Help with shadow

[CENTERVILLE SIGNS]

I am lettering a truck trying to match the other door. The shadow is going to the bottom left. But my shadow is going to the bottom right, how do I make the shadow go the other way? THANKS

 

[Stormyj]

That sir, is one of the vaguest questions Ive ever heard. You will have to be more descriptive than that. Are you talking about software layout? On truck? More info needed.

 

[CENTERVILLE SIGNS]

I want the shadow to go the other way

I want the shadow to go the other way

 

[Fred Weiss]

I am lettering a truck trying to match the other door. The shadow is going to the bottom left. But my shadow is going to the bottom right, how do I make the shadow go the other way? THANKS

• Double click the shadow and click on the shadow effect to enter the Smart Edit dialog.
• Add an appropriate amount (in my example it is 90*° to change from -135° to -45°) from the amount shown in the Angle box.

 

[Stormyj]

I want the shadow to go the other way

Ahh. Much clearer.

 

[OldPaint]

1st off.........what program are you trying to do this in??? WE ALL DONT KNOW.......if its in corel.......i can tell ya how.....if its in winplot good luck..

 

[Marlene]

1st off.........what program are you trying to do this in??? WE ALL DONT KNOW.......if its in corel.......i can tell ya how.....if its in winplot good luck..

it's under the Gerber section so one can assume it is Gerber...


Fred posted the a really good "how to" and that's about all there is to it, good luck

 

[Mosh]

this can't be real....can it?

 

[Fred Weiss]

this can't be real....can it?

:snarky ??? Why would you think that? Especially about using a program with which you probably have no familiarity.

 

[J Hill Designs]

 

[shoresigns]

Lost it at post #3.

 

[Mosh]

Not being snarky, my point is how did he get the original shadow on there?

 

[SignManiac]

Well back before the time of computers, I would hold a mirror up to it then trace it to the other side.

 

[artbot]

I think it's:

Layer > Object > Shadow > make it go the other way > enter

 

[The Vector Doctor]

• Double click the shadow and click on the shadow effect to enter the Smart Edit dialog.
• Add an appropriate amount (in my example it is 90*° to change from -135° to -45°) from the amount shown in the Angle box.

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I wish Adobe would add this tool to Illustrator

And before everyone chimes in about the 3d extrude tool in Illustrator... it is not the same and does not generate clean shade shadows like this. A drop is easy, shade not so

 

[Fred Weiss]

Not being snarky, my point is how did he get the original shadow on there?

It went to the default and he didn't know what to change to mirror it.

 

[Fred Weiss]

I wish Adobe would add this tool to Illustrator

And before everyone chimes in about the 3d extrude tool in Illustrator... it is not the same and does not generate clean shade shadows like this. A drop is easy, shade not so

I would imagine that one could write an Action for Illustrator that would get the desired steps in including entering the outline thickness and the shadow distance and angle.

 

[The Vector Doctor]

I would imagine that one could write an Action for Illustrator that would get the desired steps in including entering the outline thickness and the shadow distance and angle.

yeah but what about connecting the corners with the proper straight line? Not too much work on a sans font or only a few letters but doing this with a serifed or heavily detailed font is very time consuming. If the engineers at Gerber can do it, so can Adobe