How To Draw Melting Letters

Melted Chocolate Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In today's typography tutorial, we will create a Melted Chocolate Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator . We will use the

Type Tool, Wrap Tool, Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool,

and a few other tools and effects.

Melted Chocolate Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Open

Adobe Illustrator

and creates a new document. Now follow the below steps:

Step 1

Select the

Type Tool

from the

Tool Panel

and type your text. The font style I have selected is

Calibri (Bold)

Let the text be selected and press Shift + Ctrl + O to make the text editable.

Step 2

Let the editable text be selected and click on

Object

in the

Menu Bar

. Place the cursor on

Path

and select the

Offset Path

Now create an

Offset Path

10 pt

and click

Press Shift + Ctrl + G to

Ungroup

the editable text.

Step 3

After ungrouping the letters, arrange them as shown in the below image.

Now select a letter and its

Offset Path

and click on

Unite

in the

Pathfinder Panel

Similarly,

unite

the other letters also.

Step 4

Now press Shift + R to select the

Warp Tool

. With the help of the

Warp Tool,

we will create a melting effect on the letters.

Step 5

Now we will make a melting drop with the help of the Rectangle Tool and Ellipse Tool . Select the

Rectangle Tool

and draw a thin rectangle on the artboard.

Now select the Ellipse Tool and draw a small circle on the bottom side of the rectangle.

Select the rectangle and the circle and select

Unite

in the

Pathfinder Panel

Select the

Direct Selection Tool

and then select the anchor point shown in the below image. Now convert that anchor point into a smooth anchor point.

Now convert the opposite anchor point.

Step 6

Now we will make few duplicate copies, with the help of the

Alt Key

, of this melting drop and place them on the letters as shown in the below image.

Also,

Unite

these drops with the letters with the help of the

Pathfinder Panel

Step 7

Now select the

Pencil Tool

and select a stroke color other than black. Then draw a wavy line on the letters. (See the below image.)

Press Ctrl + A to select all the letters and the stroke line drawn. Now open the

Pathfinder Panel

and select

Divide

After dividing the selection,

Ungroup

them by pressing Shift + Ctrl + G .

Color Time

Now we will fill color in the letters. The letters are divided into two parts. Select the upper part of each letter and fill it with the color

# 3c2415.

Then select the lower part of each letter and fill it with a gradient.

So this is how you can create a Melted Chocolate Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator .

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