![]() ![]() Continue to do this to the remaining letters, varying the distortion and position of each. The Free Transform tool takes a little practice if you’ve never used it. Press-and-hold the Command key (PC: Ctrl key) and drag the corner to manipulate the shape of the letter. Switch to the Free Transform tool (E), and click-and-hold on the top-left corner of the transform box. First, make sure all of the letters are ungrouped (Object>Ungroup) and select the first letter with the Selection tool. For this we’ll use the Free Transform tool, which can be a bit tricky. Now we need to distort the individual letters. For the sake of visibility, set the Fill to white and the Stroke to black. Select the duplicated text with the Selection tool (V) and convert it to outlines by going under the Type menu and choosing Create Outlines. Click the Eye icon next to the original text layer to hide it. Just in case you want to go back and change the text later, drag the type layer in the Layers panel to the Create New Layer icon to duplicate the text object. Once entered, scale the text as necessary. We entered “WOW” in all caps using the font Gill Sans Ultra Bold. ![]() Select the Type tool (T) in the Toolbox and click in the artboard to set a text object. To begin this text effect, we must start with the most critical element-the text. By combining color and effects, you can create really fun and eye-catching text in no time at all. This time around, we’ll explore the many ways you can manipulate text in Illustrator.
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