Whether it was as far back as elementary school or as recent as that last time you tried to use Photoshop, most of us have seen a version of the color wheel at some point. Let’s start by reintroducing the visual representation of the relationships of color hues: the color wheel. Check out for more artwork, tutorials, and more.Before we start picking out color combinations, it’s a good idea to have a basic understanding of colors, the terminology, how colors work together, emotional connections to them, and the role they play in creating a reaction. Mary works under the brand Acrylicana® designing apparel, jewelry, and illustrating for companies like Disney, Jakks Pacific, Envato, and more. Got an idea or request for a text effect? Let us know below in the comment section and don’t forget to share your tutorial result with it! Great job! Now you have text perfect for candy packaging, mobile games, and more! Place the rectangle behind your text or object to complete your illustration! Then apply a Gaussian Blur (Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur) of 27.7 pixels, or so.
Go to Effect > Artistic > Sponge and apply the following attributes: Let’s create a quick background! Draw a large rectangle overlapping your Artboard.
You can also create alternative color styles by changing the blue fill color to any color you want and adding it ot the Graphic Styles panel.Īpply any of these Graphic Styles to expanded text or simple objects for a quick, candy-like plastic effect. Select your object and create a new Graphic Style in the Graphic Style panel. Use the Gradient Tool to adjust the radius and place it in the upper right of the object. Apply a Radial Gradient going from white at 100% Opacity to 0% Opacity with the Blending Mode set to Overlay. On the same blue fill, apply a Grain effect (Effect > Texture > Grain) with the following attributes:Ĭreate a new and final fill over the others.
Offset the path by 10 px and set the fill color to something bright, like turquoise or teal. I’ve place mine near the bottom of the object.Ĭreate another fill overtop the others in the Appearance panel. Adjust the gradient’s radius and placement with the Gradient Tool. On the same fill as the previous step, apply a Plastic Wrap effect (Effect > Artistic > Plastic Wrap) and apply the following attributes:Ĭreate a new fill overtop the others and apply a Radial Gradient going from dark gray at 100% Opacity to light gray at 0% Opacity. Then, add a Drop Shadow (Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow) with the following attributes:īelow you can see each of the effects on the first fill color in the Appearance panel.Ĭreate a New Fill above the first and set its color to a lighter gray.Ĭreate a third fill over the other two and set the fill color to a very light gray. Offset the same fill in the Appearance panel (Effect > Path > Offset Path) by 10 pts. Go to Effect > 3D > Extrude & Bevel and set each axis to 0° with a 5pt Classic Bevel. Since we’ll be working with type, I’ve chosen the letter P, created with the Type Tool and a rounded typeface like Geometry Soft.Įxpand the text and in the Appearance panel set the fill color to gray. To start this Plastic Text Effect tutorial, create a New Document and the shape of your choice.