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Claire37800423p7e7
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June 16, 2024
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Distort text

  • June 16, 2024
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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knows how to create text like within the image. I've tried free distort but I kind of want it without the perspective changing. Any help will be appreciated! 🙂

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You could use an envelop distort with a top object. To avoid curved results see this discussion about gradient meshes:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/envelope-distort-text-distortion-problem/m-p/12535336#M299272

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Kurt Gold
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Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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June 16, 2024

I'd agree with Bobby. If you want to get the same comeliness as in the example you provided, you would just want to draw it manually.

 

It's fun and spares you the ugly appearance you'd get with a raw envelope distort (no offence intended, Ton).

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    Claire37800423p7e7Author
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    November 13, 2024

    Ah thank you! I just tried it again with your suggestion and it looks great! Thanks for all your help!

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    Bobby HendersonCommunity Expert
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    June 16, 2024

    The lettering in the sample image looks like it was hand drawn. I'm saying this because the letter strokes look uniform. Any distortion effect is going to distort the width of the letter strokes.

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 16, 2024

    You could use an envelop distort with a top object. To avoid curved results see this discussion about gradient meshes:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/envelope-distort-text-distortion-problem/m-p/12535336#M299272

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      Claire37800423p7e7Author
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      June 16, 2024

      Ah perfect thank you!

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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      June 16, 2024

      Good to hear that helped.

      MimiF
      MimiF
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      June 16, 2024

      select the text you want to distort, right click and choose 'create outlines' once it is a group of outlines illustrator treats it as a regular artwork, you can ungroup it and work with the individual anchor points to create the effect you want

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