The letters disappeared, don’t worry–that’s the way it should be. Select the Fill attribute in the panel, then delete it by clicking on the Trash icon. Select a word, then click twice on the Characters in the Appearance panel (Window > Appearance). I used the Myriad Pro font and 180pt font size for such purposes. Take the Type Tool (T) and type any word in upper case.
In the opened dialog box choose the RGB color mode, the size of the artboard doesn’t matter since we’ll create a graphic style. to begin working on your gold text effect. Start Adobe Illustrator, then go to the File > New…. Have fun learning our new vector tutorial! You learn how to create this graphic style and then apply it to editable text objects.
These all can be created with the help of the most powerful tool available in Adobe Illustrator–the Appearance panel. In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a complex gold text effect which includes a reflection, dropping shadows, and highlights.
