Hello everyone.
Welcome back once again.
And right now we're going to learn about the use of text in Adobe Illustrator.
And we're going to learn about the type tool.
So let's start from the beginning.
And this time I'm going to draw a postcard using the text and combination of images.
So let's start.
So this time I'm going to use a different orientation with different um preset.
And that's why I'm going to use this more preset option.
And from this art and illustration tab you will have this postcard option.
But as I told you that this time I'm going to use a different orientation.
So you can see this is the orientation.
And right now the default orientation for this postcard is the portrait orientation.
But I'm going to use this landscape orientation okay.
And you just have to select this landscape orientation.
And you have to click create okay.
This is our this is our frame.
And we're going to learn about the use of text and how we will use the text.
You have to use this type tool.
So this called the type tool.
So what is the use of type tool.
Actually type tool basically using for typing the text.
The simple answer okay.
So whatever text you need to type you have to use this type tool.
And this is what we are going to learn right now.
So as I told you that we will create a birthday postcard.
That's why we will start the designing of the postcard.
And we will learn about the use of this type tool inside the postcard.
So let's start the process okay.
So I want to create a two block postcard.
And that's why I want to use this rectangle tool.
So you can see this is the rectangle tool.
And I want to I want to change the fill color.
And for changing the fill color what you have to do you have to click this fill option.
And from here I want to use this orange color.
And then I need to I need to draw a rectangle shape at left side.
So you know how to draw a rectangle shape.
So I'm drawing a rectangle shape till here in left side.
And you can see I have placed properly inside our frame.
Okay.
So as this is a birthday postcard, that's why you have to use the relevant images.
And I already given some relevant images that's required for this postcard or for this lesson.
And we're going to place these things right now in here.
So what you have to do, you just have to go for the file menu.
From there you will have this place option.
So let me click this place option.
Then a pop up will appear.
And this is our resource file.
And from this resource file I want to use this bird for this image.
And this is an image.
And we will use it as our background inside this empty white spaces.
So you just have to select it.
And then you have to click place okay.
So you can see that image is sticked with our mouse cursor.
So I want to click it here.
So you can see this is the image.
And we have to we have to scale it properly.
And for scaling you have to use this selection tool.
And let me let me let me scale it properly.
That's why I need to reduce the size of this image.
And I need to scale it properly with this.
Empty spaces.
Okay.
Cool, huh?
So you can see we have placed the images properly as our background.
This will be our background image.
And as this is the border related post card, we must have to put some cakes.
We must have to put some balloons.
And this is what we are going to do right now.
So again we have to use the place option.
And therefore again I'm going to file menu from their place option.
And I'm going to use this bird three image.
And I'm going to click place.
And I'm clicking here and you can see this uh balloon image is placed inside our file.
And I want to I want to place it here.
And I want to scale it properly with this empty spaces okay.
So right now we do have uh, the combination of the background as well as the image of balloons.
And now I want to put, I want to put a cake image.
Okay.
And for adding the cake image again I'm going to file menu place option.
And you can see this is the bird image.
So you just have to select it.
And then you have to click place.
And I'm going to place it here.
And it seems quite large image.
And I need to scale it properly.
And you know how to scale it.
And I'm going to place it.
In here.
Okay.
So our every formation is done.
Okay.
Every formation is done.
And right now we have to work with the text word.
So I want to write a happy birthday in here inside this image.
And then I will put some text in here.
Okay.
In some text or some wish text I will put in here.
But at first I need to write Happy Birthday in a large font.
I'm going to write in here and that's why I'm going to use this type tool.
So this is my type tool.
And you can see the shortcut key for type tool is T t for type one.
So I'm going to use this one.
And I want to I want to click on sin here.
And you can see once I clicked it shows Lorem ipsum.
These are the default text okay.
And you can see a pop up is appeared in here.
And I don't want to use this pop up this time because the text things is the whiteboard.
And I don't want to show you with the very simple process, I want to show you in details.
That's why if you have this similar version, in that case, you have to go for this more option and
then you have to use this Show properties panel.
Okay.
So you can see we got the properties panel.
