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paul knight
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March 9, 2017
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Create Rough Edges To Outlined Text

  • March 9, 2017
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Hi Chaps,

I have converted some text to outlines and want to give the text some rough edging to give it an organic feel.

An example of the effect I would like to achieve is shown on the image below.

What is the best way to achieve / create this kind of effect?

Any help / ideas would be awesome.

Paul.

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Correct answer Jacob Bugge

Paul,

It may be too little distortion in itself, but how about (starting with (one or more)) Distort&Transform>Roughen with low Size and high Detail, applied to the live Type so you can edit the text?

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 9, 2017

Paul,

It may be too little distortion in itself, but how about (starting with (one or more)) Distort&Transform>Roughen with low Size and high Detail, applied to the live Type so you can edit the text?

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    paul knightAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 9, 2017

    Thanks Jacob.

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 9, 2017

    For my part you are welcome, Paul.

    postrophe
    postrophe
    Inspiring
    March 9, 2017

    Hi

    Why not start with a Google search : old typewriter fonts

    Pierre

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    paul knightAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 9, 2017

    Because I want to learn how to do it myself and not just buy a font otherwise I would have done a google search.

    Also this is an Ai forum where people want to learn how to do stuff not just use somebody else's work.

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    March 9, 2017

    Please show your text.

    There are a couple of possibilities and this might not be a one-click solution.

    In Illustrator:

    - Scribble effect

    - roughen effect

    - some of the Photoshop effects and then trace it afterwards to get vector paths again

    In Photoshop:

    - distort it with whatever is appropriate and then place in Illustrator to trace it.

    You might want to show us how far you got on your own so far.

    You might want to search for tutorials on how to get Grunge effects

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