Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I'm going to show you how to create simple,
3-D text with deep shadows using Photoshop's 3-D filter. The 3-D filter we'll be using
in this tutorial is in versions CS6 and later. The 3-D filter in CS5 Extended
uses a different interface. If your 3-D filter is greyed out or not working properly, it
could be due to a number of reasons that I listed in my video's description.
Create a new document by pressing Ctrl + N on Windows or Cmd + N on a Mac. Make the Width and the
Height: 3000 pixels each and the Resolution: 150 pixels per inch. The Color Mode is RGB
and 8 bits per Channel. Click the box and in the Brightness field, type in 40%. Then,
press Enter or Return twice to close both windows.
Open your Horizontal Type Tool and choose a font.
I’m using “Pricedown Black”. If you’d like to use it, I provided its
link in my video’s description or project files. I'll make its size: 96 points, Sharp
and Center alignment. Click the box to open the Color Picker. In the Brightness field,
type in 80% and click OK. Click on your document and type out your text. It should be approximately
this size. To center it, open your Move Tool and press Ctrl or Cmd + A.
Click the "Align Horizontal Centers" icon
and the "Align Vertical Centers" icon. Then, deselect it by pressing
Ctrl or Cmd + D. At the top, click "3D" and "New 3D Extrusion from Selected Layer".
If you see this message, click "Yes". I did an in-depth tutorial on using the 3-D feature,
so if you'd like to watch it, I provided its link, as well. Open back your Layers panel
and click the background to make it active. Go back to "3D", "New Mesh from Layer" and "Postcard".
Shift-click on the text layer to highlight it, as well, and go back to "3D"
and "Merge 3D Layers". Open back the 3D panel and click the light bulb icon. Open the Properties
panel, if it already isn't open. Uncheck "IBL", which is the "Image-based Lights". Immediately,
your image will become black. At the bottom right of the 3-D panel, click the lightbulb
icon and click "New Spot Light".
Click the Coordinates icon and in the "x" position, type in 6.47...
the "x" angle: 0.1...
the "Y" position: 14.66
the "Y" angle: 45.8
the "Z" position: 7.42
and the "Z" angle: -43.2.
Next,we'll widen the cone and adjust the hotspot.
Click the Spot Light icon and check "Light Falloff". This allows us to change the amount
of illumination of the spotlight over distance. Check Shadow. Slide the Softness to 30% or
just type it in. I'll make the Cone: 61.4 degrees
and the Hotspot: 37 degrees.
Make your 3-D image bigger in your document by clicking Environment and with your Slide Tool
active, go outside your document and drag down. To rotate your entire image, open the
Rotate Tool, go outside your document and drag up and to the right.To reposition your
entire image, open the Drag Tool and drag it. We're ready to render it, but before we
do it, let's check your 3-D Preferences. Go to Edit, Preferences and 3D.
The Ray Tracer Threshold determines the quality of the rendering. The higher the Threshold is, the longer it'll
take to render, but the less noise you'll have in your final image. It's default amount
is 5, but you may want to decrease it to 3 or 4 if it's taking too long to render.
VRAM is the video card's memory.
The amount I've alotted Photoshop to use is not necessarily
what you should use because your computer may have its own requirements.
To render your image, click the Render icon.
It could take anywhere between a few minutes to over an
hour to render it depending on your computer's specs and the Threshold amount. After its rendered,
to brighten dark areas of your image, first make a composite snapshot. To do this, open
your Layers panel and click the New Layer icon to make a new layer. Press Ctrl + Shift
+ Alt + E on Windows or Cmd + Shift + Option + E on a Mac.
Go to Image, Adjustments and "Shadows/Highlights".
The "Shadows" default amount is 35%, which for this image is way too bright.
Slide it all the way to the left and then, slowly drag
the slider to the right until there's just enough detail in the shadows. Or, you can
type in the amount. Then, click OK or press Enter or Return. To crop your image, open
your Rectangular Marquee Tool and drag it over the area you want to keep.
Go to Image and Crop. Then, deselect it. To fit it onto your canvas, press Ctlr or Cmd + 0.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!