Use the Rectangle tool to draw a shape. Fill the rectangle with a dark blue color and choose a light blue color for the stroke. With the object still selected, open the Transparency panel and expand it so that all of its options are visible. Check the box marked Knockout Group you may need to click twice to get a check mark in the box.
If you want to know WHY the Knockout Group setting effectively clipped the drop shadow, you can read my explanation in this post , where I used a similar technique to simulate stitched lines for apparel designers.
I should point out that when I asked Adobe why Illustrator didn't have a check box in the Drop Shadow dialog box that would clip an object's shadow, I got an interesting response: "the real world doesn't really work that way". I can't argue with that logic. If you think about it, if an object were semi transparent, it would likely still be dense enough to cast a shadow beneath it.
I'll have to pose the question to the folks over at Apple who designed the interface I guess. One final note: the Object Knocks Out Shadow found in InDesign will only work when your entire object has an opacity setting applied to it. Leave the rest as default and click OK.
Now place it on top of the apple like the image below. Drag it to make a copy. Change the colour to red. Adjust the Settings of 3D Revolve Choose the red apple oval path only. You can change the rotation values manually by entering the numbers or by dragging the cube on the left.
Is there are way around this? You might just have to get more creative. Create the Drop shadow blend, mask out the hole in the middle and then create another blend for the hole in reverse. What is the project for? I tend to use the non-raster techniques for stock illustration purposes. If the element you are creating is for print or web use, you can probably get away with using the raster Effects drop shadow.
To correct this, I created a third white object largest which then is blending a white object to a white object to a black object. Gets rid of the faint lines…. That way the only color showing through is white and it is the same shape as the transparent object.
Let me know if that helps. Great tips, a question tho. Instead of using filter drop shadow, if you apply it as an effect — is that still raster? That is a great way to add a drop shadow, but it creates raster artwork. If you have uploaded vector stock artwork to a site like iStockphoto. That is when I use a technique like this, to get the same effect, but still be considered vector art.
With effects you could duplicate your object behind the original, apply a gaussian blur filter and shift it to the side a little. Helpful, I was really looking for shadows on type. I was have a problem when trying to repeat a logo on a package upside down on the file. When flipping the logo image it does not flip the shadow.
Can you help? When I made the blend, I just get a thick solid grey bar around the black box…. Gradient Drop Shadows is actually the oldest trick to create any decent color blend or drop shadow before filter or effect showed up in Illustrator like Illustrator 3.
I am glad people still remember to use this. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notes This tutorial was created with Illustrator CS3. Example Uses Below are some basic examples of using these drop shadows, but there is room for a great deal of experimentation and exploration! These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
Awesome tips, thank you. Got me round a drop shadow problem on large signage. Thx a lot for the tip! Yours gratefully, Lorraine Ps. I am so grateful to you for what you share on your site, it rocks. Thanks a lot.
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