1)Create
a new 300X300 file. Select the TYPE tool, and type some text. Then choose
Rasterize Type.
2) Now click
on the TEXT layer in the layers palette,while holding the CTRL button
down.This selects the text shape.
3) Next, create a new layer above your text layer and name it back-text
.FILL the selection with black(or any color). Drag the back-text layer
down to text layer in the layers palette.
4) Then create another new layer above the back-text layer and name that
one mid-text layer. FILL the selection with white(or any color).
5) Now deselct
the selection. Select the MOVE tool. Then using your keyboard left arrow
key, nudge the backtext-layer to 9 pixel left.
6) Now link
the 3 layers by clicking in the column next to eye icon in the layers
palette.
7)Go to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Take the Upper Right Hand
corner of our Text and drag it down.
8)
Next, go to Edit > Transform > Scale and drag it to the Left.
9)
Select the back-text Layer in the Layer Pallette and Duplicate it and
name it Shadow.
10) Go to Edit > Transform > Distort and use the Top > Middle
point and drag it Left and Down to gain a Shadow-like perspective. Use
the Right > Middle point and drag it Upwards and Right until the Shadow
aligns with our 3D text. t should look something like this when done.
11)
Now, change the Layer Opacity of shadow to 50%.
12) Now, select the text Layer. Hold down Control and press E
twice to Merge all of our 3D Text Layers together.
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