QUICK “EDITABLE” TEXT-BASED VECTOR FILES With the nearly unlimited font resources that we have today, very often you can find a type style that is almost exactly what you are looking for. Want to know how to make that font editable so you can get that extra tweak, add a bevel, etc? It’s easy! Using a vector program like Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW, open a new document, choose your font and type out your word. Make sure you type exactly what you want, once we pass this step you will no longer be dealing with a font, so you will not be able to “type” with it anymore. When the text is correct you can: 1. Illustrator: Type --> Create Outlines (shown), or 2. CorelDRAW: Arrange --> Convert to Curves That’s it!! Now you can use your node editing tools to manipulate the text as if it were an object (because it is one). Add a bevel, make a mask, cut it out on the plotter. The applications are endless! ~Head Roller PRACTICE FOR PROPER PAINT COVERAGE Here is a little tip for those of you having trouble controlling your paint application. Get a piece of glass - I have an old screen door storm window – and paint one side white. Flip it over and use the smooth unpainted side as your canvas. As you are working, pay particular attention to how much paint you are putting down. On glass, if you spray too heavy the paint will run. Using this as a practice surface forces you to slow down and control your application.
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Once you are done, take some pictures, get out the razor blade, scrape off your masterpiece and start another project. If you can paint on glass with out running paint then your applying correctly. This surface also provides and excellent pin striping practice panel. ~Rainbow Lungs
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