Select the new fill in the Appearance panel, and go Effect > Stylize > Scribble. Keep the default black color of the fill. With the no fill and no stroke text selected, open the pop-up menu in the Appearance panel, and chose Add New Fill. We are going to add a stroke and fill separate from each other in the Appearance panel in the next couple of steps. With the text selected, take off any stroke and fill. Topics Covered: Appearance panel, Graphic Stylesīelow is an example of the sketch font we will be creating.Ĭreate a new document and with the Text tool (T), type out some text with the font of your choosing.Moreover, you can create a Graphic Style and easily apply the style to other editable fonts to create your very own custom sketch font! Turn’s out, it is actually really easy to do in Illustrator. My problem is, I want to be able to use this sketchy style in any font. Here are some popular sketch fonts available that are great for grungy and hand-drawn designs and illustrations. Want to see other articles revamped? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Hope you enjoy revisiting this helpful tutorial in Illustrator CS6 & CC style. So we’ve updated this tutorial to be current with the most recent versions of Illustrator. This blog post was previously published on our blog in 2009, and since it was so popular with our readers, we wanted to be sure the instructions were up-to-date.

Skitch font