1 Use a text that is converted to outlines.
Choose a font and Type out the Games to start.
2 Make sure the Appearance palette is visible and the Characters highlighted.
3 Apply a Stroke of 4.5 pt to the text with rounded caps and joins.
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Make the Foreground transparent.
5 Duplicate the stroke layer in Appearance and change the stroke weight to 3 pt. Change the colour too.
6 Repeat the step 5 and change the stroke weight to 1.5 pt and the colour.
7 Choose the black layer.
8 Open Transform Effect. Check the Preview. Set Horizontal to 96%. Change the anchor point to the left. Press OK.
9 Choose the blue layer in the Appearance palette. Apply the Transform Effect with 101% Horizontal.
10 Choose the yellow layer and click on the right anchor point. Scale to 95% Horizontal
11 The letter will seem like the one shown below.
12 Select the Compound Path in the Appearance palette. Choose Warp Options and apply Arc set to Horizontal and 9%.
13 Apply a no blur Drop Shadow set to X = 0 and Y = 4 pt. Set it to Colour. Apply a custom gradient to the text by using the Gradient tool. Hold the Shift key down and then apply the gradient.
Now the text is complete.
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