9 Replies Latest reply: Jan 8, 2014 2:23 PM by Wade_Zimmerman RSS

    Text filled with objects

    Sajid Attar Community Member

      Illustrator

       

      can anybody help me in this?

      let say we need some text like " CIRCLE" and it should be filled with small circles (Like below) but not clipping mask mean the object should not flash cut on the edge of characters.

      is there any effect, or we need to do it manually?

      Filled with objects.jpg

        • 1. Re: Text filled with objects
          elDudereno Community Member

          Post 3 in this thread might be able to help.

          http://forums.adobe.com/message/3277817#3277817

           

          It is a script that fills a shape with circles of different sizes. It might able to be modified to suit your needs.

          • 2. Re: Text filled with objects
            Sajid Attar Community Member

            Thanks for the reply,

             

            although the script is very usefull but it does not fits my requirement but as explained in those discussion that this effect is mathematically difficult.

             

            what if I need to fill and object with letters like "k j i t g h e f j n t i k" and so on.

             

            Thanks in advance

            • 3. Re: Text filled with objects
              Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

              I would say you might not find a way except maybe the way the person(s) who devised the letter form you show accomplished it which look as if was manually constructed so to speak.

              • 4. Re: Text filled with objects
                Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

                BTW it is a lot of work even to get it like this you can tell by my posting time how long it took. So to do a good job is going to take time.

                 

                Screen Shot 2014-01-08 at 2.03.29 AM.png

                • 5. Re: Text filled with objects
                  TREX Community Member

                  Another way, although a bit crude is to create a small graphic/shape (you may need to experiment a little to make the shape fit) and drag it into the colour swatch, then use fill etc to apply.

                   

                  TREX

                   

                  screenshot.png

                  • 6. Re: Text filled with objects
                    Jacob Bugge CommunityMVP

                    Sajid,

                     

                    Here is a(nother) way to get a nice and orderly distribution of dots (that do not touch one another). It may be further optimized, beyond what is shown.

                     

                    You may (specifics applying to an S):

                     

                    1) Create the lettershape or Type>Create Outlines from an existing live Type letter;

                    2) If needed (starting with live Type), change from Fill to Stroke and delete the end segments;

                    3) If needed (starting with live Type), Ungroup and Object>Compound Path Release and possibly reverse either path so both have the same direction, see below;

                     

                    With only the outer paths (which should have matching Anchor Points),

                     

                    4) Object>Blend>Options, with Specified Steps set to the number of inner paths (2 in the case shown), and Orientation>Align to path;

                    5) Object>Blend>Make

                     

                    6) In the Stroke palette, set the Stroke Weight to the desired dot thickness, set Cap>Round Cap, and tick Dashed Line with Dash = 0 and Gap = Stroke Weight+desired gap between dots, corresponding to the gap between the rows of dots;

                    7) If needed, adjust the Dashes to fit, inbuilt (in the options) in the newest version, in older versions, you may use the free Adjust Dashes script avaialble here:

                     

                    http://park12.wakwak.com/~shp/lc/et/en_aics_script.html

                     

                    Below is shown an S in Helvetica Bold at 144pt, with Stroke Weight = 12pt and Gap = 15pt (before adjustment). It may be further optimized.

                     

                    To reverse the direction of a path, you may select the path and:

                     

                    A) Object>Compound Path>Make;

                    B) In the Attributes palette tick Reverse Path Direction On;

                    C) Object>Compound Path>Release.

                     

                    You can see whether it is needed when you make the blend; if it is messy, reverse either path.

                     

                    You can also see the path directions by Effect>Stylize>Add Arrowheads; they should be at the same end.

                     

                     

                    • 7. Re: Text filled with objects
                      Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

                      Jacob that only works wih certin letters and certain type faces a condensed type  face would not fair as well and would take considerable time to correct and adjust as hat is exactly the way I started out.

                      • 8. Re: Text filled with objects
                        Jacob Bugge CommunityMVP

                        Quite true, Wade.

                         

                        But the letter in the OP looks as if the original shape may have had a fairly smooth variation in the distance between the bounding paths, and then filled only partially at the very top and bottom; that is how I saw it.

                         

                        Of course, in this context Helvetica is far from being the most difficult font.

                         

                        Still, I believe Sajid may have the freedom to choose an amenable font/shape.

                        • 9. Re: Text filled with objects
                          Wade_Zimmerman Community Member

                          Actually ibelieve the font is Impact the same one I usd and it does nt have as smooth a trnsiion as it at first appears to also it is not just he font that will give one the difficulties tbut the acual letter form.