What You'll Be Creating!
Created with the Same Technique Without using the 3D Feature!!
Let's start by creating a New Document
It takes only seconds to create a new 3D text with the mockup you're going to create.
CTRL+R to show Rulers
Grab 2 guides to the center
Type any text
Change Font to "Albondigas" and size to 750pt
Select both "Text" and "Background" layers and Convert to Smart Object
Rename "Text"
Double-click thumbnail to open the smart object
Delete "Background" layer. Press CTRL+S to save
Now, the main document is updated
Get back inside the smart object and let's change text color to blue
Press CTRL+S to save
Let's Import the "3D Extruder" action
This action creates a 3D depth by duplicating the layer and moving the duplicated layer to the bottom and reduce its width and height by 0.1% every time.
Select the "Text" Layer and run the "Depth" action 75 times.
The action creates a smaller new duplicated layer and send it to the bottom to give you a 3d depth as seen.
Select the 75 layers and group "3D Depth".
Leave "Text" layer outside
Double-click "Text Copy" layer to open Layer Style window
Check Bevel & Emboss and add these values
Copy layer style and paste it to the 75 layers
Select first layer then hold SHIFT and select the last one to select them all
Right-click and Paste Layer Style
Now we have a good looking 3D depth
You can control the 3D depth length by hiding the bottom layers
Double-click "Text" layer to open Layer Style
Add Bevel & Emboss
Uncheck Use Global Light
Add Inner Shadow
Uncheck Use Global Light
Add Inner Glow
Add Color Overlay
Now, We have our mockup ready!
Double-click thumbnail to get inside the smart object.
Change text, font, or even color then click CTRL+S to and the 3d text will be applied in seconds.
It's updated!
Let's change the font, text and also the colors.
I'll use a "ColorTube" font to test multiple colors at once.
Press CTRL+S to save the smart object to update the 3d text.
NOTE: depending on the position of your text inside the smart object, the 3d extrusion direction will be different.
The extrusion goes to the center as seen
Open the image from File> Open
Select both legs using Quick Selection Tool or Pen Tool
Hold ALT to switch between (+) and (-) Selection Tools
Refine your selection as seen. I'll speed this part.
Create a layer mask with the selection that you've made
Press CRT+J to duplicate
Right-click the bottom layer mask to Delete it
Let's Create a new 3D text
Double-click Layer thumb to get inside the smart object
Add Your Text
I used "Alpondigas" font here
With spacing: 20 and font size: 750pt
Position your text as seen
Letter C is a little bit low. Let's lift it up
Great!
Double-click to open Layer Style
Add Gradient Overlay as seen
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Reflected, Reverse, and Angle:-45
Press CTRL+S to Save
This is our 3D Text
Select a Visible layer and Press ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+E to merge all in a new layer.
Resize the image since the 3D text is vey small
Change to 1100px in height
Drag&Drop your 3D Text again.
Adjust both size and position as seen
Move the 3D text under the leg layer
Decrease the lag layer Opacity
Select the layer mask and with a black brush start painting to remove parts of the leg to view the 3d text.
I'm painting over the mask as seen
Increase Opacity again
Let's create a shadow.
Convert to Smart Object then press CTRL+J to duplicate and drag to the bottom.
Add 1.5px Gaussian Blur
Add a black color overlay
Press CTRL+T then resize as seen
Adjust position with Up & Down Arrow Keys.
Change Opacity to 75%
That's it, Thanks For Watching.