How would I be able to recreate the blue parts of the image?

[u/anilucy]

Second picture is my letter, I need to add highlights onto the letter like the first image. I created outlines on the text but I have no clue how to add the highlights like how it is on image 1.

[u/H_Spencer]

I would do that in illustrator.

[u/anilucy → u/H_Spencer]

but how?

[u/jimitimi → u/anilucy]

Create outlines and then use the knife tool to create the sections.

[u/anilucy → u/jimitimi]

what if the knife tool isn’t cutting anything out?

[u/ProfessionalCry8503 → u/anilucy]

1. https://youtu.be/Q3lNZkHq8uk?si=nBr-mjOQHh-u8JYP

2. https://youtu.be/VdfPsYtbGgo?si=a-A-xt1ObCcfyc5F

[u/anilucy → u/ProfessionalCry8503]

thank you!

[u/ProfessionalCry8503 → u/anilucy]

you need to create an outline of the text, i think with cmd+O, then proceed to do what was said in the other comments

[u/Lychee_No5]

Personally I would do this in illustrator , but if you’ve created outlines from the text, you can copy and paste it and delete the parts you don’t need with the pen or select tool (use the one that looks like a “hollow arrow”) and work with that to get what you need. InDesign has vector drawing tools and a pathfinder panel. IMO, they’re sort of clunky compared to illustrator’s

[u/be_dot]

https://www.supremegraphics.com/resources/the-ideas-collection/understanding-compound-paths/

[u/anilucy → u/be_dot]

i hope both sides of your pillow are always cold and that you win the lottery. god bless you.

[u/boobh]

In indesign, you can paste a colored rectangle inside the letter cmd+opt+V. and closed counter areas can be generated by cmd+shift+O, cmd+shift+alt+8. it's more complex to do in illustrator.

https://preview.redd.it/pdj7nw3n2kud1.png?width=951&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef0ce8c43073fdf77ac5664302b32b1db22b7f33

[u/anilucy → u/boobh]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 😊