Photoshop create 3D Text effect
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1)Create a new 300X300 file. Select the TYPE tool, and type some text. Then choose Rasterize Type. | ![]() |
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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).
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5) Now deselct the selection. Select the MOVE tool. Then using your keyboard left arrow key, nudge the backtext-layer to 9 pixel left. | ![]() |
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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. |
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8) Next, go to Edit > Transform > Scale and drag it to the Left. | ![]() |
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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.
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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. |