How to Create Sliced Text in Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

Learn how to easily create sliced text inside Adobe Illustrator
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This tutorial for Adobe Illustrator goes over how to create sliced text using the pathfinder window. This effect is actually pretty darn easy to create once you know how to do it, and the end result can add quite a bit of visual flair to your typography project.
This video covers creating the line to cut your text with, using divide in the pathfinder window to cut the text, different methods for stylizing and working with your type, and how to fine tune the finishing touches.
I try not to skip over any of the major parts of creating this effect to hopefully make this Adobe Illustrator tutorial beginner friendly.
Have any additional questions or comments? Feel free to leave them below! :)
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“The filter produced no result. please select one or more filled part” I get this every time I press divide

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I was wracking my brain on how to do this and just came across your video- thank you ! Great job on explaining it- not to fast and not to slow. I am a new subscriber

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Great tutorial, excellent instruction and verbal communication; he covered every little nuance and walked through every step of the process thoroughly and concise.

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Yes! Finally a tutorial I feel like I can follow without getting all confused before its even started! How do you not have more subscribers??

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Matt, you're the best! This was quite helpful. Thank you.

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Thank's Matt for learning me slicing text!

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Was having trouble trying to figure out what I can do for a logo project. This definitely helped. Thank you.

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You're a very good instructor. I was trying to get the same effect and came across your video. You explained it clearly and detailed. I hope you continue to make more tutorials. I've seen other tutorials but yours is by far the best ones. Keep up the great work.

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Great video, thanks. Love what you did with the letters.

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the best slicing tutorial ive come across! thank you

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Some thoroughly explained elements.......with several and numerous "Penny Drop Moments"
Thank you

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Glad it was helpful!

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1:23 canvas: right click on text, hit "create outlines" ("shift+ctrl+O")

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