How to Create Colorful 3D Text Blends in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

[@melissaxmorales]

this was one of the best tutorials i have ever seen. thank you for clearly going over each and every step, this was so helpful.

[@MattBorchert]

Thanks Melissa :)

[@boynamedtracy]

Thanks! Great tutorial...I was just playing with blends the other day with text. Never noticed the reverse front & back option. Quite helpful.

[@MattBorchert]

Thanks Tracy! I'm "glad" I had that problem occur so I was able to remember to show it. :D

[@malihaamjad9342]

hi Tracy, I need your help. when I click on the reverse front and back option it's just not working the same for me as it is shown in the video.

[@chloew5715]

@@malihaamjad9342 Did you manage to figure this out? I'm having a problem where it's reversing my text also

[@717Jonathan]

Thank you for really detail instructions 😍 first time watching your channel.

[@hebakanann6784]

thank you very much ur so good at explaining 👍🏻

[@lucyfigueroa1139]

This is literally the best tutorial I have ever seen!!

[@MattBorchert]

Appreciate it Lucy :)

[@JesseNyberg]

Perfect tutorial for what I needed man!

[@layalkhalid7555]

Thank you!! I learned new things.

[@tewia]

You're really good at explaining

[@ia7288]

very informative Matt...thank you ...

[@rahulshah514]

Precisely explained.....thank you very much...

[@MattBorchert]

Glad it was helpful Rahul :)

[@pamellavm]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@juliagregoratto9124]

Thank you so much! So clear and easy to follow :)

[@MattBorchert]

Happy to help!

[@Imustfly]

Matt - Thanks for another great video,...you make it really simple to follow along with your smooth presentation style. Question: Are you using CS6 or CC? I have both, and noticed in CS6 that there is no PROPERTIES option under Window at all, for gaining quick access to blend options. However,...in CC there IS a properties option and I get the corresponding box on screen, but when I look at the options under "Quick Actions", there is no "Blend Options" button. Little help please? Thanks in advance.

[@MattBorchert]

Helllo! I use CC exclusively, and the properties window is not available in CS6. The blend options in the properties window should show up once you have a blend active on your screen, and the blended object must also be currently selected on your screen for it to show up in your properties window. If it isn't showing up and you have a blended object, that's the most likely cause. :)

[@Imustfly]

@@MattBorchert thanks for the response,....I will fiddle with it. I've now got my CC set up with my normal CS6 templates and will start using it as my go to. Also,...I wanted to share something with you that I recently "discovered". I noticed that YOU often will cut and paste HEX codes so that fills and strokes match perfectly. You can do the same exact thing by just grabbing the fill color emblem, and dragging it onto the stroke "hollow box" emblem. The HEX codes are duplicated exactly. I'm sure you already know this, but I was blown away with such an easy trick,...as I've struggled in the past to match fill and stroke when using non swatch colors !!

[@MattBorchert]

Awesome, thank you for sharing the tip!

[@virapide]

THANKS BRO

[@The.mohisa]

Thanks ❤️

[@TSIARORABE]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@hamzaexacto8114]

thanks again.

[@ahnnabautch5747]

Instead of copying and pasting the color code for each individual letter, you can just click and drag the box with the shape fill, to the outline fill box. It will automatically take the color and move it to the outline.

[@MattBorchert]

Nice tip, thanks for sharing!

[@kiransgraphix007]

Greatttt

[@pinkzombie7989]

My blend doesn’t work with text what do I do ??