#How to bevel text in illustrator cc free#

In some places, you will need to use an approximate angle for your line (like with the “R”).Ĩ - For the rounded letters we will use the “Direct Selection Tool” (A) to select the “Anchor Points” we want to use. For the straight letters, draw a line from the “Top” of one of the corner rectangles (hold the “Shift” key) to the next “turning” point, release and start a bit away (or start from the opposite side) to reset and get to the next corner. Check your text, and in the other places where the letters have corners, draw a line the goes from the outside to the inside.ħ - Now, let’s make the center line (the one the in the center of each letter). You should have a formed a triangle at the end of your letter. (It’s ok if the lines don’t end in the same spot since we are fixing this in the next step).Ħ - Use the “Direct Selection Tool” (A) and while holding the “Shift” key, move the end of the line to shorten or elongate it and make it intersect with the other line. Hold the “Shift” key again and draw a second line that intersects with the first one. Finish the line and start again from the other side (or a little bit away from your finish point). To make the “Corners” hold the “Shift” key and draw a line from one side of the letter to about the center of it’s with (this will draw the line in a 45° angle). Select the “Line Segment Tool” (L), give the “Stroke” a contrasting color so you can see your work and make the “Fill” “None” for now. Then “Ungroup” your text to separate each letter (Shift + Command/Control + G).ĥ - Make sure your “Smart Guides” (Command/Control + U) are on because this will help you find the “Intersection” points and other stuff. Select your text with the “Selection Tool” and go to Object > Expand, check the “Object” and “Fill” boxes and hit OK. Then, lock the layer that contains your “Background” by clicking on the spot left of the thumbnail to show the little lock icon and, create a “New Layer” by clicking on the button at the bottom of the “Layers” window.Ĥ - Select the “Type Tool” (T), choose a font of your liking (we used Wask New Bold), and use white as “Fill” color. (You can skip the last part if you want to keep the texture without color). Select the “Rectangle Tool” (M) and drag from top left to bottom right of your document to draw a rectangle covering your texture, fill it with a color you like and change the “Layer Style” in the “Transparency” window to color your “Marble” (we used “Screen”). Position it on your Illustrator document. Paste (Command/Control + P) your “Marble” texture. Don’t forget to save your Photoshop file for later usage.ģ - In Illustrator, create a “New Document”. Once you are happy, select your image (Command/Control + A), then copy your selection (Command/Control + C). Now, play around with the “Levels” (Command/Control + L) to get the “Marble” effect. We will need to start in Photoshop to create a part of the Marble texture used as background.ġ - First, in Photoshop, create a “New Document” and make it as big as your Illustrator file will be.Ģ - Go to Filter > Render > Clouds, then to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.

#How to bevel text in illustrator cc free#

For this Tutorial, we are using Wask New Free Font from Vasilis Skandalos.