Procreate Quick Tip: Lettering at an Angle
Struggling to get your words and letterforms to look normal when you try to put your lettering on an angle?
Watch the quick video above to learn a super easy way to transform your lettering into perfect, crisp, aligned lettering on an angle using a simple trick in Procreate.
How to get perfect angled lettering:
Letter your word normally on a straight line (I recommend using actual drawn guidelines for the baseline, x-height if using lowercase, and cap height).
Tap the Move tool (the cursor/arrow) and select “Distort” from the options at the bottom.
Grab the middle dot on the right-hand side of the bounding box and drag it straight up (if you have Magnetics turned on, Procreate will guide your movement upward perfectly).
Turn the opacity down on your lettering layer. Create a new layer and trace over it, using the first word as a guide. This step is only necessary if the Distort action made your lettering look pixelated or blurry.
Erase any edges that extend past your guides. Make sure the top and bottom edges of your letters are parallel to your guidelines.
Brush used in this video: Monoline Stamp from ShoutBam’s Rough & Raw pack
That’s it! You can use this technique to create perfect lettering on an angle to create interesting layouts and compositions.
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