Text effects 1

[Zodd]

Hello, I have been trying to mess around with text effects, and it seems that I am very limited in what I can do with Illustrator (10). I am so used to Photoshop. I can go in there and add all these bevels, and all that. I saw some things in illustrator under effects, but it seems it does not have the same power as PS. I am trying to maintain vector graphics, but I am having a hard time getting my text to look "cool". Do I need to just get a basic design, and save that in Illustrator, and then when I know the size it is going to be printed as (used as), then bring it into PS and do all the neat stuff I can do in there? I am just not sure.

Thanks

 

[itchybug]

Zodd:

If you are willing to invest the time (for some people it's a breeze, while others struggle) you can learn enough skills with gradient meshes, envelopes, and blends to do a good job in Illustrator 10.

Illustrator CS and 2 have limited 3-d capabilities, with bevels and extrusions. You can more easily create text-effects. Maybe it's time to consider upgrading. From recent reports about CS2, it may currently be safer to scoop up an inexpensive CS unleaded, but that's just what I've heard...

HTH

Bert

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