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How to create a Drum Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

by Bao Nguyen on October 11, 2016

Tutorials

In the following steps you will learn how to create a drum text effect in Adobe

Illustrator. First, you will learn how to create the main shapes that will make up
your text using some simple rectangles and some basic vector shape building

techniques. Next, you will learn how to add color, shading and highlights using a

bunch of gradients, the Appearance palette and several effects.

Create a New Document

1. Launch Illustrator and then press (Ctrl + N) to create a New document.

Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 1000 in the width box and

684 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB, Screen
(72ppi) and make sure that the Align New Objects to Pixel Grid box is
unchecked before you click OK.

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Create the Main Shape

2. First of all, we’ll create the shape of the letter “M”. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M)

and create two rectangles with dimensions: 120 by 120px and 30 by 100px.
Select the two newly created rectangles, open the Align palette (Window >
Align) and click on the Horizontal Align Center button, then click on the Vertical

Align Bottom button. Next reselect the red rectangle and move it 40px down.
Now select and group (Ctrl +G) the two rectangles created in this step, then name

this group “Main_Shape”. Keep the newly created group selected and make a
copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then move the copy 72px to the right.

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3. We are going to create the shape of the letter “U”. Select the “Main_Shape”
group and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then place the copy to another

position. Make sure that the newly created group is still selected and double-click
on the icon of the Reflect Tool (O) from the Toolbar. In the Reflect dialog box,
check the Horizontal and click OK.

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4. It’s time to draw the shape of the letter “S”. Select the two groups of the letter
“M” created in the step 2 and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of them, then place
these copies to other positions. Still the two newly created groups selected,

double-click on the icon of the Rotate Tool (R) from the Toolbar. In the Rotate

dialog box, enter a 90 degrees Angle and click OK. Next press (Ctrl +Shift +G)
to ungroup the resulting groups. Finally select the lower red rectangle and move it

100px to the left.

5. We will continue with the shape of the letter “I”.

Pick the Rectangle Tool (T) and create a 50 by 120px rectangle. Next come the

shape of the letter “C”. Select the “Main_Shape” group and make a copy (Ctrl +C,
Ctrl +F) of it, then place the copy to another position. Still this newly created group
selected, double-click on the icon of the Rotate Tool (R) from the Toolbar. In the

Rotate dialog box, enter a -90 degrees Angle and click OK.

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6. Focus on the letter “M”, select two groups of this letter and ungroup (Ctrl +Shift

+G) them. Now select two black rectangles, open the Pathfinder palette (Window
> Pathfinder) and click on the Unite button. Having the resulting rectangle

selected, hold down the Shift and click on the two red rectangles, then click on

the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder palette. The resulting object should
look like the fourth image below. Next select the group of the letter “U” and click

on the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder palette.

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7. Focus on the letter “S”, select two black rectangles of this letter, open the

Pathfinder palette (Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Unite button. Having
the resulting rectangle selected, hold down the Shift and click on the two red

rectangles, then click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder palette. The
resulting object should look like the fourth image below. Next select the group of
the letter “C” and click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder palette.

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8. Place the newly created letters to the positions like you see in the image below.

Next reselect all these letters and go to the Effect > Stylize > Round Corners…
Enter a 10px Radius and click OK. Make sure that the resulting letters are still

selected and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of them, then replace the existing
stroke color of these copies with red. Keep the red letters selected and go to the

Object > Expand Appearance. Finally move these red letters 50px down.

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9. Focus on the letter “M”, select the red object of this letter and remove its troke,

then fill this object with the linear gradient as shown below. Next select the red
object of the letter “U”, remove its stroke and fill this object with the linear gradient

like you see in the second image. Now select the red objects of the remaining

three letters, then pick the Eyedropper Tool (I) and click on the shape you just
filled with linear gradient of the letter “U”. At this point your text should look like in

the final image.

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10. Select all shapes you just filled with linear gradient and send them to back
(Ctrl +Shift +Left Square Bracket). Keep these shapes selected and make a

copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of them, then replace the existing color of the copies with
new linear gradient as shown in the second image. Finally move the newly
created shapes 5px up.

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11. Select the black objects of the letters and go to the Object > Path > Offset

Path… Enter a -7px Offset and click OK, then replace the existing stroke color of
the copies with blue. With the Ellipse Tool (L), create a 17 by 9px red ellipse.

Make some copies of this ellipse and then place them to the positions like you see

in the images below.