And we have lots of options in here.
And that's all are relevant with the text.
And this is what we will use in here okay.
So let's type happy okay I'm going to use this happy only.
And um I'm going to use the selection tool.
And you can see this is the happy text we have created.
So if you need to if you need to change the font you can do that very easily.
So how you will do change the font.
And I'm going to show you changing the font, changing the sizes and the line spacing, character spacing,
everything I'm going to show you okay.
So let's start with the changing the font and changing the size.
And again I'm going to use this type tool.
I'm going to select this entire text.
And for increasing the size of this text is you can see this is the option for increasing the size.
This is and this options are working for changing the font size.
So I'm going to use this one.
And from here I'm going to use this um 36 point seems good.
And if you need to change the font style in that case you have to use this option.
So this option and this option are basically using for changing the font.
So right now I do have my Rate Pro font.
And if you need to change you can do that very easily.
So you can use this option.
Or you can use this option as well.
So I'm going to use this one.
And if you click this drop down menu in that case you will have the different type of fonts with the
preview.
So you can see this is the previews.
And when you will move your mouse cursor you will have the exact preview in here okay.
So I'm going to scroll my.
All the text at the top.
And you can see we have lots of text in here okay.
So depend on your PC or depend on your computer.
You will have different type of fonts.
So you can use any font as you like.
And I'm going to show you in later how you will add some more font on your PC.
So I'm going to I'm going to use this Firebreath.
Personally I'm going to use this one.
And you can see it seems quite, um, a small in size because the previous font was perfect with 36
point and I'm going to increase the size of the pointer.
Therefore I'm going to use this option and I'm going to use this 48 point okay.
Cool huh.
So let me let me place it properly in here.
And I'm going to place it here.
And now I need to I need to I need to type birthday.
And I want to put the birthday in my right side of this cake.
And therefore again, I'm using this type tool and I'm going to place it here and let me type birthday.
Okay.
You can see I have um, I type the birthday.
And for having the actual preview I need to minimize these things.
And for minimizing you just have to click in this option.
Okay.
So I got the birthday option with the 48 point.
Cool okay.
So let me use this um selection tool and let me place it properly.
End here.
Okay, so happy birthday.
And if you need to if you need to change the text color, you know how to do that.
You just have to select it.
And from here you will have this fill color.
So just let me show you I'm going to show you with the using of this color as well as I'm going to select
this one.
And I'm going to use this color.
So you can see we got a nice text called the Happy birthday.
Okay fine.
So we have created the right side button.
This time we're going to use uh the left side part.
And we're going to put different type of words in here.
And I want to put a wish for the postcard.
I mean I need to put some wish text and that's why I have copied some text.
And I'm going to show you how we will place it.
And you know, the simple process for copy paste, you can just manually type the text or you can,
um, copy some quotes and you can paste it here.
Okay.
So let me show you one interesting thing when you will use this type tool.
And if you need some dummy text and if you need the selected area you can do that very easily.
Fine.
So I want to I want to put the happy birthday to you this text at top.
And I want to put the rest of the text in second paragraph.
And I want to I want to, uh, increase the size for my title, and I'm going to keep the small size
for my text.
Okay.
So therefore I am going to I'm going to use my second paragraph from here.
And if you if you create a box in here, then you will have the default text.
But you can see it seems quite large in size because we previously we used for this text at 48 point.
And that's why it seems quite larger.
And we need to use some small size.
And for using the small size you can use this um, uh, 12 point seems good or you can go for the 14
point maximum.
So I'm using this 14 point okay.
So I need to I need to put the text here.
That means I want to put the wish text in here.
And I have copied some text.
And you just have to paste it or you can type yourself.
So I have copied this things and I'm going to delete this all text.
And I need to paste in here.
And for for pasting you have to right click with your mouse and here and then you have to use this paste
option.
Or you can use the keyboard shortcut okay.
So I'm going to use this paste option.
And we got the text in here okay fine huh.
So I need to I need to make sure that all my text placed properly inside the box.
And that's why I want to reduce I need to I need to select everything.
