In this tutorial you will learn how to make an beautiful 3D text effect in photoshop.
Use it for your website headers, print design, wallpapers…everything!
1. Make a new document. Use settings like on picture below.
2. Use Horizontal Type Tool (T) and write something.
I used font Impact, size 60.
3. In this step we will make a perspective look to our font layer.
We can’t make perspective look untill we convert our font layer to shape.
Go to Layer -> Type -> Convert to shape to convert our text layer to shape.
Now go to Edit -> Transorm -> Perspective.
Now, hold pressed CTRL + SHIFT + ALT and pull yor top right corner of Perspective box like shown on picture above.
Press Return (Enter) button on your keyboard.
4. Now our Perspective is added and we can Rasterize this shape.
Go to Layer -> Rasterize -> Shape to rasterize our layer.
5. Copy your text layer. Place your copy below the original text.
Make sure that black is your foreground color and press SHIFT + ALT + BACKSPACE to fill your copy with black.
6. Now, we will add 3D effect.
Make sure that you are on a copy of your text layer.
Press with one hand CTRL + ALT and hold’em down, with other hand keep pressing right arrow.
Press it untill you’re statisfied with your 3D effect
Allright, we have our 3d effect but we also have a lot of new layers. Don’t worry, now we will mess with them.
7. Hide your original text layer and background layer.
Press SHIFT + CTRL + E to merge visible layers.
Now we have only 3 layers
That’s it! Your 3D is finished.
Now you can play with it. Add some drop shadow, change colors…
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January 25th, 2008 at 12:59 am
This DOES NOT WORK!!!
January 25th, 2008 at 6:00 am
No really?! Oh, thank god you told me! Punk, how did I get the result then. Try to use this as is.
January 26th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I beg to differ!!
This tutorial is fabulous, well written & very simple to follow, completed in a few minutes & worked 1st time!
Great work, Thanks!
January 26th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Thank you Helen. I’m glad that you liked it!
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
hello UR TUTORIAL IS SO NICE KEEP IT UP
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
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Well Done!!!
I’m 25 yrs old but i’m interesting to learn everything!!
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
Thank you Ram & Shawne. I’m glad you liked it!
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 am
Quick and fast tips. Thx
February 10th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Nice tutorial, this method of 3D text is more commonly used in Adobe Illustrator though
February 13th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
omg, i hope this work for me
February 20th, 2008 at 6:36 am
THANKS FOR BEING THERE, GIVING US NOVICE SOME CHANCE. I APPRECIATE IT A LOT
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am
excelent tutorials
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I had some trouble getting this to work with cs3. When I held down CTRL + ALT and pressed right key the screen kept going black but there was no 3d effect?
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I could sit and play with photoshop for hours on end and not be able to work out things like this! Thank you!!
March 8th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Nice Tutorial! TnX a lot!!!
March 15th, 2008 at 1:10 am
Finally, a 3D text tutorial that actually works. Thank you sooooooo much
March 20th, 2008 at 7:39 am
great work keep it up