How To Create An Embossed Effect In Illustrator

In the following Adobe Illustrator tutorial you will learn to create a quick embossed dynamic text effect using only the Appearance Panel in order to save it as a Graphic Style!

1. Open Adobe Illustrator and create a new 1500 x 720px document (Ctrl + N). Select CMYK Color Mode, 300 PPI Raster Effects and make sure that Align New Objects to Pixel Grid is unchecked.

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2. Pick theType Tool (T) and write the wordVectorgraphit as you see in the image below.Set the font toSlim Tony Italic, thesize to 170 px and the color toC=100 M=0 Y=0 K=0.

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3. From the Stroke panel (Window > Stroke) add a 3px stroke and set the colour to C=85 M=39 Y=13 K=0.Now select the stroke from the Appearance Panelthen go to Effects > Distort&Transform > Transfrom and in the dialog box enter a value of -1px for Horizontaland1px for Vertical.

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4. From the Appearance Panel add a new stroke with a 5px width. Set it's colour toC=85 M=50 Y=22 K=2. Now select the stroke from theAppearance Panelthen go toEffects > Distort&Transform > Transfromand in the dialog box enter a value of-2px for Horizontaland 2px for Vertical.

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5. Again from the Appearance Panelselect the Fill and add an Inner Shadow (Effects > Stylize > Inner Shadow).Change the colour to Black, lower the opacity to 15% and set the blending mode to Multiply. Also set the blur to 15pxthe hit the ok button.

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6. Add a new White fill from the Appearance Panel.With the fill selected go to Effect > Path > Offset Path and enter a value of -5px. With the fill still selected go to Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and enter a velue of 10px in the dialog box. From the Transparency Panel lower the opacity to 20% and set the Blending mode to Lighten.

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7. Again from the Appearance Panel add a third Fill (White). With the fill selected go toEffect > Path > Offset Path and enter a value of-10px. With the fill still selected go toEffect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and enter a velue of 10px in the dialog box. From theTransparency Panel lower the opacity to20% and set theBlending mode toLighten.

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8. Again from the Appearance Panel add the last Fill (White). With the fill selected go toEffect > Path > Offset Path and enter a value of-15px. With the fill still selected go toEffect > Blur > Gaussian Blur and enter a velue of10px in the dialog box. From theTransparency Panel lower the opacity to20% and set theBlending mode toLighten.

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9. With the type selected (not only the fill or the stroke) add three Drop Shadows (Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow). Make sure to enter the values as in the screenshot below. When you add a new Drop Shadow when you already have one Illustrator will say "hey you already have a drop shadow", just enter the "Apply new Efect" button.

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10. Now pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a 1500 x 720px rectangle (as big as the artboad). Fill it with C=20 M=0 Y=0 K=0.

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11. Add a new Black and White gradient fill from the Appearance Panel. With the fill selected go to the Transparency panel and lower the opacity to 20% and set the blending mode to Multiply.

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17. Add a last fill ad set the colour to C=20 M=0 Y=0 K=0. Now with the fill still selected go to Effect > Sketch > Note Paper and enter the same values as in the image below.

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