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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

There is no Inner Shadow effect in AI.

There is a Drop Shadow

But to restrict it to the inside of the circle you need to mask it with a clipping mask or an opacity mask.

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Jumping Furple
Participant
October 31, 2022

Alternatively to the top answer, Adobe XD comes with an inner shadow option with high customizability. No messing around with masks is needed, super easy stuff. Just add it to your shape/text in XD and export it to illustrator as a PNG.

runninghead_design
runninghead_design
Inspiring
November 1, 2022

... or you could use an airbrush on paper, photograph that with your phone and Place the raster image in AI. What is this- an ad for XD? 😏 Appreciate the helpfulness but Inner shadow in AI feels like a missing feature, resorting to raster really is not the point of AI, or this forum. Btw: if you don't  have an airbrush, charcoal powder and a blusher brush can achieve a similar effect 😁

runninghead_design
runninghead_design
Inspiring
June 28, 2022

Edit: 😂

tromboniator
Community Expert
tromboniatorCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 28, 2022

Perhaps not enough support for it? Go to

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/31030042-where-is-the-inner-shadow-effect, vote for it. Better still, also add a comment as to why it is important.

 

Peter

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    danc44448284
    Participating Frequently
    October 14, 2017

    You could just use a radial gradient going from black to transparent.

      Ton Frederiks
      Community Expert
      Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      October 14, 2017

      There is no Inner Shadow effect in AI.

      There is a Drop Shadow

      But to restrict it to the inside of the circle you need to mask it with a clipping mask or an opacity mask.

        ivank39398723
        ivank39398723Author
        Participant
        October 14, 2017

        Thanks.

        This is great.

        I need transform file from ai to eps format and there should not be raster objects.

        Can I somehow transform this shadow to mesh?

        Monika Gause
        Community Expert
        Monika GauseCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 14, 2017

        You should have told us from the beginning.

        Then you need to go the gradient way. That can be converted to a mesh.

        But since there needs to transparency in the mesh as in the gradient, you will always get pixels in your EPS. EPS can't have transparency

        You might want to tell us what this is for.

        ivank39398723
        ivank39398723Author
        Participant
        October 14, 2017

        in AI?

        Mylenium
        Mylenium
        Legend
        October 14, 2017

        That's a simple "Inner shadow" effect.

        Mylenium

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