Adobe Illustrator CS2 — Revealed GRADIENTS CREATING TEXT AND

Chapter 22Creating Text and Gradients Create and format text Flow text into an object Position text on a path Create colors and gradients Apply colors and gradients to text Adjust a gradient and create a drop shadow Chapter Lessons

Chapter 23Creating Text and Gradients Working with Text Create compelling and dramatic display text Change fonts, font size, leading and other text attributes Apply tracking and kerning to type

Chapter 24Creating Text and Gradients Converting Text Use the Create Outlines command to change type to outlines Letter outlines are vectors that can be manipulated with Pen tools and Direct Selection Tool Apply gradient fills to letter outlines

Chapter 25Creating Text and Gradients Gradient Fills Graduated blend between two or more colors that fill an object –Gradients can be linear (straight) or radial (circular) –Use a single gradient to fill multiple objects simultaneously –Create new gradients and save them in the Swatches palette

Chapter 26Creating Text and Gradients Creating Type Select the Type Tool Click the artboard and start typing or click and drag Type Tool to create a text box Use the Vertical Type Tool to create vertical type

Chapter 27Creating Text and Gradients Selecting Text Two ways to select type –click baseline –click anywhere on type remove check mark in the Type Object Selection by Path Only check box in Type Preferences dialog box for this to work

Chapter 28Creating Text and Gradients Formatting Text Format text using the Character palette –change font, font size, leading, tracking, kerning, baseline shift, horizontal scale, and vertical scale –new Strikethrough button and new Underline button

Chapter 29Creating Text and Gradients Character Palette Font family list arrow Font style list arrow Leading list arrow Tracking list arrow Vertical Scale text box Character Rotation text box Set the baseline shift list arrow Font size list arrow Kerning list arrow Horizontal Scale text box Underline button Strikethrough button

Chapter 210Creating Text and Gradients Formatting Text Leading Baseline 50% horizontal scale 50 % vertical scale

Chapter 211Creating Text and Gradients Tracking Inserts uniform spaces between characters: –Can affect the width of selected words or entire blocks of text

Chapter 212Creating Text and Gradients Kerning Adjusts spacing between two characters Useful for improving the appearance of headlines and other display text

Chapter 213Creating Text and Gradients Tracking/Kerning Tips Positive tracking or kerning: –Characters move farther apart Negative tracking or kerning: –Characters move closer together Tracking and kerning down to 1/1000 of a standard em space –In a 1-point font, the em space is 1 point; in a 10-point font, the em space is 10 points

Chapter 214Creating Text and Gradients Hiding Text and Objects Use the Hide Selection command to hide formatted text –enables you to work on graphics without being distracted by type –ensures placement of type will not get moved inadvertently Use the Show All command to show hidden type or objects

Chapter 215Creating Text and Gradients Formatting Paragraphs Format paragraphs using the Paragraph palette –change paragraph alignment, space before and after paragraphs, left and right indents and first line indent

Chapter 216Creating Text and Gradients Paragraph Palette Align left Align center Align right Justify with last line aligned left Justify with last line aligned centered Justify with last line aligned right Justify all lines Left indent text box First-line indent text box Space before paragraph text box Space after paragraph text box Right indent text box

Chapter 217Creating Text and Gradients Filling an Object with Text Use the Area Type Tool and the Vertical Area Type Tool to flow text inside a vector shape

Chapter 218Creating Text and Gradients Object Filled with Text

Chapter 219Creating Text and Gradients Locking Text and Objects Use the Lock Selection command to exempt an object from selections and affix its position on the artboard –Useful as a device to protect objects from accidental modifications Use the Unlock All command to unlock a locked object so that it can be selected

Chapter 220Creating Text and Gradients Making Guides Show rulers, drag guide from ruler onto artboard Horizontal ruler Guide being created Horizontal guides Vertical guide

Chapter 221Creating Text and Gradients Making Guides Guides are locked by default –Click View on the menu bar, point to Guides, then click Lock Guides to remove check mark Guides can be grouped, locked, hidden, selected, rotated, etc.

