Illustrator: Text Wrap Tutorial
How to wrap text around a custom shape in Adobe Illustrator.
In this example we want to wrap the text around the man walking.
Start by drawing a rough outline of your custom shape with the pen tool.
With your outline selected go to Object>Text Wrap>Make
The text will now flow around the text wrap.
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