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073 Using drop- and inner-shadows to create a cutout effect

073 Using drop- and inner-shadows to create a cutout effect - InDesign Tutorial

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073 Using drop- and inner-shadows to create a cutout effect

Hi, I am Mike Rankin, and welcome to InDesign FX. In this week's video we're going to use both kinds of shadows in the InDesign arsenal of effects, Drop Shadows and Inner Shadows, and we're going to use them to make lettering look like it was cut out of paper like you see here. So let's get started. I'll create a new page in my document by pressing Command+Shift+P, or Ctrl+Shift+P on the PC, and then press F to get my Rectangle Frame tool. I'll click and drag out over the entire page, and what I'm doing now is just creating a background tint that looks like paper. So I'll give it a fill of black with a light tint of say 10%, and I'll press Command+L or Ctrl+L to lock that so it stays out of my way. Now I'll take my Type tool, click and drag a large text frame, and I'll type the words CUT IT OUT, select them all, center them by pressing Command+Shift+C or Ctrl+Shift+C, I'll press Command+6 or Ctrl+6 to highlight the text controls in the Control panel, and change the font. I'll make it…

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