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Here's how to make a vector file look like you've used a mask in Photoshop.
Now make your type outlines by going to TYPE>CREATE OUTLINES in your menu bar, making the letters into objects.
Now select your text and drag it down while holding down SHIFT and OPTION(MAC)/ALT(PC) to create a copy of your text that is aligned with the original text. See below:
The next step is to flip the text using the REFLECT TOOL. Go back to your SELECTION TOOL, hold down SHIFT and mo ve the bottom text to where it is almost touching the original text, like so:
Fill the text with a gradient by clicking on the gradient swatch in the GRADIENT PALETTE.
In your GRADIENT PALETTE, set the angle to 90 and move the GRADIENT SLIDER (the diamond above the gradient bar) to the right.
Yielding this result: Finally, click on the black GRADIENT SWATCH and set the black to 50% in your COLOR PALETTE.
The end result should look something like this: AND IT'S ENTIRELY VECTOR!!
And there you have it! |