellsThings]

Thanks, my friend!

[@xclusiveautoke]

This video is just priceless, 🔥🔥thank you so much for the tutorial.

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad you liked it!

[@frctsdsgn]

Thank you, im clapping to this 👏✨

[@AndyTellsThings]

I'm glad you like it!

[@shivenverma608]

Appreciate the effort man! 🙌 Thanku..

[@AndyTellsThings]

My pleasure 😊

[@Mr.Beavis667]

Damn looks sick! Never heard of Glassmorphism before

[@AndyTellsThings]

Hey, I'm glad you liked it!

[@Joani161]

❣Thanks

[@dayoilori3094]

Thank you for what you do

[@AndyTellsThings]

You are so welcome!

[@Yhaa64]

the easiest glass morph tutorial i watch, thank you so much

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KaiBuskirk]

so radd!

[@ib.ra921]

Thank you!

[@AndyTellsThings]

You're welcome!

[@gigefour]

ANDY you are the best thank you so much for this tutorial you make it a piece of cake 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad you liked it, friend! 😊

[@Jay_hari26]

Thanks mate👌👌😎😎

[@AndyTellsThings]

Happy to help!

[@MinskiArt]

I’m not planning on ever using illustrator but this looks really nice!

[@AndyTellsThings]

Hahahaha we all have our "somewhat useless knowledge" bin in our heads :P

[@tamaraboo00]

Love the tutorial, this effect is awesome 👏🏽 and love the graphic you used, where can you find one similar? 😊

[@AndyTellsThings]

Hey there, thanks! Do you mean the background photo? I don't recall exactly where I downloaded it, but probably Unsplash or Pexels :)

[@tamaraboo00]

@@AndyTellsThings yes, it’s exactly what I’m looking for with a project I’m doing, but thank you again for the tutorial 😁🙌🏽

[@AndyTellsThings]

@@tamaraboo00 glad to help! :)

[@markirish79]

thank you for this quick and nice tutorial. I am using a jurassic version of illustrator, CS6, and when i apply the clipping mask the rectangle loses the rounded corners... any thought about why and how to preserve it? thanks

[@AndyTellsThings]

No idea man, I'm sorry. CS6 is from 2012 and I don't even own a license for the Creative Suite, so I can't download it. I'd highly suggest upgrading to CC tho, you're missing on a lot :)

[@aljonzc]

Do you have a video which panels you added on your right side?

[@AndyTellsThings]

czcams.com/video/uMYM_VGNJlo/video.html

[@xeroxavier1464]

When I set the last object transparency to overlay, it becomes black. How to fix this? Thank you

[@xeroxavier1464]

Uh don't worry about that, I found that the object has stroke and maybe that's the reason because when I set the stroke to 0 all the problem solved. Love your tutorial!

[@AndyTellsThings]

Glad you figured out! Thanks for reaching out! :)

[@user-nm8sf3if3p]

my grain is very big, what should i do?

[@AndyTellsThings]

Unfortunately there's no way to reduce the grain size, but you can make the grain layer bigger than it needs to be, rasterize it (Object > Rasterize) and then scale it down. Hope it helps! :)

[@scottlondon8382]

This shit hurt my head but in a good way

[@AndyTellsThings]

Hahahahahahaha

[@akaraze749]

Doesn’t work for me

[@AndyTellsThings]

Too many steps my friend. Can you be more specific so I can help you out?

[@harrypoderskis]

Ugh, illy is just horrible with this. I sent all designs to Figma and it had the glass effect ready to go as a single layer.

[@AndyTellsThings]

Can't say I have much experience with Figma, but heard good things about it!