Adobe Illustrator: Vector Illustration from Scratch
Course 5: Using The Text Tool and Creating Files: Different Shapes and Appearance window for texts
By Marmota vs Milky
About the video: Different Shapes and Appearance window for texts
Overview
“In this unit, we will make a logo using the distortion tools to personalize text and embed it in an icon. We will also show you how to use the "Type" tool in "Path" and use the "Appearance" panel to add effects to our text.”
In this video lesson Marmota vs Milky addresses the topic: Different Shapes and Appearance window for texts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5: Using The Text Tool and Creating Files. Learn the difference between format types and apply text to your design.
Partial transcription of the video
“DIFFERENT SHAPES AND APPEARANCE WINDOW FOR TEXTS Print, Digital and Text Media In this class, I will create a logo using distortion tools to customize text and embed in an icon. I'll show you how to use the Type tool on the way and the Appearances panel, to give effect to your text. I'm going to take advantage of a drawing that we already did in the vectorization class to use as part of the logo. As you can see, I already styled this illustration, to make it look simpler and maintain a more iconographic language. Now, the idea is to make some versions of the logo to have options to use in a...”
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Course summary for: Course 5: Using The Text Tool and Creating Files

Marmota vs Milky
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