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How to envelope distort:
Go to Object > Envelope Distort. There are three options:
This results in a basic rectangular shape, with four anchor points forming the corners. Each anchor point has bezier control handles that you can manipulate with the Direct Select Tool. In the diagram below, I’ve simply dragged the point itself out and to the left.
My final shape involved some additional tweaking of the corner point positions as well as the direction of the control handles:
Here’s one more example of using the “top object” envelope distort option. I’ve started with four separate text boxes, underneath a rectangle that I sliced into curvy shapes using the Knife tool. The curvy shapes are outlined in red so that you can see them more easily. (Remember to set your font colors and fonts before performing the Envelope Distort!)
Selecting the top text box and top shape, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object.
Immediately, the text is warped to fit the shape, and the shape outline disappears.
Repeating this for each shape/text box, here’s my final result, which took about fifteen seconds to create (not including my grabbing screenshots time, of course):
Go to Object > Envelope Distort. There are three options:
- Make with Warp gives you a dialog box similar to the Text Warp feature that you might be more familiar with in Photoshop. You can choose from several pre-set warp shapes (which allow you to tweak “how warped” the text is), and also modify the warp shape manually using the Direct Selection Tool (aka white arrow tool).
- Make with Mesh is similar to Make with Warp, except that you get to define how many grid points you want to start with and then tweak it yourself. This is the one I’m choosing.
- Make with Top Object assumes that you have already created a funny-shaped vector object that you have laid over the text.
This results in a basic rectangular shape, with four anchor points forming the corners. Each anchor point has bezier control handles that you can manipulate with the Direct Select Tool. In the diagram below, I’ve simply dragged the point itself out and to the left.
My final shape involved some additional tweaking of the corner point positions as well as the direction of the control handles:
Here’s one more example of using the “top object” envelope distort option. I’ve started with four separate text boxes, underneath a rectangle that I sliced into curvy shapes using the Knife tool. The curvy shapes are outlined in red so that you can see them more easily. (Remember to set your font colors and fonts before performing the Envelope Distort!)
Selecting the top text box and top shape, go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object.
Immediately, the text is warped to fit the shape, and the shape outline disappears.
Repeating this for each shape/text box, here’s my final result, which took about fifteen seconds to create (not including my grabbing screenshots time, of course):
Fish out of Water
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Project: Envelope Distort- A Piece that Speaks!
Plan in Sketch Book:
1. What will you be making? Always Design with purpose:
Event Poster/Flyer/Invitation-
Wedding
Birthday Party
Concert
Festival (food, music, ethnic group, art, etc.)
Circus
Travel (plan)
Family Reunion
New Release
Opening of a Place
Gathering of a Group
Show (comedy, magic, dance, opera, etc.)
Informational Poster-
Travel Poster
State Park Information
History of Person/Place/Thing
Map-
City
Country
Roads
County
Towns
Neighborhoods
Advertisment-
Food
Clothing
Real Estate
Airline
Store
Company
Theme Park
Movie
Cover Design-
Book
Movie
Play
Event Poster/Flyer/Invitation-
Wedding
Birthday Party
Concert
Festival (food, music, ethnic group, art, etc.)
Circus
Travel (plan)
Family Reunion
New Release
Opening of a Place
Gathering of a Group
Show (comedy, magic, dance, opera, etc.)
Informational Poster-
Travel Poster
State Park Information
History of Person/Place/Thing
Map-
City
Country
Roads
County
Towns
Neighborhoods
Advertisment-
Food
Clothing
Real Estate
Airline
Store
Company
Theme Park
Movie
Cover Design-
Book
Movie
Play
2. FIND REFERENCES! What graphic design style will you be working in?
Surreal
Abstract
Art Deco
Retro
Geometric Modernism
Luxury
Minimalism
Chalk Board
Vintage
Isometric
Gradient
Surreal
Abstract
Art Deco
Retro
Geometric Modernism
Luxury
Minimalism
Chalk Board
Vintage
Isometric
Gradient
3. Sketch it out!
Start by deciding the layout- horizontal/vertical/circle/another shape!
Draw a thumbnail of that size
Divide the Rule of Thirds
Start by deciding the layout- horizontal/vertical/circle/another shape!
Draw a thumbnail of that size
Divide the Rule of Thirds
4. Find an professional example of a design made for the same purpose as yours!
Design it on the computer!