#TEXT ON A PATH SURE CUTS A LOT HOW TO#
How to Create and Align the Text Effect Step 1 Fill this new rectangle with R=255 G=0 B=0, lower its Opacity to around 30%, and place it as shown in the following image. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a 340 x 400 px shape. Focus on the Options bar and enter 10 px in the Corners input field. Pick the Path Selection Tool (A) and select your white rectangle. Fill this new shape with white ( R=255 G=255 B=255) and place it as shown below. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a 380 x 440 px shape. How to Create the Text Effect Frame Step 1 Select your rectangles one by one and replace the existing fill colors with the ones shown below. Make sure that your rectangle is still selected, go to Object > Expand Appearance, and Ungroup ( Shift-Control-G) the resulting group of shapes. Drag the Move-Vertical slider to 150 px, enter 5 in the Copies input field, and click OK. Make sure that your rectangle is selected and go to Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform. Move to your artboard and simply create an 850 x 150 px shape-the grid and the Snap to Grid should make it easier. Remove the color from the stroke and then select the fill and set its color to R=255 G=0 B=0. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and focus on your toolbar. How to Create the LGBT Pride Rainbow Background Step 1 All these options will significantly increase your work speed. Don't forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. You can learn more about Illustrator's grid system in this short tutorial from Andrei Stefan: Understanding Adobe Illustrator's Grid System. Try not to get discouraged by all that grid-it will make your work easier, and keep in mind that you can easily enable or disable it using the Control-" keyboard shortcut. You will need a grid every 10 px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid, and enter 10 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. Select RGB for the Color Mode, set the Raster Effects to Screen (72 ppi), and then click Create Document.Įnable the Grid ( View > Show Grid) and the Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid). Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 850 in the width box and 900 in the height box, and then click that More Settings button. How to Create a New Document and Set Up a Grid Finally, you'll learn how to add a subtle shading effect.įor more inspiration on how to adjust or improve your final text effect, you can find plenty of resources at GraphicRiver. Using basic vector shape-building techniques, you will learn how to create the cut-out effect and how to easily spread your letter shapes. Moving on, you will learn how to add a simple piece of text, how to expand it, and how to align the resulting letter shapes. Using a simple rectangle and the Transform effect, you will learn how to create an LGBT pride rainbow background.
#TEXT ON A PATH SURE CUTS A LOT PRO#
Sure Cuts A Lot Pro is an extremely easy program to allow you to cut virtually any shape with your electronic cutting machines.In the following steps, you will learn how to create a cool cut-out text effect in Adobe Illustrator.įor starters, you will learn how to set up a simple grid. Craft Edge Sure Cuts A Lot Pro 5.082 Multilingual (x86/圆4) | 86.9 Mb
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