Step 1. Open a new document in Illustrator in pixels and RGB mode. Type a word or words you would like to outline. A font that's fairly simple works best, without a lot of curlicues. Also it will work better if it isn't a bold font. This one is Georgia Regular, at 72 points.
Text Effects in Illustrator CS - Multiple Strokes on Type
From Sara Froehlich, About.com Guest
I've shown you how to stroke type, but did you know that using the Appearance palette you can add multiple strokes?
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- Multiple Strokes on Type - Adding Basic Text
- Character Palette - Adjust Tracking
- Adding Color to the Text
- Manipulating the Strokes
- Adjusting the Stroke Color and Width
- Changing the Stacking Order of the Stroke
- Adjusting the Stroke Color and Width (Again)
- Adding a Brush Stroke
- Editing the Text
- The Final Embellished Text Effect
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