CREATIVE TIP OF THE WEEK – Text to Vector in Adobe Illustrator (beta)

How to use the Text to Vector feature in Adobe Illustrator (beta). A quick and easy tutorial on how best to use this new feature for your design workflow.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

SUBJECT:

This is for when you already have an illustrated scene or background but want to add extra matching vectors.

  1. Open your illustrated scene in Adobe Illustrator
  2. Go to Window > Properties
  3. With the Rectangle tool draw where you want to add your new vector
  4. Go to the Properties panel and select ‘Subject’ in the drop down menu
  5. Make sure ‘Match active artboard style’ is selected
  6. Type in your subject prompt and click Generate
  7. You will initially receive 3 options – you can click Generate again for more options

SCENE:

This for when you want to create a full new vector scene.

  1. Go to Window > Properties
  2. With the Rectangle tool draw where you want to add your vector scene
  3. Go to the Properties panel and select ‘Scene’ in the drop down menu
  4. Type in your scene prompt and click Generate

PATTERN:

This is for when you want to add vector patterns to specific parts of your illustration.

  1. Firstly you will need to specify your pattern’s colour palette – add your colours to the Swatches panel by selecting over your illustration, going to the drop down menu next to Swatches and choosing ‘Add selected colors’
  2. Go to Window > Properties
  3. Select ‘Pattern’ in the Properties panel drop down
  4. Go to the Color controls button and select how many colours you want in your pattern
  5. You can then add those specific colours from the Swatches panel
  6. Type in your prompt for the pattern and click Generate

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