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12. Focus on the letter “M”, select the black object and three red ellipses, then
open the Pathfinder palette (Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Unite

button. Likewise, repeat the same techniques for the remaining four letters.
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13. Before you continue, select all blue and red objects of the letters and press

(Ctrl +3) to hide them. Now select the white shapes of the letters and make a
copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of them. Keep the newly created shapes selected and add

a 1px black stroke for their shapes, then remove the fill color of them. Finally

move the resulting objects 3px up.

14. Focus on the letter “M”, select the black object and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl
+F) of it, then replace the existing stroke color of the copy with blue. Now with the

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highlighted with red. Then open the Align palette (Window > Align) and click on

the Horizontal Align Left button. Likewise, focus on the third image, repeat the
same process to align pairs of the anchor points highlighted with same colors. You

should end up with something like in the fourth image. Now select eight anchor

points you just aligned in this step and click on the “Cut path at selected anchor
points” button from the Properties bar. Next select paths like you see in the next

to last image and remove them. In the end your letter “M” should look like the final

image shown.

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15. Select two blue paths like you see in the first image, right click on the artboard
and then select the Join section from the drop-down menu. Next right click on the
artboard again, then select the Join section. Likewise, repeat the same process

for the two remaining blue paths. In the end your letter “M” should look like the

final image shown.

16. With the Rectangle Tool (M), create a 60 by 64px magenta rectangle. Make
two copies (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F, Ctrl +F) of the newly created rectangle, then place

these rectangles to the positions as shown in the images below. Before you
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select the left magenta rectangle and a black object, then open the Pathfinder

palette (Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Intersect button. The resulting
object should look like the fourth image below. Likewise, repeat the same process

for the remaining two black objects and two magenta rectangles. In the end your

letter “M” should look like the final image shown.

17. We will continue with the letter “S”. With the Direct Selection Tool (A) along
with the Shift, select four anchor points highlighted with red of the black object

and click on the “Cut path at selected anchor points” button from the
Properties bar. This make the black object becomes four paths. Select the top-left ×
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select the Join section from the drop-down menu, then replace the existing stroke

color of the resulting object with magenta. Likewise, repeat the same process for
the top-left path to create another magenta object as shown in the last image.

18. Focus on the first image, select two anchor points highlighted with red of the
remaining black path and remove them. Next select the anchor point highlighted

with blue and move it 30px up. Reselect the black path, right click on the artboard
and then select the Join section from the drop-down menu.

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19. Next come the letter “C”. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a red

rectangle, then place it to the position like you see in the first image. Now select
the black and the red rectangles of the letter “C”, open the Pathfinder palette

(Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Divide button, then press (Ctrl +Shift

+G) to ungroup the resulting group. Finally select the red object and remove it.

20. Before you continue, press (Ctrl +Alt +3) to show all blue and red objects
hidden in the step 13, then bring these objects to bring (Ctrl +Shift +Right ×
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Square Bracket). Next select all red objects, remove their strokes and fill these

objects with the linear gradient as shown in the last image.

21. Focus on the letter “M” and fill the objects created in the step 15 and step 16

of this letter like you see in the images below.

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22. Select the black object of the letter “U” and remove its stroke, then fill this
object with the linear gradient as shown below. Next select the black object of the

letter “S” and the lower black object of the letter “C”, then pick the Eyedropper
Tool (I) and click on the shape you just filled with magenta gradient colors of the
letter “U”.

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23. Select the two magenta objects of the letter “S” and move them 42px up.
Keep these objects selected, remove their strokes and then fill them with the

linear gradient as shown below. Next come to the letter “I”, select the black object
of this letter, then remove its stroke and fill this object with the linear gradient as
shown in the third image. Finally select the remaining black object of the letter “C”,

move it 20px up, then remove its stroke and fill this object with the linear gradient
as shown in the last image.

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24. At this point your text should look like in the next image:

25. Focus on the letter “M”, select the white shape created in the step 10 and
make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it. Add a 1px yellow stroke for the newly created

shape and remove the fill color of it, then bring this object to front (Ctrl +Shift
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+Right Square Bracket). Now with the Direct Selection Tool (A) along with the

Shift, select anchor points highlighted with red of the yellow object and click on
the “Cut path at selected anchor points” button from the Properties bar. Next

select the paths like you see in the second image and remove them. Finally select

the remaining yellow paths, replace the existing stroke color of them with white (#
FCFDFD) and then apply the Width Profile 1 for the resulting paths.

