Adobe Illustrator — Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials: Bubble Text Effect in Illustrator

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create bubble text effect to change the look of text or shapes in Adobe Illustrator.

Before jumping into the tutorial, I’m going to you where the tools are.

Note: All screenshots from this tutorial are taken from Adobe Illustrator CC Mac version. Windows or other versions can look different.

In this Blog:

1. Where is the 3D and Materials

2. How to create 3D volume by adding convex depth to path

3. How to adjust your materials

4. How to adjust your lighting

5. Render with Ray Tracing

6. Final thoughts

1. Where is the 3D and Materials

Select the text (or shape if you have a shape instead of text). Make sure you group the objects so that you can inflate everything.

For example, Here’s the image that I’m going to inflate, and I’ve grouped the selected text.

Then click Effect in the menu bar. Scroll down to 3D and Materials > Materials.