I create a lot of text that gives the illusion of being extruded, with also has a soft shadow.
I do this by:
1. giving the text a color
2. duplicating the text
3. putting the duplicated text at a lower layer
4. changing the color darker
5. offsetting the duplicated text
6. creating a diamond the same color as the duplicated text, placing it in one of the voids created by the offset.
7. duplicating and placing as many times as necessary (keeping in a folder for organization)
8. applying a shadow to the top text layer
I have done this thousands of times over the years. There has got to be an easier and less tedious way!
Any suggestions???
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And it is pretty easy to do.
I'll poke around in illustrator, but will the text maintain it's integrity? I produce visual graphics for print and crisp text is essential.
Thanks for the advise.
-James
It sounds to me like you should be using InDesign, really.
But thanks, I may pull out the trial version and see how it goes!
-JP
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You can use the free <http://www.pixentral.com> to upload and host images
for posting here. Just read and follow the directions.
After the image you upload is displayed back to you, scroll down and copy
ALL the text the the box labeled "HTML" for pasting in a reply here. Ignore
the code in the box labeled "Forum".
New TextExpander shortcut = PixPost
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Off to google TextExpander.
Then you can updated by clicking it icon in the layers panel and i will open the original and you edit then the changes will be reflect in the photoshop document.
Very handy tool.
Double-clicking on a Smart Object in Photoshop does NOT open the original file, as it is NOT linked to the original file. The file is not linked, but a copy is embedded in the Photoshop document. Double-clicking on that opens the embedded copy in Illustrator so you can edit said embedded copy. The original has been totally forgotten by Photoshop.