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Ctrl +F) of them. Add a 1px black stroke for the newly created shapes and

remove the fill color of them, then bring these objects to front (Ctrl +Shift +Right
Square Bracket). Now with the Direct Selection Tool (A) along with the Shift,

select anchor points highlighted with yellow of the black objects and click on the

“Cut path at selected anchor points” button from the Properties bar. Next
select three upper black paths and remove them. Finally select the remaining

black paths, replace the existing stroke color of them with dark red (# 800A00)

and then apply the Width Profile 1 for the resulting paths.

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27. Repeat the same process as the step 26 to create two yellow curved paths as

shown below. Reselect these two paths, replace the existing stroke color of them
with dark red (# 740000) and then apply the Width Profile 1 for the resulting

paths.

28. Focus on the letter “U”, select the white shape created in the step 10 and the
magenta shape, make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of them, then bring these copies

to front (Ctrl +Shift +Right Square Bracket). Keep the copies selected, add a
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the Width Profile 1 for the resulting objects. Now with the Direct Selection Tool

(A) along with the Shift, select four anchor points highlighted with yellow of the
two dark red objects and click on the “Cut path at selected anchor points”

button from the Properties bar. This make the two dark red objects becomes four

paths. Select the two longer paths and remove them. Finally select the lower path
and replace the existing stroke color of it with white (# FCFDFD).

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29. Likewise, repeat the same process as the previous steps for the three

remaining letters.

30. Focus on the letter “M”, select the white shape created in the step 20 and
make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then replace the existing color of the copy

with new linear gradient as shown below. Keep the newly created shape selected
and move it 4px down, then hide it behind the white shape created in the step 20
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of the letter “M”. Next come the letter “U”. Select the white shape created in the

step 20 of this letter and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then replace the
existing color of the copy with new linear gradient as shown in the third image

below. Now select the white shapes of the letters “S” and “C”, then make a copy of

them. Still having these copies selected, pick the Eyedropper Tool (I) and click
on the shape you just filled with grey gradient colors of the letter “U”. Next select

the three new shapes of the letters “U”, “S” and “C”, then move them 4px down

and hide these shapes behind the white shapes created in the step 20 of these
three letters. We will continue with the letter “I”. Select the white shape created in

the step 20 of this letter and make a copy of it, then replace the existing color of

the copy with new linear gradient as shown in the next to last image. Keep the
newly created shape selected and move it 4px down, then hide it behind the white

shape created in the step 20 of the letter “I”.

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31. At this point your text should look like in the next image:

32. Select the shape created in the step 30 of the letter “M” and go to the Effect >
Stylize > Drop Shadow… Follow the data like you see in the first image and click

OK. Now select the shape created in the step 9 of the letter “M” and press (Ctrl
+C) to copy it. Then pick the Selection Tool (V), click on the shape with shadow
effect applied in this step and press (Ctrl +F) to paste the shape was copied in

this step. Keep this copy selected, hold down the Shift, click on the shape with
shadow effect applied in this step. Right click on the artboard and then select the

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look like the third image below. Likewise, repeat the same process for the two

letters “U” and “I” to apply the Drop Shadow effect as shown in the last image.

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33. Select the shape created in the step 30 of the letter “M” and go to the Effect >

Stylize > Drop Shadow… Follow the data like you see in the first image and click
OK. Now select the shape created in the step 9 of the letter “S” and press (Ctrl

+C) to copy it. Pick the Selection Tool (V), click on the shape with shadow effect

applied in this step and press (Ctrl +F) to paste the shape was copied in this step,
then move this copy 20px up. Keep the newly created shape selected, hold down

the Shift, click on the shape with shadow effect applied in this step. Right click on

the artboard and then select the Make Clipping Mask section from the drop-down
menu. The clipping set should look like the fifth image below. Likewise, repeat the

same process for the letter “C” to apply the Drop Shadow effect as shown in the
last image.

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34. Focus on the letter “M”, select the blue object and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl
+F) of it, then replace the exisiting stroke color of the copy with black. Keep the

black object selected and make a copy of it, then move the copy 4px down.
Reselect the two black objects created in this step, open the Pathfinder palette
(Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Minus Front button. The resulting object

should look like the fourth image below. Likewise, repeat the same process as the
previous steps to create a black object for the letter “I” like you see in the last
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35. Focus on the letter “U”, select the blue object and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl
+F) of it, then replace the exisiting stroke color of the copy with black. Keep the

black object selected and make a copy of it, then move the copy 4px down.
Reselect the two black objects created in this step, open the Pathfinder palette ×
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(Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Minus Front button, then press (Ctrl

+Shift +G) to ungroup this resulting group. The resulting objects should look like
the fourth image below. Likewise, repeat the same process as the previous steps

to create black objects for the letters “S” and “C”.

