3D Text

3D Text

Example(s):
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The Tutorial:

Step 1: Creating the document and preparing text
Create
a new document (File > New) and use any size you want. I'm using
320px x 150px. Next, select a font and type your text. Add any effects
you want to the text, such as gradients or colours.
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To
stretch and transform the text, we need to rasterize it first. To do
this, right click the text layer on the layers list, and select
Rasterize.
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Step 2: Transforming the text
After
you have rasterized your text, your ready to transform it. With the
text layer selected, press CTRL T, and press right click in the text
then choose perspective or distort to position your text as if it were
in 3d perspective, and press Enter to apply the change. You'll want to
achieve an effect as shown below. (This will be the top of the 3D text)
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Making the text 3D
After
you have transformed the text, right click it on the layers list, and
press Duplicate Layer. (Alternatively, you could press CTRL J with the
text layer selected.) Now create a new set (see below image), and place
your duplicated layer into it. Add a bevel and emboss to the duplicated
layer (use the default settings). This will help in achieving the 3D
effect.

With the duplicated layer selected, hold shift and press
the down arrow 2 times. This will move your text layer down by 20
pixels. Now, hold the alt key and ctrl key and press the up arrow 19
times. This duplicates each layer, and nudges it up by 1 pixel each
time.
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This is the end of the 3D effect. If you want to add more effects to it, such as reflections and shadows, continue reading.


Step 3: Adding extra effects
Note: These effects aren't needed, but they provide nice details to the final product.

Now
that we have the basic 3D effect, we can add more effects to give it a
reflection, and an environment. Select the original text layer and add
a faint drop shadow to it. Select the layer set, and press CTRL E (this
will merge all the layers inside.) Duplicate the new layer (CTRL J)
which use to be the layer set, and lower its opacity to about 20%.
Position it below the 3D text, so it looks like a reflection. There are
many tutorials about reflections in our database if you need any more
help. On my background layer, I also added a faint gradient instead of
just a white backdrop.

Final Result
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