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Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool, I drew a rounded rectangle over the artboard, behind the text groups, in a green-gray color. The background IвЂ™ve been using (whose texture was not covered in this tutorial, since itвЂ™s not a part of the final retro text piece) is much too light for this color scheme. Move it to the left and downward (see below) so it forms a bit of a drop shadow. Set the fill color to an even darker color (in this case a very dark teal) and place it behind the text group in the Layers panel.

Unite the Pasted text group in Pathfinder. Group your retro text together, Copy, and Paste. Repeat Steps 8-9 on your other text (if applicable). With the copied face and the green outline shape selected, hit Control-7 in order to create a Clipping Mask. Copy, Paste, and Align (in the Align panel) the textвЂ™s face group with itself. Place this second outline shape to the right of the light cream outline shape and below it in the Layers panel. Copy and Paste this outline shape and apply a color darker than the mint used for the face of the text. For the fill color, choose something lighter than the textвЂ™s face color (light cream, seen below). With both the copied text face and the offset objet selected, hit Minus Front in the Pathfinder panel. Select the face of your text (the group from Step 5), Copy (Control вЂ“ C), Paste (Control вЂ“ V), and go to Object > Path > Offset PathвЂ¦ where youвЂ™ll apply a -1px Offset. Repeat Steps 4-7 on any other text you may have in your artboard. Once satisfied with the shadow colors and gradients of the 3D text, make sure itвЂ™s all Grouped together and Unhide the rest of your text. IвЂ™ve circled the sections of the 3D portion of the text where the gradients were placed. For anything that is on the right side of each letter and not a part of a curve, apply the lighter shadow color as the fill color (see below).ДЇor curving shapes in the 3D text, youвЂ™ll apply a Linear Gradient going from the lighter shadow color to the darker shadow color using the Gradient panel to sort out the gradientвЂ™s angle. Using the Direct Selection Tool (A), select the bottom components of the 3D text and apply the darkest shadow color as the fill color (see below). In this case I chose teal and darker teal. YouвЂ™ll need two colors for the 3D components of your text. WeвЂ™ll be adjusting the fill colors of those pieces in the following steps. Group together the 3D components of lettering. Select the face of the text (the letters without their 3D counterpart) and set the fill color to a light color: cream, pale mint, etc. With your new 3D text selected, Expand Appearance under Object and Ungroup. With the newly compound shape selected, go to Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel and apply the following attributes:

Select the вЂњItalianвЂќ group and hit Unite in the Pathfinder panel. IвЂ™ll mainly focus on the word вЂњItalianвЂќ in this tutorial, since the process for the text treatment is the same for both word groups. This may be easier to do if youвЂ™re using a graphics tablet and the Pencil Tool (N) if you want your curves to flow with quickly drawn lines.

IвЂ™ve used the Pen Tool (P) in order to draw a shape that hides the little kick on the end of the вЂњTвЂќ and flows into the expanded flourish path. In order to make sure the flourish drawn in the previous step fits in with the text group seamlessly, Zoom (Z) in so you can work on the details of the final letter. Once youвЂ™ve got the flourish in a position and shape that you enjoy, Expand it in Object and Group together with your word (in this case itвЂ™s been Grouped with вЂњRoastвЂќ). Use the Width Tool (Shift вЂ“ W)В to taper the tail of the flourish by placing points with the tool near the end of the tail and dragging our mouse to make the path thinner at that end. Apply a thick stroke to the path in the Stroke panel. Using the Pencil Tool (N) I drew a swooping line from the letter вЂњTвЂќ that moves to the left and stops below the вЂњRвЂќ. I think the word вЂњRoastвЂќ needs a flourish. Expand your text to outlines under Object, and then Ungroup your text. I chose вЂњItalian RoastвЂќ, as itвЂ™s the name of a type of coffee, and I find this text effect goes well with all things coffee, packaging, and cafe related. Write out your text or title with the Type Tool (T). In this case, I chose Lobster 2, but also recommend Lobster, ChunkFive, or Birra. Topics Covered: 3D Text, Blend Tool, Textures.Pour a cup of coffee, sit back, and letвЂ™s create some text with the help of Illustrator effects, the Blend Tool, and textures fit for the branding of a coffee house.

#3d illustrator how to

In this tutorial youвЂ™ll learn how to create dimensional text inspired by vintage packaging designs and logotypes.