Drop Shadow Effect - Pixalated 1

[TamedTech]

Hello Guys,

I'm a reasonable new comer to the world of illustrator, and i'm having issues with my logo.

I'm trying to apply a drop shadow effect to piece of text that I have converted to outlines.

It appears to very pixalated, and whenever I zoom into the image it appears to pixalate the shadow effect, is this normal behaviour or am I doing somthing wrong?

The next thing I notice is that the shadow effect seems to loose proportion as I expand the logo design, so if I scale it by 500% the shadow still remains 1px thick, but everything else has expanded, how can I set the variables for the drop shadow to match the rest of the logo as it expands?

Thanks guys,

Rob

 

[apepp]

...before starting a new document and applying effects it is important to set the document effects resolution under the main menu:

effect > document raster effects setting

...you will typically need to set this to:

cmyk > high (300dpi) > transparent > anti alias > preserve spot colours where possible

...under preferences or in the flyout menu of the transform palette ensure 'scale strokes and effects' in turned on so objects scale better...

Andrew

 

[apepp]

...just to add, if you have applied effects with a low res setting and then change it to higher setting afterwards, your effects are likely to change and will need re-adjusting to look like they were before...

Andrew

 

[TamedTech]

Thanks Andrew,

That worked a charm, I now have lovely smooth shadow effects.

Thanks,

Rob