How to transform typography into a shape in Adobe Illustrator CC 2021 - Graphic Design Tutorial
How to transform typography into a shape in Adobe Illustrator CC 2021 - Graphic Design Tutorial
Hey, welcome to PR Learning Lab. My name is Simran Naudiyal and today in this tutorial I will show you how to transform typography into a shape in Adobe Illustrator. So, let's start. If you haven't watched our previously published lessons, I strongly recommend you to watch them. The videos playlist link is available in the description box. So, this is my artboard. Now I am going to make a background to cover my artboard. I am going to lock this So, that it will not disturb. Select the rectangle. Go to object and here lock, selection. So, first I am going to write the text. WATER. If you want to change size or font you can change from the character panel. Here I don't want to change the font or the size of the text. Now I want this typography to transform into a shape. So, I am going to create a shape. I am going to create a drop kind off shape using the ellipse tool. Adjust its points using the direct selection tool. Like this. Place the text here. To transform typography into a shape, you should convert the text into shape. So, select the text and go to type. Here select create outlines. So, now this is not a text anymore. These are the shapes which are grouped together. I am going to change its fill color. Now the shape should be at the front. So, select it and right click. Go to arrange and bring to front. Now select all and go to object. Click on envelop distort and select make with top object. Here you go. Now some more examples I am going to show you. Now I am going to transform fish typography into a shape. Now I am going to create a fish shape using pen tool. Now repeat the same steps to transform it into a shape. Let’s try one more. I am going to create a heart shape. In our previous tutorials I have already discussed that how to create heart shape quickly. Here I am going to adjust the text. Ungroup it and adjust. Here you go. This is how you can transform typography into a shape.
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Simran Naudiyal
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