Press the Opacity link and change the Blending Mode to Multiply.Ĭreate another new fill in the Appearance panel, select the bottom fill item, and fill it with a light yellow color. In the Appearance panel, press the drop-down arrow for the new fill to reveal its attributes. Fill the new fill with a reddish orange color. With the text still selected, choose Add New Fill from the pop-up menu of the Appearance panel. Take off any stroke and fill on the text. Estimated Completion Time: 15-20 minutesĬreate a new document and type out some text with the Text tool (T).Topics Covered: Appearance Panel, Effects.Program: Adobe Illustrator CS5 (You should be able to create this tutorial in CS4 and CS3 but some of the tutorial images might look different.).

If you have read my tutorials before, you know this means the Appearance panel! Along with the Appearance panel, we will be using some texture effects, Warp effects, and some simple layering.īelow is the final type treatment we will be working towards.

Even though its simple, it uses some powerful Illustrator features. In this tutorial I will show you how to create a simple retro type treatment.

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