Therefore I'm clicking my mouse in here and I'm pressing control and a button.
So the all the our entire text will be selected.
And from 14 point I want to use this 12 point.
So you can see after placing my mouse cursor in 12 point we got an another line.
But when I'm using 14 point, the last two line is missing.
And when I'm using this 12 point we got every line in here.
Okay.
Cool, huh?
So this is how you will find out if any line is missing from the box or not.
Okay.
So we have every text in here and you can see and right now we're going to we're going to learn about
the spacing.
So you can see we have we have the uh paragraph in here.
And if you need to if you need to increase the line spacing in that case what you will do, it's very
simple.
You have to select internet text.
And for making some more gaps in between the lines, you have to use this option okay.
This option for using for line spacing.
And you can see we only have 14 point.
But if you need more you can use it here.
Uh, even if you need less or if you need to reduce the line spacing, you have to use the less point.
And if you need to have the, uh, more line spacing, in that case you have to increase more.
So by default we have 14 point.
But if you need a little bit more you can go for the 18 point.
But you can see when I'm placing my mouse cursor 18 point and we have the more spacing in between the
first and second lines.
If I go for the 21 point, you can see we got more 24 to 3648.
So this is how this line spacing is working.
But the default things is appeared with uh combination of text.
This 14 point.
That's why I'm keeping this 14.
Point.
Okay.
Cool, huh?
And right now we're going to learn about the alignment.
So you can see at the top we have some alignments in here.
And we got the paragraph alignment.
But in here you will only have three alignments.
But if you need to learn about the more option like in here the justify alignment is missing.
So if you need to have the entire alignment in that case you have to use this properties option.
Then you will have all the settings for your text.
And if you scroll down this bar a bit uh bottom, then you will have this paragraph option.
And you can see we have lots of alignment here okay.
So this is the center alignment.
And you can see all the text is turned into center alignment.
This is the right alignment.
And this is called the justify alignment okay.
So let me click this justify alignment.
And you can see we got the justify alignment.
And this justify alignment is applying for all the lines.
And you can see it's not seems good.
So you can use this one.
This justify alignment with the left side.
Now it looks good right.
So this is the left and this is the justify left.
And this is the justify center.
This is justify right.
And this is the intra justify.
So I'm going to use this justify left okay.
Cool huh.
And if you scroll a bit lower in that case you will have some bullets and numbering options.
So if you need some bullet points you just have to click here.
And you can see we got some bullet points in here.
And if you don't need again you have to click here.
And you can see the bullet is gone.
And if you need numbers you have to click in here okay.
So we have created the text.
But and now we have to work with the title part.
And that's why again I'm going to use this type tool.
And again I want to draw a box in here.
And I want to type the I want to type the heading in here.
And that's why I need to copy some heading and let me delete this text.
And after deleting you can paste in here and we're using this paste option right click paste option.
And you can see we got the happy birthday to you.
And now I need to increase the size.
And again I'm going to select the center align.
And uh from here from this option I'm going to use this Algerian this text okay.
And I want to increase the size.
And I'm going to increase.
For 24 point and I need to I need to use this line spacing option.
So I'm going to use.
36 point and I need to use the central alignment.
Okay.
Cool, huh?
Now it looks good.
And now I need to.
I need to change the color I want to I want to change the heading color.
And for changing heading color you have to select the entire line.
And instead of black, I need to use this white color.
Okay.
Cool, huh?
So we got the white color in here.
So we have created we have created the, uh, birthday postcard.
So let me use this, uh, selection tool and let me, uh, let me minimize this all the pop up and let
me, uh, zoom out a little so you can see we have created a birthday postcard.
And what we have used, we have we use some images.
Uh, we have used some balloons, we have used some cakes.
And then we started with the texture.
So we have used this happy birthday text with different color.
Then we put some different paragraph as our wish text.
And then we have, we have placed the uh title part and we have changed the color in here.
Okay.
So this is the simple postcard.
And we have created with the use of type tool.
So I hope you learned the basic use of a type tool.
And in next lesson we are going to learn more about some type tools.
So I am expecting you to have you in my next lesson.