- [Instructor] Throughout this course,
I have, where possible, used non-destructive techniques.
I.e., leaving the type live and editable.
In this case, I'm going to use a destructive technique.
It would be possible to create this
in a non-destructive way,
it would just take a whole lot longer.
And I think it's much more intuitive to do it like this.
Select the type and convert it to outlines.
Of course, if you're doing this for real,
just make sure you keep a copy of your live type,
in case you need to go back to it.
Now, I'll choose the knife tool.
Quick rundown on the knife tool before we use this.
If you just wish to draw a freehand line,
no modifier key necessary.
A straight line, you can hold down the alt or option key.
And a straight line that is constrained
to a 45-degree angle,
that would be option and shift, or alt and shift.
In this case, I'm going to hold down the option key,
swipe through my type.
Ungroup the result.
Deselect it. And now come back and select,
holding down the shift key,
the different parts of the top.
And optionally, I can just add a bit of rotation
to that as well.