How To Create An Offset And Rounded Shadow In Illustrator (With & Without Plugins)

Punching holes inside of effects belongs to the most frequently asked questions in online forums. So here are way to do it: knockout groups and Pathfinder effects. Then we are going to look at a more advanced method that also includes Astute Graphics plugins to create this with a little more spice. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Simple shadow 1:42 Just make it white 2:00 Knockout group 2:28 CPU preview 2:37 Tackling the corners 3:15 using Pathfinder effects 3:55 compound paths and Pathfinder effects 4:43 using a compound shape 6:05 native Rounded corners effect 6:45 AG Utilities 7:09 AG Corners 7:25 Stacking order of effects Check out the plugins @astutegraphics About this channel: My name is Monika Gause and on this channel I'll be showing tipps and tricks on Adobe Illustrator and other graphics applications. For more than 15 years I've been writing books, tutorials and magazine articles on it and record video tutorials for different companies. I'm an Adobe Community Expert. Videos on this channel focus on specific and individual subjects. Don't miss following videos: subscribe to my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyV8j0c4-mTOWq3IrFNPHjA?view_as=subscriber?sub_confirmation=1 Social Media Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikagause/ http://be.net/vektorgarten