TUTORIAL ILLUSTRATOR #8 Membuat Paragraph Text

Introduction

This tutorial will guide you through creating paragraph text in Adobe Illustrator. You'll learn how to create a text area, customize fonts and sizes, adjust leading and tracking, and apply text wrapping techniques. These skills are essential for graphic design, particularly in publishing and print work.

Step 1: Create a Text Area

1. Open Adobe Illustrator and create a new document.
2. Select the Type Tool (T) from the toolbar.
3. Click and drag on the canvas to create a text area. This will define the space for your paragraph text.
4. Start typing your text or paste content from another source.

Step 2: Customize Font and Size

1. With the text selected, navigate to the Character panel (Window > Type > Character).
2. Choose your desired font from the font drop-down menu.
3. Adjust the font size by entering a value in the size field or using the up/down arrows.

Step 3: Adjust Leading

1. Leading refers to the vertical space between lines of text.
2. In the Character panel, find the leading option (indicated by "A" with an arrow pointing up and down).
3. Enter a new leading value to increase or decrease the space between the lines. A common practice is to set leading to 120% of the font size.

Step 4: Adjust Tracking

1. Tracking is the space between all characters in a selected text.
2. In the Character panel, locate the tracking option (indicated by "AV" with arrows).
3. Adjust the tracking by entering a value. Positive values increase spacing, while negative values decrease it. A value of -10 to +10 is often used to fine-tune text spacing.

Step 5: Apply Text Wrapping Techniques

1. If you want your text to flow around an object (like an image), select the object you want the text to wrap around.
2. Go to Object > Text Wrap > Make. This will create a wrap effect around the selected object.
3. Adjust the text wrap settings by selecting the object and going to Object > Text Wrap > Text Wrap Options. Here, you can set the offset distance from the object.

Conclusion

You've now learned how to create and format paragraph text in Adobe Illustrator. By mastering text areas, font customization, leading, tracking, and text wrapping, you can enhance your graphic design projects. For further practice, download the exercise files from the provided link and explore more advanced techniques in Illustrator. Happy designing!