Graphics Programs Reference
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4.
Click away from the text to un-highlight it. Then click
the Text Tool in the line of text so there is an I-beam
there. Backspace and then type
Fresh
.
Choose a pale green color for the new text.
5.
6.
With the text selected, choose the Extrude Tool, and
then click the 3D button on the Infobar. Your text is
now in exactly the same
perspective as it was
before step 2.
Press
7.
CTRL
-
SHIFT
-
B
to put
the text behind the word
“ANTIQUES.”
Use the Selector Tool to
8.
move the text into position
and, if necessary, scale the
text to fit (design-wise)
into the composition.
Figure 13-11 shows the
result of these steps, and
the fellow in the window
looks pleased with them.
F
IGURE
13-11
Edit an extruded
shape by first un-extruding it.
Adding a Little 2D Signage
The awning was retouched; a simple Xara feathered shape in
matching blue covered the original awning signage, and the
image and object were then exported to JPEG file format.
However, the Fresh Antiques store looks a little too clean with
a pristine awning, so the following steps show you how to put
text into perspective; in 2D, no extruding this time, because the
weight of extruded text would collapse the awning.
1.
With the Text Tool, type
SELL
and press
TAB
twice to
move the insertion beam over significantly. Type
BUY
and add two more tabs, and then type
SELL
… because
the owner doesn't want to trade anything.
Highlight the text and then choose Arial from the Font
2.
drop-down list, a serviceable sign font. Make the text
about 10% black so it is not glaring at the viewer. Pure
white signage in photos is uncommon and looks like
retouching took place; almost no colors in photos are
absolute or pure.
