Extend a part of a character

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October 9, 2019
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Hello,

I am looking to extend the swash of the character in the attached image. I am a begginer with illustrator (i know enough to get by most times) I only want the line extended and not the rest of the "t".

using illustrator 23.1 (CC2019)

Thank you for any help.

Bill

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kphotopage

Legend

My vote would be to Outline text and

totally delete that existing swash of the t character.

Shown in Cyan. A closed filled path.

Easy to create your own Swash!

Draw a new stroke path.

The Pencil Tool and the Width tool are your friends here.

Duplicate for safety

Finally Expand your stroke, now both are fills. One color

Pathfinders> Unite

K

annabiel

Participating Frequently

Hi Bill,

Glyphs are treated by Illustrator as text so, to extend the line by dragging anchor points, first you need to turn the glyph into a shape so that you have actual anchor points to drag. You can do that by coping the glyph itself into a separate layer, selecting it, then going to Object > Expand. Then, you will have a shape to work with.

Mario Arizmendi

Legend

One quick option if you have CC 2019 is to usse the puppet warp tool, very easy...

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please find information here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/editing-paths.html

rcraighead

Legend

Depending on the font there are sometimes alternate characters to choose from as well. These may include "swash" variations. Open "Window>Type>Glyphs" to view them. Double-click a charaacter to add it to an active text block.