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Required Files: Weathered Texture – Dol Guldur texture – kilogram font

Lets Start 3D Text Tutorial with Adobe Illustrator

Step01

Create a new document in adobe illustrator, use the font kilogram and type “Graphic Design”, and keep every word in a single line, play with the font size and spaces to make it look like a rectangle, or follow the following settings.

Step 02

Select the text by the Selection Tool and press right click on the mouse, from the listed menu select create an outline, keep selecting the text and choose from the menu Filters>>3D>>Extrude & Bevel and set the following settings:

Step 03

Select the 3D Objects and choose Object >> Expand Appearance from the menu.

Step 04

Now Ungroup the 3D objects by hit Ctrl+Shift+G many times on the keyboard to ungroup every part, double click on the Magic Wand Tool to open the magic wand pallet and set the value of the Tolerance “0” by the magic wand tool select the upper part, and group it Ctrl+G and move it up then select below parts and group them.

Step 05 – Photoshop

Create a new document with size 1024*700.

Step 06

load the texture “Weathered Texture” and re-size it to fit the file size and make the Fill opacity 65%, and? rename the layer to BG.

Step 07

load the texture “Dol Guldur texture ” also re-size to fit all the file size and make the Fill opacity 40% and the blend mode: Color Burn, and rename the layer to BG02

Step 08

Drag the 3d text from Illustrator to Photoshop, and keep in mind drag the upper part by itself and the below part by itself. and place them as Vector Smart Object, now select the two layers and re-size them to any size you like to work on,

Step 09

Close these two shapes to each other and rename the lighter shape layer to Upper Part and the darker shape layer Below Part.

Step 10

Duplicate the BG02 and clear the layer style by setting the Fill Opacity 100% and the blend mode: normal, also decrease the size of about 60%, and move it to above of Upper part? layer then press Ctrl + left click on the Upper part layer to make the selection.

Step 11

Select the BG02 copy and click on the Layer mask? on the layers pallet, also hide the Upper part layer.

Step 12

Repeat the previous? step on the Below part layer, but here we need to add some layer styles select the layer BG copy3 and select Layer>> Layer style>> Drop shadow.

Select the Gradient Overlay set the below settings and click on the gradient to open the Gradient Editor.

Step 13

Create a new layer and fill it with black color and the opacity 60%, and select the Erase tool with size 700px and Opacity 30%, then start to erase from the center of the black layer.

Step 14

Duplicate the Upper part layer and show it, then make the fill opacity 0% and add color overlay from layer>> layer style>> Color overlay, and set the color Black and the opacity 60%, now keep selecting the duplicated layer and hit Ctrl + T to transform the layer.

Step 15

Duplicate the Upper part again and follow the previous step and change the opacity on the color overlay to 30%, and apply the Gaussian Blur and set the radios 2px.

Final

I hope you find this 3D text tutorial useful and help you learn new tips and tricks.

3D Grunge Text

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Step01

Lets begin create a file with size 1600px*1000px and set black background “#000000” and type mameara the font used is Oomix

Step02

Create new layer “colors” then select the brush tool with Size:400px and the hardness:0%, choose dark colors for the brush I use this colors: Color 01: #2c0033 – Color 02:#002c33 – Color 03:#313300 – Color 04:#330100

Step03

Open the Layer Style of mameara layer and put the properties as showing here:

Step04

Duplicate mameara Layer and marge it with empty layer.

Step05

Keep selecting the duplicated layer and select Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

Step06

Transform the duplicated layer keep selecting the layer and hit (Ctrl + T) to transform.

Step07

Change the Blend mode to divide

Step08

Open Filter > Distort > Twirl , and make the Angle 100�.

Step09

Transform the shape hit (Ctrl+T) then right click select wrap.

Step10

Duplicate the shape many times.

Step11

Marge all the duplicated layers.

Final

Change the Blend mode to Divide and then duplicated in the same place also duplicate it again and reflect it to the bottom of mameara word.

Result

Download the PSD file (7.26 MB)

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