June 2012 Tips and Tricks - Using Text as a Shape

**Soquili** · 23 June 2012, 04:46 PM

The do not enter is part of the actual photo. Most Burger King restaurants in the States have entry only on the right and exit only on the left as you view the building from the street side.

**stygg2003** · 23 June 2012, 06:13 PM

Had fun with this Gary, although might have been a bit to ambitious for me at my stage of learning perspective but still enjoyed it.

Stygg.

**Gare** · 23 June 2012, 07:10 PM

You got the perspective right, stygg.

Now let's look at the lighting.

Shadows fall in the opposite direction of the sun. Your hint to the sun's position in this photo is to the left of the waste bin. Your lettering needs to have shadows running to the right and below the text.

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**angelize** · 23 June 2012, 07:28 PM

Hi Guys! I decided to give the fast food joint a wild makeover!

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**Gare** · 23 June 2012, 08:10 PM

Hi and welcome to a little corner of TalkGraphics where the folks at Xara let me discuss the monthly tutorials.

Did you read the tutorial?

It's >>>right here on Xara Xone<<<

Come back after you've worked through the text page steps and if you have any questions then, I'll be happy to try to answer them.

My Best,

Gary

**Antspants** · 23 June 2012, 09:58 PM

That was fun, I enjoyed messing with things. Thanks Gary.

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**Gare** · 23 June 2012, 10:10 PM

Nice piece of editorializing, Mate!

I think it's not just good therapy, but also educational to encourage people to "mess" with existing material.

Tell me you learned something, though, please!

My Best,

Gary

**stygg2003** · 24 June 2012, 07:39 AM

Ok Gary, a couple of small updates, the shadow and small sign requesting customers not to litter. Eating chips and fish right out of the paper wrapping with your fingers is a traditional way of eating it, especially after a night out with your mates at the pub, that or a curry, Chicken Tikka Masala, the Brits. love Indian food.

Stygg

**Antspants** · 24 June 2012, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Gare

Tell me you learned something, though, please!

Thats a given and has probably been taken for granted with all this fun, but yes absolutely!!:

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**Gare** · 24 June 2012, 01:05 PM

Hah!

I'm near-sighted, but not blind, grasshopper!

Now, let's fool with the Envelope mode, which was the point of the tutorial this month.

Curved surfaces...

Here's a blank 12 oz. beverage can (because thet's the way they're sold in The States). I've included the garbage text in the Xara document.

Can this an experiment in good design and also figuring out the curvature of the can and how much of the label to use.