Replicate shadow effect in Illustrator/Photoshop

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Originally posted by KRB
Try this as a workaround.
• With the front light yellow color selected as shown, Object>Arrange>Bring to the Front.
• In the Layers Panel, move them up and out of the <Group>.
• Trash the <Group> which are all the shadow paths.

That worked!

Originally posted by KRB
The spacing:
I would at least do some adjusting,for example, look at the kerning between the C and R as opposed to the spaces surrounding L’s.
I personally do not care for the loose tracking with this font. The original example shown was not like this.
Maybe show him both ways.

I had actually already adjusted the kerning on a sample that I sent to the client, but hadn't done it on the logo I was playing around with here. Here's what I ended up with:



I'd be interested in your (and anyone else's) thoughts on how the logo "plays", particularly with respect to the leading.

The only thing I couldn't do was move the stroke behind the fill - when I selected a part that I knew had the same appearance, it still shows as "mixed appearances" in the Appearance panel:



I also think the what I ended up with looks "rough" when compared to your example, but perhaps that's a function of the font?

Originally posted by KRB
BTW, what is the name of the font?

It's called Formal Script Regular - you can download it here for free if you want to pick it up:

http://www.free-fonts-ttf.org/true-t...9-download.htm

Thanks again for all of your help - I really appreciate it.

Sam

[KRB]

Sam, thanks for the font.
Let’s start again. I did it slightly different.
A picture (screen shots) are worth a thousand words
Shown here some of my panels.

1. Text is Live for editing purposes.
Group, apply 3D extrude to the Group.
Adjust your Kerning and Tracking.
Notice the Extrude amount is lesser on the smaller type.

2. Expand Appearance. duplicate (ungroup, then regroup)
The front group is just the light yellow paths
The shadow group is ALL the paths.

3.Shadow Group - Pathfinders Add.
Tidy up and consolidate all those paths!

4. Appearance Panel> Add New stroke, move below the Fill.
The second line has smaller strokes weights because the type is smaller.

Edit: Sam, also keep in mind that logos travel in many places for a long time.
I am not sure how well that second line is going to weather with this font and the stroke weight and your dark reddish color with that black shadow effect.
For a test run, reduce the size of the logo to fit a business card and consider the readership and the overall design.
Your/my logo example at 100% is 8.3976 inches/ 604.628 pixels/ or 50p4.628 picas wide!


Kathryn









[Edited on 4/1/2010 by KRB]

[Edited on 4/1/2010 by KRB]

[WebFreedom]

Thanks Kathryn. I'm sorry to say that I'm still having the same challenges as before, and coming up with the same result - which is decidedly inferior to yours. I know it's not realistic for you to outline all the steps, but I think I must be doing something differently "in between" the steps you've outlined. I'll indicate below where I'm having challenges, but if you want to abandon ship at this point, I'll certainly understand. You've already gone above and beyond the call of duty.

Originally posted by KRB
3.Shadow Group - Pathfinders Add.
Tidy up and consolidate all those paths!

I did this, but it didn't make any noticeable difference in the paths, which makes me think I had already gone awry somewhere earlier in the process.

Originally posted by KRB
4. Appearance Panel> Add New stroke, move below the Fill.

I was also unable to do this again. Are you actually adding the stroke in the Appearance panel, and if you are, can you explain how?

Here's what my Appearance panel looks like when I first open it:



And when I double-click on 'Contents':

Originally posted by KRB
Edit: Sam, also keep in mind that logos travel in many places for a long time.
I am not sure how well that second line is going to weather with this font and the stroke weight and your dark reddish color with that black shadow effect.
For a test run, reduce the size of the logo to fit a business card and consider the readership and the overall design.
Your/my logo example at 100% is 8.3976 inches/ 604.628 pixels/ or 50p4.628 picas wide!

I agree with all of your thoughts, Kathryn, and I'll advise my client accordingly. Whether they will listen or not is another story, but at least I'll be able to say I did all I could.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Sam