adobe illustrator help

[Pierce]

hi im trying to make a reflection of this text

for some reason i cant get a reflection. I followed a youtube tutorial exactly and i cant get the reflection

is there something dumb im missing? never used this program before

thanks

 

[Pierce]

this is the tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OlkHjqrqk

 

[rivan]

Be more specific - what's not working? The reflect tool?

 

[Pierce]

im sorry

thing is i followed exactly all the directions down to a tee in the video and it didnt work

when i use the reflection tool, i dont get a duplicate of the text. It just flips the text over, but i need the duplicate for the reflection effect

this is illustrator cs5

need the help, thanks

 

[rivan]

im sorry

thing is i followed exactly all the directions down to a tee in the video and it didnt work

when i use the reflection tool, i dont get a duplicate of the text. It just flips the text over, but i need the duplicate for the reflection effect

this is illustrator cs5

need the help, thanks

It sounds like you missed him duplicating the layer (actually, you just need to dupe the text, but duplicating the layer does the job too).

Watch his layers palette and instructions closely starting at 2:50.

Alternatively, when you're in the "Reflect" dialog as he shows, click "Copy" instead of "Ok" and it'll duplicate as it reflects. It WON'T put the duplicated text on it's own layer, though.

Also, turning the text to outlines and expanding it is extraneous; it should all work the same without doing that.

 

[cliffordsfleas]

Here is how to reflect an object with the Reflect tool

1. Select the object.

2. Select the Reflect tool.

3. To draw the invisible axis across which you want the object to reflect, click anywhere in the document window to set one point of the axis. The pointer changes to an arrowhead.

4. Position the pointer at another point to define the invisible axis, and do one of the following:

Click to set the second point of sale the invisible axis. When you click, the selected object flips over the defined axis. Click to set one point of the axis (left), then click again to set the other axis point and reflect the object across the axis (right).

To reflect a copy of the object, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click to set the second point of the invisible axis.

Adjust the axis of reflection by dragging instead of clicking. Shift‑drag to constrain the angle by 45°. As you drag, the invisible axis of reflection rotates around the point you clicked in step 3 and an outline of the object appears reflected. When the outline is in the desired position, release the mouse button.

Dragging the second point of the reflect axis to rotate the axis

For finer control, drag farther from the object’s reference point.

**Sometimes it just helps to keep a list of basic steps on hand.