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  • How do you get the shadowing behind the letters please?

    Posted by Alan Jenkin on 9 September 2008 at 18:21

    How do you get the shadowing behind the letters and cut that out seperatly?


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    Alan Jenkin replied 17 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 18:32

    I usually paint mine in.
    :lol1:
    The UKers shadow to the right, we Yanks shadow to the left
    (an observation not a fact)
    When doing them in cut vinyl, I layer them.
    The shadow goes on first, then the lettering.
    I usually just eyeball it but you can also cut registration marks.
    I always try to make the shadow a little darker than the background of the sign.
    Like as if the sun were really creating the shadow.
    Nothing worse than seeing bright yellow shading on a black sign.
    Love…..Jill

  • Alan Jenkin

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 18:50

    sorry i should of been more clear, how do i get shadowing in the first place using corel draw x3?

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 19:00

    have a look here

    http://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … op+shadows

    and buy a membership as there is loads more stuff like this available. 😀

  • Alan Jenkin

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 19:56

    how do you unite the letters? i think that chap is using different software

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 20:01

    select all the letters you want to join….go to arrange and then weld.

    Then buy a membership!!! 😀 😀 (You wont regret it…..seriously)

  • Alan Jenkin

    Member
    9 September 2008 at 20:10

    Thanks for that, got it sorted now, can you leave a gap between the shadow and the letter with corel?

    i’ll buy a membership soon, ive spent out trying to set this up for my girlfriend and cant afford it just now, looks like there are some good tutorials on here though, more info than you’ll ever need!!

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