Send these items to the back (CMD+Shift+[). Select all the shapes that make up the largest outline and Merge them with the Pathfinder. These outlines alone are already giving the type a cool Guitar Hero style effect.Įach letter’s outline currently overlaps the previous letter, which looks a little ugly. Make yet another offset path using the largest outline, this time use a 1mm setting.įill this largest outline with a white swatch. With the newly created black outline still selected make another Offset Path of 1mm and fill it with white. Select the outlining shape then go to Object > Path > Offset Path, this time enter 0.75mm in the options window. Right click and Ungroup the two text elements then add a white fill to the newly created outline. With the text selected, go to Object > Path > Offset Path. Once all the type customisations are made, Merge all the elements together using the Pathfinder tool.ĭraw a large black rectangle across the artboard to use as a background on a new layer and lock it in place. Convert the font to outlines using the shortcut CMD+Shift+O so edits can be made. I wasn’t too keen on the tails on the letters ‘L’ and ‘P’, so one of the first steps for me was to customise the type by copying a selection from the letter ‘I’ and using it as a replacement ascender/descender.
Here I’m using the font named Cloister Black as it includes some nice sharp angles and a cool looking traditional ‘S’. Open up Illustrator and type out your band name / apparel brand / random word of choice in a suitable blackletter style font. These shading elements include a series of closely packed sharp triangles and a spread of horizontal lines.
The ‘Eclipse’ design (no Twilight jokes, please!) is made up of a series of outlines around the type, combined with various tiny details to add shading to the text.
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