Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Envelope Text in Illustrator "Fish Out of Water"


Envelope Text in Illustrator

“FEEL LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER”
On a U.S. Paper Sized Document.
 

1.       Download Image of Fish and open in Illustrator.






2.       Use the pen tool to draw the top one of the three body shapes on a new layer. Convert anchor points for smooth transitions.

3.       Type out “FEEL LIKE.”



4.        Click on the shape you created for the top piece.  Go to OBJECT>ARRANGE>BRING TO FRONT.

5.       Select both the shape and your text by clicking on each holding down shift.

6.       Go to OBJECT>ENVELOPE DISTORT>MAKE WITH TOP OBJECT.


 

 



 

7.        Repeat for each section of the body. 

8.       Complete by drawing the fins with the pen tool and deleting the original image.

You may choose any color combination that you want!

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