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36. Select the black object of the letter “M” and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of

it, then replace the exisiting stroke color of the copy with red. With the help of the
Direct Selection Tool (A) along with the Shift, select two anchor points

highlighted with black of the red object, then click on the “Cut path at selected

anchor points” button from the Properties bar. This make the red object
becomes two paths. Select the upper path and remove it. Repeat the same

techniques for the remaining four letters to create more red curved paths. Also

you can see them all in the final image.

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37. Select the black object of the letter “M”, remove its stroke and fill this object

with the linear gradient as shown below. Keep the resulting shape selected and go
to the Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow… Follow the data like you see in the

second image and click OK. Now select all black objects of the remaining four

letters, then pick the Eyedropper Tool (I) and click on the shape with shadow
effect applied in this step of the letter “M”.

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38. Focus on the letter “M”. Select the blue object of this letter and make a copy
(Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it, then bring the copy to front (Ctrl +Shift +Right Square

Bracket). Keep this newly created object selected, hold down the Shift and click
on the shape with shadow effect applied in the step 37 of the letter “M”. Right click
on the artboard and then select the Make Clipping Mask section from the drop-

down menu. The clipping set should look like the second image below. Likewise,
repeat the same process for the remaining four letters. You should end up with

something like in the last image.

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39. Select the red curved path of the letter “M”, replace the existing stroke color of
it with dark red (# 740000) and apply the Width Profile 3 for the resulting path.

Then hide this path behind the clipping set of the letter “M” created in the step 38.
Likewise, repeat the same process for the red curved paths of the remaining four
letters.

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40. Focus on the letter “M”, select the blue object and remove its stroke, then fill
this object with the linear gradient as shown below. Make sure that the resulting

shape is still selected and go to the Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow… Follow the
data like you see in the second image and click OK. Now select the blue objects
of the remaining four letters, then pick the Eyedropper Tool (I) and click on the

shape with Inner Glow effect applied in this step. The resulting shapes should
look like the last image below.

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41. Select the shape with Inner Glow effect applied in the step 40 of the letter “M”
and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it. Keep this copy selected and open the

Appearance palette (Window > Appearance), then remove the Inner Glow
section. Make sure that the newly created shape is still selected and go to the
Effect > Texture > Texturizer… Follow the data as shown below and click OK.

Apply a 3px Feather effect for the resulting shape then set it to Blending Mode
Multiply and reduce the Opacity to 50%. Now select the shapes with Inner Glow

effect applied in the step 40 of the remaining four letters and make a copy of
them. Having these copies selected, pick the Eyedropper Tool (I) and click on the
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shapes should look like the last image below.

42. Select the shape with Texturizer effect applied in the step 41 of the letter “M”
and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of it. Keep this copy selected and open the

Appearance palette (Window > Appearance), then remove the Texturizer

section. Make sure that the newly created shape is still selected, remove the fill
color of it and then add a 1px white stroke (# DCEDF6). Now select the shapes

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make a copy of them. Still having these copies selected, pick the Eyedropper

Tool (I) and click on the white object created in this step of the letter “M”.

Create the Drum Lugs and the Tension Rods

43. Pick the Ellipse Tool (L) and create a 17 by 9px red ellipse. Make a copy
(Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F) of the red ellipse and then replace the existing stroke color of

the copy with black. With the Direct Selection Tool (A), select and remove the
top anchor point of the black ellipse. Next select the bottom anchor point of this
ellipse and move it 16px down.

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44. Select the black object created in the step 43 and remove its stroke, then fill

this object with the radial gradient as shown below. Keep the resulting shape
selected and go to the Object > Transform > Scale… Check the Non-Uniform,

enter a 56 in the Horizontal box and 63 in the Vertical box, then click Copy.

Move this copy 1px down and replace the existing color of it with light blue (#
CEE0EB), then apply a 3px Feather effect for the resulting shape.

45. Select the red ellipse created in the step 43 and bring it to front (Ctrl +Shift
+Right Square Bracket). Remove the stroke of this ellipse and then fill it with the

linear gradient as shown below. Keep the resulting ellipse selected and make a
copy of it. Add a 1px stroke (apply the linear gradient within stroke) for the newly
created ellipse, then remove the fill color of it. Still having the resulting ellipse
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enter a 64 in the Horizontal box and 68 in the Vertical box, then click Copy.

