Wednesday, July 27, 2016

text - Adobe Illustrator: Deboss or Engrave Effect


I'd like to create a realistic debossed (indented), recessed or engraved effect. Often seen on tactile commercial products, particularly for embellishing text and symbols. Here's an example of a gear stick that I'd like to illustrate (birdseye view or whatever is fine); with the gear numbers and shifting pattern debossed on the top: enter image description here


Another prevalent example is hand-tools, like this open-ended spanner, featuring a combination of both debossed and embossed styling: enter image description here



It has a bit of a 3D look and feel to it, but can be represented in 2D.




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