Post Description

In this final installment of Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One, Deke McClelland creates a total of seven 3D type effects from scratch. This project-based course shows how to create and modify 3D type, craft hand-drawn effects, and design complex character extrusions. The course also explains how to color-correct and post-process 3D type in Camera RAW. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Smearing colors across letters
    Creating drop-and-splatter effects
    Tracing character outlines with smart filters
    Rotating, positioning, and scaling words
    Quickly (and accurately) masking 3D letters
    Assigning complex, high-quality bevels
    Matching 3D type to a photographic scene
    Adding a crack to a grunge letter
    Making a 3D pillow inflation
    Simulating worn fabric with soft noise
    Making blocky type using depth maps
    Carving recessed type in a tree
    Creating a sunken extrusion
    Bending 3D text as a Smart Object