D2 Tutorial #3 Turner; Making a sketchy font

Step 1 - Write out a couple of words you want, and choose the font you want. I chose Impact for the font because it will be thick enough to get the sketch effect I'm going for.

Step 2 - Make the font's fill white and give it a stroke of the color of your choice.

Step 3 - Make another copy of the same words, but make the fill of this copy the color of the stroke on the first; don't have a stroke on the copy. Then put the copy over the original.

Step 4: Go to Effect > Stylize > Scribble. This will make it all... scribbly. You can toy around with the preferences in the scribble effect box to change the look of the scribble. I customized mine to get a more hand sketched look.

I also thickened the stroke on the bottom text layer to make it a bit heavier.

Step 5: Go through and add some lines using the line tool for a more sketchy feel. Try different thicknesses, types of lines such as dashed lines and different brushes if you want more organic looking strokes.

This is a simple way to get a sketch - like font, which can be used to reflect a blueprint style text. You could even add other things, like a grid in the background or some larger lines behind the font with a low opacity for depth.