Letter Shading

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October 5, 2022
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Hi All
a problem I have constantly is to replicate a signpainters shade on a letter. Easy to 'shadow' but duplicating but a proper 'shade' is difficult. I also need it in a true vector format. Has anyone got a successful process (or is there a function) for doing this?
The odd letter is ok but when there's a lot of it it gets really time consuming.
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marke90000265

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I would use the blending tool.

sign_painting_shadows.pdf

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GrangerMorton작성자

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I don't think that works as vectors though??

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marke90000265

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Outline text is a vector. This will not work on live text.

Doug A Roberts

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You can use @Monika Gause 's method here. Read the whole article but especially from #10 down:

https://vektorgarten.de/long-shadows-with-illustrator.html

I use a variation on that here, using Offset Path on the underlying fill:

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GrangerMorton작성자

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thanks,... I'm falling at the first hurdle here.... when I use isomertric bottom, my whole thing rotates, doesn't look like Monika's at all. I can't believe this is so dfficult.

Doug A Roberts

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You seem to have a letter and a rounded rectangle object selected there?

It's supposed to rotate. You then un-rotate it using a Transform effect. See Monika's step #7.

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