In this tutorial you’ll learn how to draw shapes and silhouettes in InDesign, and apply stylistic effects, like noise, shadows and gradients, to create a vintage-inspired, screen-printed effect. Suitable for beginners, this is a handy little introduction to drawing with shapes in InDesign. W...
The polygon tool may seem like a boring tool but it has some cool features to learn. The polygon tool is the most versatile of all the tools. The polygon tool can be used to draw any of the previous shapes (circle, square, and rectangle). The polygon tool can also be used to draw ...
Draw with the Pen, Curvature, or Pencil tool Draw simple lines and shapes Draw rectangular and polar grids Draw and edit flares Trace images Simplify a path Symbolism tools and symbol sets Adjust path segments Design a flower in 5 easy steps Create and edit a perspective grid ...
Learn how to wrap text around any object, including text frames, imported images, and objects you draw in InDesign.
Let’s start by creating a text box. To do so, let’s select theType Toolin theToolspanel. Then, click and drag to draw the first text box. I’m going to place mine on the left-hand side, in the white box we drew. I’m going to make this first part of my body copy expand...
In this Bitesize tutorial, you will learn how to apply a Text Wrap to Shapes and Frames in your InDesign document. Become familiar with theText Wrap Panel Apply different types ofText Wrapto a shape or frame Step 1:Create a Frame or Shape and run Text behind them ...
if you place text on top of a rounded object, the corners may cut off the text, also if you have objects that have sharp edges (such as curved shapes) rounding them may cause clipping issues which may result in your design looking cluttered and messy if you aren’t careful when using ...
Enjoy your new image design and your new page design. Method 3: Frame Shape You can crop your image to fit in any shapes that you draw. Step 1:Draw the shape first using thePen tool. Step 2:Select the image and drag the image into the shape that you just drew. ...
In InDesign, there is a friendly command to convert many regular shapes into one another but not so in Illustrator? Suppose, for example, I draw a circle with the Ellipse tool but then I need to draw a polyon that has the exact "size" as the circle? In French, we say "une forme...
As one example, say a graphic designer is working for adigital advertising agency. She will meet with the client to discuss the sort of image the company is trying to project. From that, she will use the appropriate colors and styles and design shapes, logos, font styles, etc. She may ...