Making a wood grain in Illustrator can seem to be a daunting task. Not to fear – this is a relatively easy way to make a good-looking detailed wood grain using the warp tools.

Make your text shine with this tutorial as we take plain dull text and transform with some cool shine effects and keep the text editable!

So you have seen this type of starburst (like the one shown on the right) all over the web and thought – another Photoshop job. However, Adobe Illustrator® can create this great little starburst with attractive glare and give you just as many options. Best of all, its vector!