How to Color the shadow??

[ironman02]

1. https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-3d-text-art-effect-in-adobe-illustrator--cms-3... 

Shadow is not colored like step7 of the third item

[ajabon grinsmith]

Did you work in RGB mode as in the example above?
Did you test with the same color as the example?
What color did it look on your screen?

[Lukas Engqvist]

Are you following the tutorial exactly or are you adapting it? Many of the blend modes need a colour to belnd with. If you try to make this effect but do not have a coloured (or white) rectangle behind it will not work. Also seeing your work would help to find out why you are not getting the result you want.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Looks to me like a complicated way to do this effect.

It can be easily done while keeping the text editable.

Type your text on top of a colored rectangle.

Select both text and rectangle and Alt click the Minus Front icon to create a Compound Shape.

Use the 3D Extrude Effect

You can still change the text as long as you do not Expand the Appearance.