Using Envelope Distort in Illustrator

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With Illustrator’s Envelope Distort features, you can mold your artwork to fit any shape. It’s as though the art were made of clay, and you reshape it to perfectly fit a special container. I love using this feature to create one-of-a-kind headlines and display text. Artwork treated this way can be seen on T-shirts, signs, posters, album covers, and logos. Let’s learn all the ways you can apply Illustrator’s Envelope Distort to your art.

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Ari M. Weinstein is a brand development coach who uses Adobe Illustrator extensively for client work including infographics, logos and merchandise artwork. Ari has been using Illustrator for over 30 years since it was “Illustrator 88” (version 1.5) and is a contributor to the Illustrator Wow! Book series. Learn more about Ari on his website at https://ariw.com
  • Monika Gause says:

    This is a great introduction to envelopes. They are a bit finicky to work with, so if you want to finetune them, you could check out a few tips on envelopes in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMHWDRcv_g

    • Thank you for posting this Monika! Readers, I recommend the video Monika made, it will help you create even better envelopes and give you more insight into this feature.

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