- [Instructor] When creating handwritten type,
I like to start out with a font
that is in the sort of style that I am after
that I can use as a rough template.
Now, what I'm going to do is come to my layers panel
and create a new layer above,
I'll lock the layer below,
so that we can't interfere with that type.
I'll now come and choose my brush tool.
And from my brushes panel,
I'm going to use the 15 point oval brush,
which is from the artistic calligraphic group.
Now I'll just draw over my template.
And even if I wanted to,
I wouldn't be able to get it looking exactly the same.
So my result is going to be original
and it's going to look organic.
So at this point, I'll come and hide my tracing layer.
I may need to have a few goes at this,
but let's say I just want to fix up what I have here.
I'll choose my direct selection tool
and I can adjust the anchor points that I have.
When I'm happy with the result, I will select everything.
I'll come to the object menu, path, outlined stroke.
That's going to convert my stroke into field paths.
And then from the path, find a panel.
I will click to unite all of those areas of overlap.