Hi there!
In this video we’re going to learn to fill our text, or shapes with images, so let’s
get started.
I have a landscape document opened here.
Now I’m going to add a text box, using the type tool.
Let’s type some text, so I’m going to type in ‘INDESIGN’, in capital letters.
Let’s also change the font to something really heavy.
I’m going to use ‘Manteiga.’
Let’s also increase the font size to 140 points.
Let me reduce the text box to the size of my text here.
I’ll be creating outlines of this text, so it’s always better to make a copy, just
in case, you might need it later.
Now have your text selected, and go to type, and then create outlines.
Now there are two ways you can fill in the text with your image.
In the first way, have your text selected, and go to file, and then place, and locate
the image on the computer, and hit open.
Since the text was selected beforehand, the image placed itself directly into the text.
Let’s hit Command Z on a Mac, or Ctrl Z on a PC, to undo the last action.
In the second way, let’s not have the text selected.
Go to file, and then place, and locate the image on the computer, and hit open.
When your cursor is loaded with the image, click and drag, to cover the size of the text
to place your image.
Now cut it, by hitting Command X on a Mac, or Ctrl X on a PC.
Select the text by clicking it once, and then go to edit, and select the ‘paste into’,
option, and your image shall be sitting inside the text.
Let’s hit Command Z on a Mac, or Ctrl Z on a PC once again, to undo the last action.
Let’s go to file, and then place, and locate the same image on the computer, and hit open.
Once your cursor is loaded, if you click and drag the image to a size, smaller than the
size of your text, I’ll show you what happens.
Let’s cut this image using Command X on a Mac, or Ctrl X on a PC.
Select the text, and go to edit, and then paste into.
You see where we went wrong.
So irrespective of whether you place the image on top of the text, or aside the text, you
need to take into account the size of the text, and drag the image to accommodate the
size of your text, and you won’t face any such issue.
Let’s quickly get the image back into our text, before moving on to a shape.
Let’s select the polygon tool, and then click on it, to reveal the popup settings.
Change the sides to 3, and hit okay.
Now click and drag, to make a triangle.
The whole concept of placing an image to a shape works exactly like we learnt a while
ago with the text.
So have the shape selected, and then go to file, and then place, and locate the image
on the computer, and hit open, and your image shall be sitting inside the shape.
The other way around this is to hit Command Z on a Mac, or Ctrl Z on a PC to undo the
last action, and you shall find the cursor loaded with the image, so click and drag either
on top of the shape, or aside, it does not matter.
All that matters is that your image size should be big enough to cover the shape.
Once the image is placed, hit Command X on a Mac, or Ctrl X on a PC, to cut the image,
and then select your shape, before going to edit, and select ‘paste into’ option,
and the image shall be placed into the shape.
You can always click the content grabber sitting at the center of the image, and drag to move
your image within the frame.
Alright guys!
That concludes our session.
I hope you’ve enjoyed it, so I’m going to see you in the next one, in just a bit.
Good bye!