How to Create a Long Shadow in Adobe Illustrator

Long shadows are all the range amongst designers these days. In this video I show you how to quickly and easily add this effect to your design projects in Adobe Illustrator using Live Effects that can easily be saved as graphic styles and applied to any graphic.

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Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Getting Started
01:10 - Adding a Transform Effect in Illustrator
02:00 - Changing the color of the Shadow
02:14 - Adding Your Main Object Back onto the Shadow
02:47 - Removing the Extra Shadow
02:51 - Expanding a Shape in Illustrator
03:18 - How to Use a Clipping Mask in Illustrator
03:43 - Saving Your Artwork for Web in Illustrator
04:29 - Conclusion