Xara 3d how to#

Just change the Angle according to the position of the text. Change the Opacity to 40%.įollow the same steps of Motion Blur to the Layers “.COM Blur 1” and “.COM Blur 2”. Again, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set the angle to 90º with 123 Distance. Next is the second duplicated layer named “YTD 3D Blur 2”. Set the Layer Transparency to Soft Light with 75% Opacity. Enter 10º for the Angle and 123 as Distance. Select the first duplicated layer named “YTD 3D Blur 1”. Now we proceed to the Motion Blur effect. Do the same procedure to the “.COM Shadow” layer. Move the layer using the Move Tool so it will appear like a shadow behind the text.Īpply Gaussian Blur on the YTD Shadow layer by choosing Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. The YTD Shadow layer is then filled with Black. Press Shift + f5 or go to Edit > Fill > and choose Black. The exact shape of the text will be highlighted. On your keyboard, hold on the CTRL key and click the “YTD 3D Shadow” layer. To avoid confusion, you can rename the layers like illustrated below. 1 duplicated layer is for the shadow and the other 2 layers are for the motion blur effect. Make sure to change the angle so the gradient colors will appear diagonally.įor the shadow and blur effect, duplicate the layers “.COM” and “YTD 3D” three times. You should come up with this result:Īpply Gradient Overlay to the reflection layers then select the Black to Transparent gradient. Just change the rotation angles so the text would look like a mirror reflection. If you want a mirror reflection effect below the texts, repeat the steps in Xara 3D (Steps 1 – 11) and import the PNG into the document. We just changed the colors for the letters “u” and “.COM” under the Gradient Overlay style. Select Add Layer Style and apply the following settings on each letter:Īpply the same effect to all letters. We’re now going to apply the glossy effect on the face. There are two ways to do this 1) using Pen (trace the letters) or 2) Text tool (type the letters and just adjust them to fit the base by selecting Edit > Scale/ Skew/ Perspective.) Set its Layer Transparency to Multiply with 20% Opacity. Choose the gradient style Black to White and adjust the Angle to 101°.įor a textured background effect, duplicate the background layer and choose Filter > Render > Clouds. Add a layer style and choose Gradient Overlay. The document is sized to 1500 x 1300 (but you may crop the document in the future).Ĭreate a Background layer. Adobe Photoshop Step 12:Ĭreate a new file in Photoshop. This is where we will enhance the design of the texts. Select “True color 24-bit” and save it as PNG file.ĭo the same steps with the letters “.COM” with rotation angles -50º : -30º : 0º which you need to save in a separate file. Press Ctrl + Tab to see the preview of the text, save the project and export it as PNG. You can follow the exact color details as shown below: Double-click each arrow to change the color of the lighting. Drag the arrows to change the lighting position. The window now shows you detailed lighting using 3 arrows. To change the highlight colors, click on the Show/Hide Lighting (Ctrl + Tab) on the upper part of the window. On the Shadow Options, uncheck Shadow to turn off the effect. On the Bevel Options, select Curved on the list and choose Round. Choose Gloss and enter 20 as Outline Width. On the right panel, select Extrusion Options and change its Depth to 60. For “You The Designer”, rotate and angle to 25º : – 26º : 0º You can notice that the rotation angles are indicated on the lower right corner. To change the the text’s position, drag the text to rotate and Alt + Drag to reposition. Set the design to plain text by clicking the first X button on the lower left side of the window. The font used was Kyrilla Sans Serif Black from. We used “You The Designer” as a sample text. Select the Text Options Button (Alt+T) to type in your Text and click Ok. We used Xara 3D Version 6 for this Typography. In this article, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process on creating a simple typography with this 3d text Photoshop tutorial and by using Xara3D software. All we need is creativity and a bit of patience in learning to execute ideas into 3D.

Xara 3d how to#

There are many ways on how to create a 3D text design and the methods are just accessible to everyone – programs like 3DS Max, Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender, etc. It is largely used for advertisements and many form of entertainment. You can see countless of such artworks in many media.