- [Instructor] Let's see how we can enclose our type
with a shape that is derived from the letters themselves.
When applied through the Appearance Panel,
this is a non-destructive effect.
On the appearance panel
I'll add two fills of different colors.
I'll come to the lower
of those two fills in the stacking order
and to the FX drop-down Path Offset Path.
In this instance, I'm going to offset the path by 25 points
depending on the style of type that you're working with.
You may want to change the joins.
I'm going to use round joins.
Now, if I also want to outline that shape then,
I can use a stroke.
I'll change the color of the stroke
but I'll need to offset the stroke also.
So back to Path Offset Path
and I'll offset it the same amount.
And you can see that we now run
into this issue of having overlapping strokes.
And if that's not what we want, and it's not in this case,
then I'll return to my FX drop-down
to Pathfinder where I can choose
Add to combine them into one.
Now I'll increase the weight of the stroke
and I will also
so that it doesn't move inside of that surrounding shape,
I'll drag it down in the stacking order.