Dewey Mac Lab

*07Poster L6: Envelope Distort

1. Lesson Goals

SWBAT:

Apply and edit envelope distort to text

2. Again, Delete Illustrator Settings

1. Quit Illustrator by choosing Quit from the Illustrator Program Menu or by Right-Clicking on the Illustrator icon on your Dock.

2. Hold down 3 Keys with one hand:

Command, Option & Shift

3. Load Illustrator

4. Check File > Recent Documents. If it's grayed out you did it right

3. Again, Reset Workspace

1. Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials

4. Draw a 1.24" Diameter Circle for Object Warping

1. Command 0 to Fit Artboard in Window.

2. Zoom into the green object

3. Select the Ellipse Tool from the Tools Panel

4. Set the Fill and Stroke to to Default

5. Click once on your artboard to open up the Ellipse tool options

6. Type in 1.25 inches for the width and the height

5. Position the Circle, Then Copy and Paste it

1. Position the circle centered on the green object.

2. Copy and paste it

3. Position the copy down by the red object to use it later (see left)

6. View > Outlines, Shift Click to Select Circle and Text

1. View > Outline

2. Press the Shift and click to select both the circle and the text.

7. Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object

1. View > Preview

2. Choose Object > Envelope Distort > Make With Top Object.

This object is now called Envelope Top on the left end of the Control panel. Review the editing options!

3. Press the Shift key, and select the green object behind the warped text. Choose Object > Group, and then choose File > Save.

8. Scale the Envelope Distort to Get Rid of the Gaps

1 . Use the Selection Tool from the Tool Panel and click while holding shift on a corner tab to scale the text up. (see sample left)

Let go of the mouse first.

9. Option Drag

1. Zoom out so you can see the green object and the red one too.

2. With the Selection tool, click to select the warped text again. Option key, and drag a copy of the envelope warp object and position it centered on top of the red object (see left)

10. Edit Envelope Distort

Click on the Edit Contents Button

1. With the warped text still selected, click the Edit Contents button in the Control panel. (see top left)

Notice the options for the envelope warp object in the Control panel, such as Horizontal, Vertical, and Bend.
And this is how you can edit text in the warped shape.

2. With the Selection Tool, click on the warped text to select it.

3. Select the Eyedropper tool in the Tools panel, and click the darker red shape surrounding the text.