Help with illustrator text!
sonixevo (127 points) | Sat, 2006-03-11 06:44Hello all,
I have a bit of a problem with re-creating a "retro" style text effect in illustrator, where the text is warped and distorted to fit a shape (not a line), like a circle, or a curve. I remember seeing a tutorial about this somewhere, but I can't seem to find it anymore.
I could draw it out, but sadly, I'm not doing very well since I don't have much experience with the "retro" style font. Anyone has any ideas about how to achieve this in Illustrator?
Thanks in advance. =D
CS now has great warp filters; so you can twist, flag and freely distort text/vector art. Go to Effect/Warp and play around to find the effect you're looking for. ;)
Nathaniel
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The typical way is Type On A Path. Draw a circle then, using the type tool, click on it around the edge/stroke (when the cursor changes) and insert some type. It will use the circle as it's path.
righto thanks... appreciate this help a lot!