Illustrator Typography: How to Create Custom Script Type

Usually custom typography pieces would be drawn by hand, but today I'll share the secret of how you can still create trendy lettering by customising ready-made fonts in Adobe Illustrator.

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[ksemi]

Thank you for the tutorial ! The final rendering is awesome.

The 100 Blend steps of the outer shadow rmake a very complex shape with hundred of points on some curves (see the accumulation at 3:25) so it results in zigzag lines that looks just like they were pixelated. An easy fix is to add an intermediate step after the 3:25 timestamp. Either select the full path or only the anchor points of the problematic segments then go to object>Path>Simplify then reduce to the minimal amount. Repeat once or twice if necessary until the curved segment are only made of 2/3 anchor points. The result will be way smoother when zoomed-in.

[tinycabincreative]

Hey, I started following you on Skillshare and wanted to thank you for all you contribute!

[lesha]

This was so helpful! A bit fast and I wish your cursor was highlighted however it was very throughout and I felt very proud of myself to make something of this quality! So thanks again!! ❤

[MMDesign]

I like this. I think I knew most, if not all of it, but I still feel like I learned something in actually seeing it created. Also, when is Illustrator gonna give us a quick way to do 3d text with the blend tool where it doesn't give you a ton of useless points? Bah.

Great vid!

[johncornwell]

Great video. Easy to follow along and replicate to learn some new skills. Thanks!

[dr.v]

it would've helped TREMENDOUSLY to show your layers panel

[dreeze]

I'm struggling with the compound paths portion of the video. After selected both components individually and creating compound paths, selecting both components, then clicking minus front, I get this message: The filter produced no results. Please select two intersecting paths. This is where I cannot progress further. Please help!

Update: I figured it out. When you space over right and down 8 times, your spacing is a lot further than mine by pixel. It works best for me if I just drag the solid color component right and down so there is an overlap of the other component.

[sekbaavi]

Absolutely Fabulous!!! Thank You!!! ;-)

[TomKBurns]

Awesome tutorial! How did you get rid of the points remaining after expanding and unifying the 100-step drop-shadow?

[LetsCrappieFish]

Could you do the gradeint in Photoshop tutorial? I like that color blend.

[EbolaStew]

How are you choosing the different glyphs? I couldn't find where to do that?

[Linabasaif]

I tried so much following up with the tutorial it’s so difficult

[MrMstache]

Superbe ! vous pouvez faire la typo et les effets des Twinkies Hostess svp !

[RJRJ-ct]

maybe my illustrator something wrong i cant follow the step removing the gap using selection tool how to to fix

[xbblrzb]

could you do a slower tutorial for this? im new to illustrator

[RJRJ-ct]

what is the other easy way to remove the gap sir thanks advance

[bappy_hassan]

How to copy the appearance of a text effect to other text?

[saidbaltazar]

Is there an easy way then doing all that

[thezachchoif]

Please give us some premium free fonts ❤️

[Dehancer]

Hey, we'd like to collaborate with you. Please let us know how we can get in touch.