Shiny Text Mini Tutorial

[guyke]

I can't get the first method to work properly. Everything is well explained, and yet...
When I do the "subtract shapes" this is what I get:



Apparently, looking at the page and layer gallery, the "t" is cut out



What am i doing wrong ?

[Jonopen]

Thanks for the tutorial - nice effect.

"When I do the "subtract shapes" this is what I get"

Same

I've also tried different process combinations (grouping/ungrouping, putting things to the front/back, breaking/not breaking etc) but just can't work it out. Strange that it's just the last letter (or in my case, the second to last character) that is subtracted.

[Egg Bramhill]

Seems some folks are having issues with this. Try this VIDEO

[Jonopen]

Wow! - thanks Egg, very much appreciated

[stygg2003]

Thanks for the video Egg, much appreciated and as a matter of interest! why do you have to ungroup text twice when converted to editable shape? No one says why

Stygg

[GerryI]

why do you have to ungroup text twice when converted to editable shape?

A text story contains a number of lines and each line contains a number of characters. When converted to editable shapes it keeps this structure, becoming a group for the story containing a group for each line and each of these contains the shapes for the characters. The first ungroup removes the story group, if you do it to a story with more than one line you will see the status line change from 1 group to <n> groups selected. The second ungroup does an ungroup of all the selected line group objects.

Gerry

[stygg2003]

Thanks a lot Gerry, it's always nice to know the reason why you have to perform a certain action than just do it with no idea why. Now I know, thank you.

Stygg

[guyke]

Seems some folks are having issues with this. Try this VIDEO

Thanks Egg. Following the video I can get it right. Still don't know what I did wrong when following the Original script. So be it...

[Egg Bramhill]

Cheers Gerry for your explanation:

A text story contains a number of lines

Don't wish to appear thick (I am, just don't wish to appear that way) but could you possibly explain what you mean by a text story?