Creating a "yarn" text effect in photoshop or illustrator

[jrm27]

Hello all,

Weird question, and hoping for some guidance.

Ihave built a light box and put a big pile of unspooled yarn in it. In the picture, the pile of yarn is off to the left, and there is a single strand (leading to the end of the yarn) stretched horizontally across the front of the picture. I'm trying to figure out a way to either:
a. transform the straight line of yarn and manipulate it into text shapes (probably something cursive-like), so I can make it spell something.
b. create a "yarn" text effect that I can drop into the area.

I'm basically trying to make the single strand of yarn spell a word. I'm halfway decent with this kind of stuff, but still trying to figure out how I might accomplish something like this.

Not even sure if this makes any sense! Heck, if there's even a "yarn" font out there that anyone knows of, I'd even use that and blend it in with the photo. Thanks for any direction or advice!

-jon

 

[citizenzen]

I'd take a single strand of yarn, use it to spell out a word, then photograph it.

Am I missing something here?

 

[UTclassof89]

Here are some Rope brushes for Illustrator, but you'd have to then do some Photoshopping to make the result look realistic.

 

[Doctor Q]

Perhaps you could create the text you want, turn it into a shape (a path outlining the letters), and then paste a photo of the yarn into that shape.

 

[7on]

I'd take a single strand of yarn, use it to spell out a word, then photograph it.

Am I missing something here?

+10
Don't know why people avoid the obvious. I've actually needed burned paper for a texture and I just lit a wad of paper on fire in the office.

 

[jrm27]

Thans guys,

I tried spellign out with yarn (first thought before I created this thread), and that avenue didn't work out so great. I ended up hand drawing everything (ball of yarn and the needed text), and that turned out well. Thanks for the rope brushes!