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Does anyone know of a third party Illustrator plugin that will create simple effects like this? Kind of like Photoshop's Bevel & Emboss filter. I hate trying (and never succeeding) to achieve this with drop shadows and inner glows. Or is it possible to do this as a live effect already? If so, please show me how!
I got it!
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Hey there, thanks for reaching out. Would you mind trying the suggestions shared in these help articles and checking if it helps:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/quick-actions/retro-text.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/create-3D-text.html
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Anubhav
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I get this far:
But then if I add a Pathfinder > Subtract operation to try to subtract the black from the white, I get this, which not only doesn't work, but the result is completely inexplicable:
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Coro might have sort of a solution as graphic styles are concerned. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEEBipG3E8ZLnbGha2PIc1Q
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This video looks like it might be just the thing, but I can't read the menus to know what he's selecting!
I tried running a screenshot of his Appearance palette through Google's image translator, but it didn't really help:
Maybe he knows some English and can reply to my comment, but otherwise... does anyone here speak Japanese?
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You could try this: https://www.vektorgarten.de/illustrator-polyglott.html
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Okay, making some progress...
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I got it!
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Cool!
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I get this
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You can use the same process to create a shadow bevel as well. And this is all live text!