Create a Textured Journal Icon

Step 9

With your paper selected hit “ctrl + c” to copy it. Then hit “ctrl + f” to paste it in the front. The good part about doing it this way, is not only does it paste the copied object in the front, but it’s also in the exact same spot. This is perfect for our purposes. In this step, we are going to add the slight verticle shadows. In the gradient panel set up a linear gradient with 0 for the angle, like the one referenced below.

Step 10

Open up the transparency palette by clicking Window->Transparency. Change the opacity of the top gradient to 25%.

Step 11

Now we are going to make the page lines. Grab the line segment tool and draw out a line approximately the length of the paper (you can scale it later). Make sure to hold shift down while you make the line, in order to keep it straight. Change the stroke color to #9B9794 and keep the fill empty. Change the stroke width to .25px. Copy and paste another line below it. The two lines should be far enough apart to make up the top and the bottom lines (we will make 5 more lines in between them using a blend in the steps that follow). Select both the lines and click on the align palette located at the top of your window in the properties for the line tool. Choose “Horizontally Align Center”.