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Illustrator Type, Pathfinder, and Trace Tools for Graphic Design

Learn how to use Illustrator's Type, Pathfinder, and Trace Tools to create and manipulate text and shapes in your graphic designs.

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Illustrator Type, Pathfinder, and Trace Tools for Graphic Design

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  1. CSC/FAR 020, Computer Graphics, November 13, 2013 Dr. Dale E. Parson http://faculty.kutztown.edu/parson Outline for week 11 Illustrator Type, Pathfinder, Trace

  2. Type Tools • Horizontal and Vertical Type are similar to Photoshop. • Point Type is stand-alone text. • Paragraph Type comes with paragraph formatting. • You can convert Photoshop Type to Shapes and import to Illustrator • Area Type fills a closed polygon. • Path Type follows a Path.

  3. Area Type • Area Type Tool, select a convex polygon. • Enter the text inside the polygon. • Center paragraph format within the shape. • Draw a curvy line with the Pencil Tool. • Use Path Type Tool to select that path. • Add text. Scale the shape later then adjust font size to fit. Select / vertical bars to reposition. Use Type -> Type on a Path.

  4. Type Options • Try Type menu Options, Glyphs samples. • Window -> Type Character, Paragraph show options. Character rotation. • Direct Selection selects a shape without type. • Import Type from a word processing document using File -> Place. • Type -> Create Outlines converts each letter to a Shape. This is no longer editable Type.

  5. Appearance, Pathfinder Panel • Appearance Panel fx can warp type (or shapes) similar to PhotoShop. • FX can be applied to any Shape, Group or Layer. • Illustrator FX and PhotoShop FX are available. • Learn a few at a time as you go along. • Pathfinder Panel merges, manages paths.

  6. Trace • File -> New, 11” wide x 8.5 “ high. • File -> Place JPEG file DSC_0007.jpg, scale. • Live Trace -> Tracing Options on Control Panel. • Increasing colors (bits) and decreasing pixels (averaging) increases sharpness. • Appearance Panel sets Opacity and Blending Mode. • Control Panel -> Expand converts to paths.

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