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Add the " CASINO SLOTS" text, set the color to white, and center it. Select the BudmoJiggler-Regular font, and set the Size to 150 px and the Tracking to 30. Pick the Type Tool (T) and open the Character panel ( Window > Type > Character). Move to the Layers panel ( Window > Layers), select the existing layer, and simply Lock your shape to make sure that you don't accidentally select/move it. Select Align to Artboard from that drop-down menu and then click the Horizontal Align Center and Vertical Align Center buttons to easily center your selection. Make sure that your rectangle stays selected and open the Align panel ( Window > Align). Move to your artboard and simply create an 860 x 620 px rectangle-the grid and the Snap to Grid should make this easier. Remove the color from the Stroke and then select the Fill and set its color to R=42 G=47 B=66. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and focus on your toolbar.

How to Create the Background and Add Text Step 1 All these options will significantly increase your work speed. Don't forget to set the unit of measurement to Pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. You can learn more about Illustrator's grid system in this short tutorial from Andrei Stefan: Understanding Adobe Illustrator's Grid System. Try not to get discouraged by all that grid-it will make your work easier, and keep in mind that you can easily enable or disable it using the Control-" keyboard shortcut. You will need a grid every 5 px, so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid, and enter 5 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box.

Select RGB for the Color Mode, set the Raster Effects to Screen (72 ppi) and then click the Create Document button.Įnable the Grid ( View > Show Grid) and the Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid). Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 850 in the Width box and 610 in the Height box, and then click that More Settings button. How to Create a New Document and Set Up a Grid Finally, you will learn how to add a subtle texture for the entire illustration.įor more inspiration on how to adjust or improve your final text effect, you can find plenty of resources at GraphicRiver. Moving on, you will learn how to add subtle highlights using simple effects and basic blending techniques. You will also learn how to save gradients and graphic styles and how to easily apply them later. Taking full advantage of the Appearance panel, you will learn how to stylize shapes and compound paths. For starters, you will learn how to set up a simple grid and how to create the main shapes using a free font and basic vector shape-building techniques. In the following steps you will learn how to create a casino text effect in Adobe Illustrator.