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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

How to write on any object to show perspective in Adobe Illustrator

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Illustration involves a lot of some basics that when adhered to brings realism into the created or illustrated piece. One of those is the ability to add texts properly to objects like boxes, cylinders, cuboids and more to show a 3D effect even though the work is actually a one of two dimensions. Every basic Graphic Design software can be used to perform this task to be demonstrated here but Adobe Illustrator has been used for this demonstration. Launch Ai and create a new document with any dimensions of your choice. Draw three parallel lines of equal dimensions as shown in the image below. Alternatively, a rectangle tool can be selected to draw the box but the creation of the lines is just to be able to put the box in perspective.  Using these lines as a guide, create a rectangle and manipulate the edges with Direct Selection tool ( shortcut A) to fit into the guide of lines drawn. fig 1 At this point, choose any color of choice to fill the shapes and the box should have a similar lo