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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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I would use the blending tool.

sign_painting_shadows.pdf

GrangerMortonAuthor

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

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

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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:

GrangerMortonAuthor

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Doug, how does that (this) look in wireframe?

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Doug, looks good.... are the 45 degree angle lines straight or staggered?? Can you zoom in?

Doug, looks good.... are the 45 degree angle lines straight or staggered?? Can you zoom in?

By @GrangerMorton

Again, where exactly are you getting stuck?