ShadowĪll the shadows are applied to the third fill, do keep it selected and click on the fx icon under the Appearance panel to bring up the effects drop-down.
The text is a pure gold now, but it looks a bit unnatural without a shadow. The higher the number the more extrusion depth you introduce to the text. Please note: there is no limit in the number of copies. In opened dialog box specify these parameters: Head over to the fx icon and bring up the drop-down menu with the Distort&Transform/Transform option.
Now that we have a gradient, so we are ready to use Transform effect to add the depth and 3-dimensional look. Then add 19 gradient stops and pick the color up from the list. Select it and add a gradient by clicking on the slider. The third field is responsible for depth with metallic reflections as well as shadows. In opened dialog box type #FFD200 to give a bright yellow color. In opened dialog box type 1px inside the Horizontal and Vertical Move text fields.Ĭhange the color by clicking on the Color Picker. Select the fill and head over to the fx icon on the bottom left.įrom the open drop-down select the Distort & Transform first, than Tranform… to bring up a Tranform panel. The second fill serves as a highlight, so we need to offset it by 1px to the bottom left with the Transform effect. Use the image below the Gradient list as guide. Do not forget to type the position to obtain the same spacing. You should create five more stops.Īrrange the colors for the gradient stops as they go in my list. Select the one on top and apply a gradient to it by clicking on the Gradient slider under the Gradient Panel.Īdd more gradient stops by clicking on the bottom of the Gradient Slider. Head over to the Appearance panel (Window/Appearance) and create a new fill by clicking on the icon on the bottom left.Ĭlick twice to add two new fills. Filled with Goldįor this design we need multiple fills. The Audrey Bold is a choice for me – both elegant and bold, their glyphs are massive enough to bear the golden gradient. Select a typeface from the drop-down menu. Grab the Text tool (T) and start typing your word. Lunch the Adobe Illustrator and start a New Document at any size. If you want to learn more about Graphic Styles, Actions and other tools that make your workflow efficient, give my Udemy course a try.
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Golden text Effect can be applied to any fontĬlearly, you might use the 3D software to make it super-realistic, but Adobe Illustrator offers another advantage – design it once, save it inside the Graphic Style and reproduce it with a single click.
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We will be creating the Golden Text Effect, live and editable, that you can download from Envato Elements. Today’s tutorial would be interesting for everybody who works with the text styles and effects in Adobe Illustrator.