Something I forgot to mention earlier is to set the fill at 80% so you can see the letter underneath. Then select the first point (at the top of the letter) with the Pen Tool and draw in the rest. I find it’s easier to draw the drips from top to bottom (following the gravitational pull) so once you hit the bottom of the letter, use the Direct Selection Tool to click anywhere on the canvas. At any point if you’re not happy with the position or angle of your point, you can manipulate it with the Direct Selection Tool. In order to create an elongated bulbous end at the bottom of a drip you’ll need to pull the bottom facing handles out further. Use the Direct Selection Tool (Behind the Path Selection Tool if you hold the mouse button) to manipulate the anchor points and the curve handles. This splitting technique allows for sharp angles following a curve.Ĭontinue drawing loosely around the shape, adding some drips at the bottom to mimic gravity. This will delete the outward part of the handle and allow you to draw another one in (on the same anchor point) at any angle without altering the direction of the inward handle. To split an anchor point you hold the ALT key and click on the last drawn anchor point. The best way to draw a curve is to position one anchor point at the origin of the curve and one at the end point or point at which the curve changes. Zoom into 100% and you are now ready to draw.ĭraw your first point at the start of the first letter. Set the foreground colour to 40C, 10M, 100Y, 0K. Select the Pen Tool and set it Shape Layers. Press CTRL+T or go to Edit > Free Transform and resize your text by holding the SHIFT key (to maintain aspect ratio) and pulling one of the corner points with the mouse. Adjust the tracking to 50 as we’ll need space in between letters to allow for gooey growth. It’s best to use a fairly uncomplicated and bold font, I’ve gone for Avant Garde in Bold. Select the Horizontal Type Tool, set the colour to a lightish grey and write your word. Set up a 2500 X 1500 pixel, RGB document at 300dpi. To use in smaller or bigger projects you will need to tweak the settings applied throughout this tutorial. It’s important for this tutorial that you set up the same size canvas as the effects we’ll apply will vary depending on how many pixels it’s across. This technique does require minimal drawing skills but is definitely suitable for beginners. Create great looking, 3-Dimensional, gooey looking text.
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