November's Guest Tutorial Video: Making Watery Text

**Gare** · 20 November 2014, 06:30 PM

Let's take the BirdTalk private, okay, Maya? I'll PM you later.

People are going to start beginning to think Bluejays are part of Frances' tutorial.

My bad and O/T,

Gary

**wizard509** · 20 November 2014, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Gare

People are going to start beginning to think Bluejays are part of Frances' tutorial. My bad and O/T,

Gary

I wouldn't think that, nor do I think anyone who reads the tutorial would think so either, at least I hope not. I thought it a cute story Maya.

**Crow Haven** · 20 November 2014, 10:58 PM

Sorry guys! You know me, I get sidetracked easily and I think being OT is my specialty!

I did goof around with the tutorial ideas and applied those to some of the stone tiles and created some dripping rivulets per the tute's method of offsets and transparencies, etc. We're getting loads of rain, so here's a little dreary bird graphic (also used the Zootype font for the bird and an Arts & Crafts font for the decoration on the stone).
Thanks Frances for the stone tiles too!

**angelize** · 20 November 2014, 11:39 PM

I'm glad that the tutorial was useful

It makes use of the soft group feature in an interesting way. Soft grouping is a Web design feature primarily designed for creating Web buttons so this shows a web design feature that adds something useful to the illustration side of things!

Maya I really like that, it's great to see both the tutorial and the tiles are sparking wonderful ideas!

**wizard509** · 21 November 2014, 01:34 AM

Pardon me I should have said Back on topic. OK now back to the topic.
@Frances, I think that is a great tutorial thank you so much. I am going to do it now. Hopefully I can do it justice, don't know but I'll try.
Maya that looks good.

**Crow Haven** · 21 November 2014, 01:44 AM

Thanks Frances and Larry!

**iamtheblues** · 21 November 2014, 09:56 AM

Really good job, Frances, I sure learnt some new tricks today.
Bob.

**Veeness** · 25 November 2014, 07:12 AM

Hi Angelize)) I loved the watery text tutorial. I' need to practice as I don't see the reflection in the text properly? are they line edges? or shape of whole letter.

I did however manage to make drippy whitish wax raised and rounded and pottery slip sludge sort of style that looks like someone drew it on with a finger it has a slight depression in the middle of text. I think I'm doing a transparency and layer thing wrong as I don't see layers made on my right panel.