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Hello patient and talented people,
I'm very, very, very new to illustrator. Currently I'm trying to create a simple graphic which will eventually be printed/cut-out on vinyl, and then used as a stencil for painting text on a wall.
I've given an example of the effect I'm trying to create. Basically I want to create text with the negative space of the wall I'm painting on (as you can see in the first image...with the large greyish text).
Two questions:
1) How do I extend the long shadow to go from the 'E' of TIME and the very edge of the 'E' in SPACE? Do I need to turn "SPACE" into an object? I'm still pretty rusty at manipulating any paths or anchor points.
2) How do I create the shadow effect that's in between the large grey letters in the example below? I suppose it would look similar to the last line of text that says "big words" (backwards...sorry...figured it was best to show both images moving in the same direction etc).
Will check in the morning. Brain fried trying to figure this out. Will check in morning. Thank you.
you could still make a stencil in illustrator if you want. what i meant was, use the pen tool in illustrator to draw the shadow.
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Here is a tutorial to help you achieve that effect:
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JonathanArias schrieb
Here is a tutorial to help you achieve that effect:
No, it won't. Because with a blend effect you can't make a stencil (too many points in between)
In order to get a clean shape you need to do it like this:
Vektorgarten - Long Shadows with Illustrator
THere's also a plugin available: opo. But I haven't seen it in a long time. So don't know if it is still there.
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Thanks. The Vektogarten link helps. I'm still getting a bit lost with refining the 3D shape so it lines up with the word "SPACE". How do I alter the shapes between the letters? Also, how do I clean up the shadow so it's one long, clean line?
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if all you want to do is literally recreate that time/space image, you're better off just drawing it. it would take a matter of minutes
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Thanks Doug. I agree. Another artist had suggested it would be easier to create a stencil...but I'm more of a hands-on kind of person. I've spend so many hours trying to figure out illustrator...when I could have just freehanded it onto the wall. Should have gone with my gut...hahaha.
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you could still make a stencil in illustrator if you want. what i meant was, use the pen tool in illustrator to draw the shadow.
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i like that way too
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Thanks. I think I finally figured out how to use the pen tool properly. Makes sense now.