2014 Quarter 1 Skills

Beveled Text


Tools: pathfinder tool and the divide command—You have to first use offset path in object menu then ungroup both the original and duplicate of text, use line tool to extend lines starting with the points, after select all to be able to use pathfinder and click divide in pathfinder menu, finally add the dark and light shades of the color you use for the text—Easy tutorial: How to create beveled text in Illustrator on lyndia.com

My made Fonts
Tools: Object expand and Object offset path

—First with the text go to object then click expand to be able to mess with the points using the direct select tool to bring in or out the points in the text, next do object offset path to add a bigger/small duplicate of the text you made, and as a option you can add in stroke panel menu put a amount of spacing between each letter

—Easy tutorial: Create your own fonts and types find it on YouTube

—Shiny Shield: Stroke panel, Opacity panel, Pathfinder panel, Gradient panel, Line tool, Direct selection tool, Gradient tool, and Object offset path—First step make a rectangle then use direct selection tool to stretch out the points into a shield form, next use stroke menu to add more to outline of the shield, then press add new stroke which will make a duplicate of the original stroke with the second stroke align it to the inner part of the shield so it going in, decrease the stroke of the original so it can be the outline of the second stroke, then add a third stroke have be the center stroke and have it moved behind the second stroke, after add a fill in (doesn’t have to be just green) put the fill at the bottom of the stroke panel, expand the shield by going to object then expand and ungroup the parts,  now add metallic gradients apply those to each stroke, with that object offset path with a negative number which will be a smaller duplicate, draw a arc through top copy the arc, go pathfinder menu and click divide with the fill and arc being both selected, take direct selection and delete bottom part of the arc fill, with top of the it change color to a black/white gradient and go to the opacity and decrease it by 80%, use gradient tool to add a shine gradient to the top part of the fill, edit paste in front to have second arc press divide in pathfinder panel, reverse gradient in gradient panel to add that glossy texture Follow the tutorial completely

Title: Quick Tip Create A Shiny Shield Using Illustrators Tutorial.m4v on YouTube