How do I bevel text in Illustrator? Please help...

[signage]

Adrian you should ask the person doing the printing, what format works the best for him.

 

[signmeup]

Well..... he asked for Illustrator.....
I emailed him a 1/4 sized jpeg at 300 dpi and asked how it would work. We shall see.

 

[Tim Kingston]

Thanks, Tim! I've started working with Photoshop more lately and was wondering if should choose smart objects or pixels when pasting. Now I know the difference! Thanks!

Another reason to use smart objects in Photoshop, if you take a bitmap (raster image) and transform ( scale) it up and down a few times you will affect the pixels and dregrade them, even before you save the file. However if you take that layer and convert it to a smart object first ( layers panel option ) you can scale it up and down until the cows come home and it will never affect the pixels.
So, if you aren't sure about placement and how large the item is going to be, I think it is very wise to convert the layer to a smart object first and then have at it! Tim

 

[GB2]

You can create vector beveled text like your first example in Gerber Omega. If you want, you can send me the text you need and I can vector bevel it for you, if you can't do it yourself. Here's a picture of the result and each facet of the bevel is an individual vector.