3D Shadow effect for text

[DigitalJeweler]

does pdf export not work? that's the way i send any stuff to people who insist on illustrator (and i insist on not using two graphics apps when one will do). for line work it never seems to give me any problems

I'm not at the point yet where I have any specific artwork ready and a place to have vinyl cut. If it wasn't overly expensive ($300 or less) I'd like to mess around with a plotter to see what it can do.

I have to reinstall Illy as I must have removed it from the CS3 pack. There's far less info out there for Xara so even though I prefer XDP, I might have to learn to use other tools to get the job done.

I love all the input and comments! Keep it coming

[DigitalJeweler]

Also, I would like to read what Albacore posted but it's too small for me to read and I'm currently looking at 24" iMac.

[avalon]

There a font called GRIFFON out there somewhere...

[gwpriester]

http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/griffon-/ Not that close avalon.

[Albacore]

This is for you Rik and I am not sure if this will work. Because of the ridicule file upload that we are allowed in AI & PDF what I had to do was to take it into Xara and save it there. What you can do is to open and then save it as PDF and then open it in AI. The other way is to use other peoples work who have done the same as my self and you can download it here: http://rwillustrator.blogspot.com/20...-pen-tool.html

[Rik]

This is for you Rik and...

Thanks very much indeed.

I have tried, on a few occasions, to try and draw in Illustrator.
I have tried a few tutorials and simply find the Pen Tool a bit too difficult.
That's why your post interested me. I will have a another go.

Now. If Illustrator had the Shape Tool, then I would have actually done something in Illustrator, by now!
I'm not running the Illustrator tools down, by the way. It's just my lack of use/practice.

[avalon]

http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/griffon-/ Not that close avalon.

Whoa!! Not close? Was way off!! Shadow on wrong side, condensed...LOL!!

[gwpriester]

Well also, Griffon is a font in which the shadow was part of the original font design. And it is very condensed.

But, the same idea. Kind of.

[DigitalJeweler]

It's possible the sign making software "added" the 3D shadow effect. That could have been just Maximus font with that feature. We likely just have to do it manually.