Illustrator drop shadow

You built this with either a blend or the transform effect?

It's just the wrong method. Build it like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1_H_CE7uo&list=PLVqhHu3CSohWYIgvldlIQtqu-vb6aMC7D

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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