Creating a 3D Typography in Photoshop

Learn the 3D commands of Photoshop here. This tutorial shows you the most used 3D stuff designers work on while creating their graphics. And don’t forget, these commands are very easy to use and even a novice user can engage them easily.

Please don’t hate me while reading this post, because the same step is repeated again and again. But I promise you, when you’ll be following this tutorial, it’ll be fun.

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Sources Used:

• Background
• Brushes

Final Result

Fist of all open the New document and type each letter of your favorite word in separate layer.

Repousse

Then go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

A table will appear asking you for rasterizing the layer. Click on Yes. You might wanna “Don’t show again” so this table won’t bother you again.

Once this ‘Repousse Box’ appears, put the following values.

3D Rotation

Now our “d” should have a 3D effect. Its time now to give it a ‘revolution’. Select 3-D Object Rotate Tool and rotate it in whatever direction you want.

This is the tricky part now. You have to go to the Layers Panel and double click on the Extusion materials. Then a blank file will open. You have to apply the effects on this file which you want to apply on your letter, in my case I’m applying Gradient Overlay.Then save that file by striking CTRL+S, once you save it, you’ll return to original file.

These are the values of Gradient Overlay.

The Letter ‘E’

Now I’m adding the letter ‘e’. The fifth letter of the alphabet. It is also the most used letter in the English language. (I paid attention to my English teacher)

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Here I’m rotating the letter E.

This is the gradient applied on the letter E through Extrusion materials.

The Letter ‘S’

I don’t like this letter, so I won’t tell you anything about it.

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Rotating the Letter S

Gradients now.

The Letter ‘I’

We’re just gonna repeat the same steps again and again with different colors and different rotation angles. Besides these differences, its the same effect.

3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Rotation

Gradient

The Letter ‘G’

Type it

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Rotate it

And how can we forget the gradient.

The Letter ‘N’

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Rotate it

Fill the gradient.

The Letter Z

We’re adding 3 ZZZ.

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Gradient

And again, the letter Z

Go to 3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Gradient again.

I promise, this is the last Z.

3-D>Repousse>Text Layer

Gradient

Rotating the third Z.

Finally we’re done with our 3D. Now I added a background.

Splatter Effect

I used splatter brushes for making this effect.

Now I’m adding a few splatters on the text as well. It will give our text a groovy look.

Done