Go to Path > Offset Path… use a 0.2 cm “Offset”.ġ6 - Apply another “Effect”. Move the “Lighting Bolt” if needed to position it as similar as possible to the one in the reference image.ġ4 - Select your text and go to Type > Create Outlines… (Shift + Command/Control + O) then, right-click on top and choose “Ungroup”.ġ5 - Go to the “Appearance Panel” to apply another “Effect”. Or use the same options in the “Align Panel”. In the “Character Panel” change the “Tracking” to 90%.ġ2 - Right-click on top of your text and choose Transform > Shear… Use a “Shear Angle” of -8° with a “Vertical Axis”.ġ3 - Center your text using the “Horizontal and Vertical Align Center” options on your Top Menu making sure that “Align to Artboard” is selected. Make it about 250 pt in “Size” and fill it with Black. Go to Object > Expand Appearance.ĩ - Use the “Direct Selection Tool” (A) to individually select the Anchor Points that need to be re-arranged.ġ0 - Once you are done, select both instances of the lightning bolt, go to the “Pathfinder Panel” and choose “Unite”, thin down your Shape and move it down a bit to place it in the lower part of the circle.ġ1 - Select the “Type Tool” (T) choose your font (we used BadaBoom BB) and type your text. Go to Distort & Transform > Transform… use a 180° “Rotate” Angle, and make 1 “Copy”. Go to Object > Expand Appearance.Ĩ - Go back to the “Appearance Panel” to apply another “Effect”. Go to Distort & Transform > Transform… use a 256° “Rotate” Angle, check the “Reflect Y” box. Go to the “Appearance Panel” and click on the “Effects Menu” at the bottom-left. Or use the same options in the “Align Panel”.Ħ - Open the “Lightning” vector file, “Copy” it (Command/Control + C) and “Paste” it into your document (Command/Control + V).ħ - Our lightning is vertical and has just one end, so we will need to modify it. Fill it with White and center it using the “Horizontal and Vertical Align Center” options on your Top Menu making sure that “Align to Artboard” is selected. Lock your Background Shape by clicking on the small padlock to its left in the “Layers Panel”.ĥ - Select the “Ellipse Tool” (L), click inside your document and create a 15 x 15 cm Circle. Resize it if needed.ģ - Select the “Rectangle Tool” (M), click on the Top Left corner of your Document and input the same measurements of your document (27.94 x 25.59 cm) to cover the entire Canvas and fill it with Red from the “Swatches Panel”.Ĥ - Right-click on top of it and choose Arrange > Send to Back. You may want to get a reference image too.ġ - In Illustrator, create a “New Document”.Ģ - Go to File > Place (Shift + Command/Control + P) and import your reference image. For this tutorial we will use the Free Font “BadaBoom BB” and a vector “Lightning” to complement the text.
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