This Illustrator tutorial go through some really basic and important Illustrator techniques while showing you how to create a fearsome lightning bolt from scratch. You will be using Roughen effect, tweak effect and much more to create the lightning effect. 1. Create a blank document and set the Artboard dimensions to about 800 x 600px. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a rectangle with the sa
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