Stone Effect Create 3D Typography

This tutorial we will create a typographic 3D with Illustrator and gave him a touch of Photoshop to create more realistic effect. Text with effects that are next to a stone monument Jogja this we will create a fairly simple technique. Here we will also belejar about lighting techniques and the use of textures to create the 3D effect more pronounced.Final Results of FigureBefore starting, let's first take a look at the final outcome of the image that we will create. Larger versions can be found here. (Source: Painthink.com)


Step 1Open Adobe Illustrator to start creating 3D text. With the Type Tool type 'Jogja' by using capital letters. Disni font that I use Helvetica LT Black with 300 pt font size with font color white # FFFFFF (in the following figures show the black sya just to clarify).tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 2Click jogja text with the Selection Tool and then choose Effect> 3D> Extrude & Bevel and set it as shown below. Press OK to finish.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 3Select Edit> Copy to copy the 3D text we've created, you can also Ctrl + C. Open monument jogja images with Photoshop. 3d paste text in a Photoshop document, press Ctrl + V will come out as what dipaste option, select the Smart Object.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 4The next step we will create the effect of cracks on the road that lies below the text. Ground cracked open this picture in Photoshop and paste in our documents. Press Ctrl + T and downsizing the image texture of the soil. Do not press enter first, right click on the texture of the soil layer select Distort. Click steiap corner layer and slide it until like the following picture.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshophit enter, change the Blending Mode to Multiply. Remove a few sections of land located just off the texture to be more realistic and not look angle.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 5Now we will create 3D text look like stone. Open this wall texture images with Photoshop and paste in our documents. Press Ctrl + T and downsizing the image texture of the soil. before pressing enter, right click on the texture of the soil layer select Distort and drag each corner until such gamba follows. Create a selection around the text YOGYAKARTA, then do a layer mask on the wall texture.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopChange the texture of the wall layer Blending Mode to Linear Burn and opacity 70%, going as far as we found the following crate.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 6Create New Adjustment Layer by Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Levels and for setting the level select Lighten Shadow. This makes 3D text brighter. Press Alt and click on the border line of layer 2 and layer level, this will make the level simply gives effect to the layer 2.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 7Create a new layer. selection of a case of doing step 5, use the Gradient Tool to create Linear Gradient from # 000000 to transparent black on the bottom of the 3D text.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 8Consider the color of Tugu Jogja, appeared slightly yellow in the evening. We will create 3D text has a color like the Tugu Jogja to appear more realistic. Add a new layer above the layer 1 levels. Make another selection like step 5. Change foreground color to # fb8701, with Paint Bucket Tool fill the selection area with that color. Change the blending mode menajadi Color and add a Layer Mask. Apply masking the Gradient Tool on the bottom of the article.tutorials 3D typography with illustrator and photoshopStep 9The next step is to give some shadow of 3D text. Use the Pen Tool to create a path like the following picture. For how to use the Pen Tool read the previous tutorial. Create a new layer, fill the path with black # 000000, on the menu bar select Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur for a radius of 2 pixels. Change the opacity to 60%.tutorial three-dimensional typography by illustrator and photoshopdo well for the other letters we get a picture like this.tutorial three-dimensional typography by illustrator and photoshopStep 10Type 'Jogja' with the font Helvetica LT Black, size 300 pt font with the font color black # 000000. In the layer palette, right-click this new layer, select Convert to Smart Object. Press Ctrl + T and do transform to distort as in step 4. Change the Opacity to 60% and click Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur, use a radius of 3 pixels.tutorial three-dimensional typography by illustrator and photoshopStep 11Give a little Ladi shadows at the bottom of the article. Create an elliptical path under the letter A, create a new layer and fill the path had been black. Click Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur, use a radius of 3 pixels and change the layer Opacity to 60%. Do it for the rest of the other letters with the size of the ellipse correspond to huuf to be shaded.tutorial three-dimensional typography by illustrator and photoshopStep 12JAR step is to set the color for each layer look together. Create a new layer Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Curves and place the top position in the layer palette. Set the crate following Curve.tutorial three-dimensional typography by illustrator and photoshopFinal ResultsThis is the end result of the wallpaper that we created. Psd file untu this tutorial can be downloaded here. Good luck this trick to create text effects, do not forget to subscribe to the RSS Feed painthink.