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Webmaster JG
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Posted: Aug. 12 2005,18:40 |
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Anthony writes:
"I'm no novice when it's comes to illustrator but there's one thing I still can't wrap my head around and that's styles. Take for example the Iron Man Balloons with it's sort of bit toothed look. How would a letterer go about creating this? Looking a bit deeper it seems like you need edges, corners, inside corners, and etc. along with proportional stretching but every time I go to create them it doesn't work. I've generally got this done for creating type but not for balloons. Maybe it's just a free form drawing thing but I'm not sure either way. Thanks Mr. Fontastic!"
Ah, that's because it's a Comicraft Trade Secret™! Sorry.
Well, ooookay... it's actually just embarrasingly simple, and we'd rather you think we were magical geniuses or that we spend three hours crafting every balloon. But even more than that, we like to be known as kind and generous. Kind and Generous Lettering Geniuses -- how about that? Anyways, here ya go...
Edited by Webmaster JG on Aug. 12 2005,18:43
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Largent
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Posted: Aug. 13 2005,07:45 |
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If you're going to use that technique several times,
a great thing to do is make use of the "appearance"
palette.
By adding strokes and fills and arranging them in
order with the settings you like, you can accomplish
all of that without having to have multiple pieces.
Better still, when you've got it the way you like it,
drag the balloon over to the "graphic styles" palette
and save it as a style.
With that done, whenever you want to do it again,
you simply select the path you've drawn and click
on the style icon you've made and you're done!
Largent
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Webmaster JG
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Posted: Aug. 25 2005,14:40 |
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Sounds cool - I've never used those palettes, guess I'll have to give 'em a try. Thanks for the tip.
JG
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