Create a Retro Long Shadow Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

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Published on July 9, 2021 7:00:04 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD27qzXuIMI

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Learn how to create a retro long shadow text effect in Adobe Illustrator, step by step.
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For starters, you will learn how to create some text. Taking full advantage of the Appearance panel and using a neat Transform effect, you will learn how to add the long shadow effect without expanding your text. Some basic blending techniques and a simple Gaussian Blur effect will be the final touches for your text effect.

Here are the steps involved:

00:00 - Introduction
00:41 - Set up the document
01:27 - Add some text
02:57 - Apply a long shadow effect
05:06 - Further stylize the long shadow effect
06:03 - Add a background and some new text
09:42 - Outro

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