Move this copy 1px up and replace the existing color of it with black, then change
the stroke weight to 0.5px.

46. Select the black ellipse created in the step 45 and make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl
+F) of it, then move the copy 13px up. Keep the newly created ellipse selected,

make a copy of it, then press (Ctrl +3) to hide the copy. Now focus on the second
image, select four anchor points highlighted with red of the two black ellipses and
click on the “Cut path at selected anchor points” button from the Properties

bar. This make the two ellipses become four curved paths. Select the two paths ×
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like you see in the third image and remove them. Reselect the two remaining

curved paths, right click on the artboard and then select the Join section from the
drop-down menu. Next right click on the artboard again, then select the Join

section. Still having the resulting black object selected, remove its stroke and then

fill this object with the linear gradient as shown in the next to last image. Finally
select and group (Ctrl +G) all objects like you see in the last image, then name

this group “Lug”.

47. Before you continue, press (Ctrl +Alt +3) to show the black ellipse hidden in
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move the copy 3px up and replace the existing stroke color of it with red. Reselect

the black and the red ellipses, then make a copy of them and replace the existing
stroke color of the copies with blue. With the help of the Direct Selection Tool (A)

along with the Shift, select four anchor points highlighted with yellow and click on

the “Cut path at selected anchor points” button from the Properties bar. Select
two curved paths as shown in the third image and remove them. Now reselect the

remaining two curved paths, right click on the artboard and then select the Join

section from the drop-down menu. Next right click on the artboard again, then
select the Join section. Keep the resulting object selected, then pick the

Eyedropper Tool (I) and click on the shape created in the step 46. Finally select

the red ellipse, bring it to front (Ctrl +Shift +Right Square Bracket), then remove
its stroke and fill this ellipse with the radial gradient as shown in the last image.

48. Using the Line Segment Tool (\) create two paths, with a 1px stroke (#
2E364A) and no fill, then apply the Width Profile 3 for these two paths. Now

select and group (Ctrl + G) all objects created from beginning step 47 to this time,
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step 46 and go to the Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow… Follow the data like you

see in the second image and click OK.

49. Select the “Lug” group created in the step 46 and the “Tension_Rod” group
created in the step 48, then group (Ctrl +G) them. Make some copies of the newly ×
created group, then focus on the letter “M” and place three newly created groups
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to the positions as shown below. Now select the left group created in this step and

press (Ctrl +Shift +G) to ungroup this group. Next select the lower group, press
(Ctrl +X) to cut it. Then pick the Selection Tool (V), click on the left magenta

shape of the letter “M” and press (Ctrl +F) to paste the group was cut in this step.

Repeat the same techniques for the remaining two groups created in this step. In
the end they should look like the last image shown.

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50. Likewise, repeat the same process as the previous steps for the four

remaining letters.

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51. The drum text is ready and looks like this:

52. Pick the Rectangle Tool (M) and create a 1000 by 684px rectangle, then fill

this rectangle with the radial gradient as shown below. Next place the drum text

into this newly created background.

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53. Select the shape created in the step 9 of the letter”M” and go to the Effect >
Stylize > Drop Shadow… Follow the data as shown below and click OK.

Likewise, repeat the same process for the remaining four letters to apply the Drop
Shadow effect as shown in the last image.

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54. Focus on the letter “M”, select the white shape created in the step 20 and the

shape with shadow effect applied in the step 53. Make a copy (Ctrl +C, Ctrl +F)

of these two shapes and then bring the copies to front (Ctrl +Shift +Right Square
Bracket). Keep the two newly created shapes selected, open the Pathfinder

palette (Window > Pathfinder) and click on the Unite button. The resulting shape
should look like the second image below. Still having the newly created shape
selected and go to the Object > Path > Offset Path… Enter a 5px Offset and

click OK, then replace the existing color of the newly created shape with magenta
(# FF49BE). Reselect the white shape created in this step and remove it. Next
select the magenta shape, apply a 15px Gaussian Blur effect and reduce the

Opacity of the resulting shape to 70%, then hide this shape behind the letter “M”.

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55. Likewise, repeat the same process as the previous steps for the remaining
four letters. You should end up with something like this:

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And We’re Done!

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Inspirational Art of the Week #56 – Flat vs. Skeuomorphism

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