How to Create a Vintage Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

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I've been admiring the lettering work on vintage insurance maps lately. These old documents were originally drawn up by hand by master penmen, who illustrated the title page with ornate lettering and detailed embellishments. Painstakingly illustrating artwork like this by hand is a dying art form that would have taken years of training to become a master of penmanship, but we can create similar text styles with the help of digital fonts and modifications in Adobe Illustrator.
Follow along with this Illustrator tutorial to create a vintage text effect with decorative details. We'll take inspiration from the authentic examples with fine line work, drop shadow effects, and warped text layouts.
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[@mrhristv]

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[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Hello, this is an incredible text effect, really like the details! I'm glad that I've watched the video, great work!

[@MrJerryBeeman]

Best one Yet! I've been looking for something like this for years. A little complex. So, I'll be rewatching for some time to come. THANKS!

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Your stuff is so good Spoon. Love your way of teaching, your design process, the hints, help and shortcuts. You're a good guy! Appreciate you.

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

I still have an original set of technical (Rapidograph) pens from 1981. I inked up tons of line work back then and glad I had those skills. That being said, I LOVE Illustrator and those pens will forever be in storage 😁 Great video, thanks!

[@frankiewoodhouse2914]

Amazing! You gotta know how every option works... It is an endless study. This tutorial helps out. Thanx

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You are by far the best teacher for soft soft . It's very complicated at first - overwhelming, actually - but, you make it doable for

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Yet another unparalleled, no nonsense tutorial. Best on youtube.

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That had to be one of the most impressive video tutorials I have seen on KZbin yet. Well done.

[@nudepreston]

Fantastic tutorial... efficient and to the point. No needless self-promotions and endless babbling to add time to the video. Thank you!

[@CheckeredPast]

WOW that was amazing! Great step by step and easy to follow directions!

[@huron4360]

Man, I just had learned so much from this! it´s amazing the power of ilustrator!

[@GUN2kify]

instead of repeating blending i use dashed lines in the stroke menu. i can also set dashes and gaps then also expand and work with.

[@tinderbox218]

Wow! And the original vintage artworks are spectacular, never seen those before.

[@marcusandmiti]

Great piece, great tutorial. Very well explained.....I love these little gems of videos.....

[@peterplantec7911]

This is the best vintage text tutorial on KZbin IMHO. Thank you for taking the time.

[@sarahpreston6497]

INCREDIBLE!! so easy to follow and very insightful!

[@EddieGonzalez0207]

You inspired me and I was able to do the using the appearance panel which was a pain in the butt! Worth it snow i can save it as a graphic style and apply it to any font! thanks for the content!

[@onihime]

Legit the video I have been searching for for years....and bought the fonts INSTANTLY XD nice work and thaaankkk yyouuuuu

[@DonTheVeteran]

Yessssss....Thats what I'm talking about. Another amazing turorial. A gift from the "Typographical Godzzz"!!! These are those extra special tutorials that really inspire graphic artists. Bravo!

[@GretaSia]

I love these tutorials too, I am such an Illustrator fan, always fun to learn smth new :)

[@barrybrandon8387]

You are a graphic god. You made it all look so easy. Thank You for the info.

[@nickswf]

Didn't know Tobias had a font bundle. His lettering is so good and will probably buy this set this week. Thanks!

[@jospargo249]

Always fantastic, easy to follow tutorials. I did this one with the fonts I had and got some excellent results. I always watch your tutorials when they come out and then can refer back to them when I need to learn a technique for a project. Keep up the good work!

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The amount of creativity this man possesses is unbelievable

[@ramandikaproject]

You can also use Clipping Mask to insert the stripes inside the inner offset compound path

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i am super glad to have found the channel. Love the tutorials.

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Amazing! You're so talented!

[@CoolGuyDesigns]

Impressive work. Thanks for sharing the techniques.

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That's beautiful. Great job!

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Great tutorial! Just downloaded the font pack too! Can’t wait to mess with this!!!

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Font pack name plz

[@smalltowngraphics8995]

You may just be the best on the web. Love watching you work. Thank you. Now to figure how to apply this to screen printing with over prints and chokes.

[@macrumpton]

Nice Tutorial. One thing you might mention is that with the appearance panel is you can add many internal strokes and effects on the text without turning it into a graphic so you can edit the text at any time. This is handy if you are doing several of these, or if you have an indecisive client who keeps on changing the text.

[@crunchmouthdesigns]

Yes, but can you create the line (blend) effects and everything else without turning the text into a graphic (create outlines)? I'd like to do that if possible so you can easily edit and revise the text.

[@GilMarcJr]

⁠@@crunchmouthdesigns you can use a clipping mask on the blend to achieve the same effect without creating outlines

[@StephenShenold]

Wow this is packed with useful information, thanks for sharing!

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

there is so much you can learn from this tutorial

[@TyranVz]

This saved me! Thank you SO MUCH!

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Smashing tutorial. Thanks so much for your help!

[@Fancylooks]

This is a wonderful explanation!

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This is what i need now. Thank you. You are great!

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A lot to comprehend but wow what a great tutorial. Amazing! Wish I would have seen your discount link before I got my copy today. Really enjoyed this!

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Amazing Tutorial! Thank you very much!

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This tutorial is EXCELLENT. Thank you!

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Absolutely amazing!!

[@xpanse]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you!

[@sarahstewart2059]

I just so happened to find you while I was deep down in the rabbit hole of design work and hand down.....THIS IS AMAZING. Exactly what I have been looking for. Bit of a sucker for punishment Im afraid - must learn how to do things knowing full well I can purchase the files pre made. However...this was just way too tempting and perfectly executed with instructions. I too have a fascination with hand lettering and this is brilliant - thank you so much for sharing. 😎😎 Cheers!

[@bmccown100]

I had a lot of fun with this. Thanks!

[@diva2042]

great video. Very helpful to learn how to use the tools and let the software do the work for you. So many times I am doing things "manually." This will be influencing our marketing materials for sure.

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This was beautiful! 👌

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Unbelieveble! Really great!

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Exactly what I needed and was looking for! Thanks!!

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Awesome tutorial, thank you a lot!!!👍👍👍

[@TD-rl7mi]

I totally missed it after the offset path but I still enjoyed watching it. I will come back when I feel more sure about my skills :P

[@1775LostOne]

Nice! Now I can handraw vintage lettering as well as make digital versions!

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WOW!!! This right here is simply AMAZING!!!

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So good. Thank you for the very generous instructional

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WOW That's awesome!

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Love this 💪

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Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you - just what I needed!

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Wow this is awesome! Would make a fantastic shop front sign or barbershop window graphic!

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Fantastic tutorial!

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Wow! Great work.

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What an outstanding tutorial!!!!!!!!!

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Fantastic Work !!

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Perfect, thanks a lot for this tutorial !!!!!!!!

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awesome as usual !

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Outstanding tutorial. Love the old vintage fonts and you sir, made this look way too easy. Thanks for sharing. I bought the vintage bundle. Thanks for the additional 10% off.

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Super useful! Thanks for sharing 😊

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You are a MASTER, man !!!

[@jackfrost7532]

watching this video i have a new favorite font style

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Nice digital art 🔥🔥

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That is gorgeous! I use a lot of the functions you did in my daily workflow so I followed it pretty well. But that looks amazing!

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[@Peaceful_Serenity]

I love your tutorials and are incredibly helpful!! Is there a way to create these same effects in a live-text format, either in Illustrator or Photoshop?

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