Chapter 222Creating Text and Gradients Making Guides Guides can be made from vector objects –select object, click View on the menu bar, point to Guides, click Make Guides –Release guides by clicking object guide, click View on the menu bar, point to Guides, click Release Guides

Chapter 223Creating Text and Gradients Position Text on a Path Use the Type on a Path Tool to create horizontal type along a path Use the Vertical Type on a Path Tool to create vertical type along a path Use the Selection Tool to move text along a path

Chapter 224Creating Text and Gradients Path Options Text on a Path

Chapter 225Creating Text and Gradients Create Colors and Gradients Gradient palette –Command center for creating and adjusting gradients –Gradient slider represents the gradient being created –Gradients contain at least two colors

Chapter 226Creating Text and Gradients Gradient Palette Colors on gradient are represented by "stops" –look like house icons along bottom of slider

Chapter 227Creating Text and Gradients Gradient Palette Starting color –Leftmost stop on the slider Ending color –Rightmost stop on the slider Midpoint (diamond): –Where two colors meet in equal measure –Move the diamond to change the midpoint

Chapter 228Creating Text and Gradients Gradient Palette Gradient Fill box Angle text box Type list arrow Location text box Stops Midpoint

Chapter 229Creating Text and Gradients Adding Colors Click bottom edge of slider to add new stop –keep stop selected while mixing new color in Color palette –press and hold [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) while choosing color in Swatches palette

Chapter 230Creating Text and Gradients Removing Colors Drag stop off of gradient slider to remove color from gradient Select and drag stop off of Gradient slider

Chapter 231Creating Text and Gradients Linear Gradient Positioned left to right, up and down or on any angle Angle of gradient can be changed using Angle text box in Gradient palette Linear gradient

Chapter 232Creating Text and Gradients Radial Gradient Series of concentric circles Starting color appears at the center of the gradient Blend radiates out to the ending color Radial gradient Starting color Ending color

Chapter 233Creating Text and Gradients Using the Color Palette Color palette has five color modes –CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) –RGB (Red Green Blue) –Grayscale (Shades of gray in percentages of black) –HSB (Hue, saturation, brightness) –Web Safe RGB (use for creating Web graphics)

Chapter 234Creating Text and Gradients Using the Color Palette Click list arrow to choose color mode Drag sliders or enter value in text boxes to create new color

Chapter 235Creating Text and Gradients Adding Color to Swatches Palette Drag a color or a gradient to the Swatches palette Drag new color to Swatches palette

Chapter 236Creating Text and Gradients Applying Colors and Gradients to Text Select the text Click Fill button on toolbox, then click color in Swatches palette Color can also be used to add a stroke to text Fill color Stroke color

Chapter 237Creating Text and Gradients Filling Text with a Gradient Convert the text to outlines –Create Outlines command is on the Type menu Click a gradient swatch in the Swatches palette Berry text is filled with gradient

Chapter 238Creating Text and Gradients Working with Stacking Order Stacking order defines how objects overlap Illustrator stacks each object beginning with the first object drawn Change the order by moving objects forward or backward

Chapter 239Creating Text and Gradients Working with Stacking Order Stacking order commands include: –Bring to Front –Bring Forward –Send to Back –Send Backward

Chapter 240Creating Text and Gradients Using the Gradient Tool Manipulate gradient fills that are applied to objects –Select object containing gradient fill –Drag the Gradient Tool over the object –Length and angle of line dragged determines the length and angle of the gradient from starting to ending color

Chapter 241Creating Text and Gradients Gradient Tool Examples Examples of different angles and lengths of a gradient fill created with the Gradient Tool

Chapter 242Creating Text and Gradients Adding a Drop Shadow Copy the text Paste the copy behind the text Fill the copy with a darker color Use keyboard arrows to move the copied text so that it is offset from the original text

Chapter 243Creating Text and Gradients Text With Drop Shadow

Chapter 244Creating Text and Gradients Chapter 2 Tasks Create text Use the Character and Paragraph palettes to format text Fill an object with text Position text on a path

Chapter 245Creating Text and Gradients Chapter 2 Tasks Understand and use the Gradient palette Apply gradients to selected objects Create colors on the Colors palette

Chapter 246Creating Text and Gradients Chapter 2 Tasks Apply colors to text Convert text to outlines and apply gradients Adjust gradients Create a drop shadow effect