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Illustrator Fundamentals: Create Rough Type With the Scribble Filter
Dateline: July 3, 2006
Version: Adobe Illustrator CS2
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| Type can get ‘rough’ using the Scribble filter in Illustrator. This filter, which gives type a ‘hand-drawn’ look, offers a number of options. You can control the direction of the scribble lines (Angle), control the amount that the scribble lines stay within or extend beyond the path boundaries (Path Overlap), and control the lengths of the difference in scribble lines relative to each other (Variation) for Path Overlap. You can also control the width of the scribble lines (Stroke Width), the amount that the scribble lines curve before they reverse direction (Curviness), also the amount of space between scribble line folds (Spacing) as well as variations for each of these.
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Launch Illustrator. Choose File > New (Command + N). In the resulting New Document dialog box, select Letter and CMYK Color and click OK. Using the Type tool (T), draw a large text box. Using a large, bold font (we used 132-pt. Rockwell Bold Condensed), type the desired text.
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Select the Selection tool. Choose Window > Color (F6). Change the Fill to C:81; M:36; Y:72; K:22.
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Choose Effect > Stylize > Scribble. Use the options in the resulting Scribble Options dialog box and click OK.
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Choose Window > Appearance (Shift + F6). Click the Options arrow and select Add New Fill from the drop-down menu.
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Double-click the Fill color swatch. In the resulting Color palette, change the Fill to C:81; M:36; Y:72; K:22. Click OK.
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Choose Effect > Stylize > Scribble. Use the options in the resulting Scribble Options dialog box and click OK.
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A possible use for this effect is as a headline in a poster, as shown in the example at left.
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