In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a 3D Standing text effect in Photoshop using only Smart Objects. once you finish the tutorial you will be able to make a 3D text effect Mockup which can be used multiple times with any text and shape.
Tutorial Notes
- Open the PSD file, then import the pattern and install the font
- Unhide the “Adjustments” group and Make sure to align the text between the 2 horizontal rulers & in the center
- Press CTRL + H if rulers are hidden
- Add a rectangle over your text layer, Center it to the middle then create a smart object of both Rectangle Layer & Text Layer
- Double-click the smart object’s thumbnail to open it
- Delete “Rectangle 1” layer and press CTRL+S to save
- Whatever changes you do inside the smart object will be applied over the smart layer -and every copy of it- after saving it with CTRL+S
- Now, let’s create the 3D extrusion action
- Click Record.
1-Create a copy of the selected layer with CTRL+J
2- Move the new layer to the bottom from Layer>Arrange>Send Backward
3-Press CTRL+T to transform that layer
4- Change the Width: 99.8%, Height: 99.7%, and this is the idea behind the 3D extrusion as every created layer will be moved to the back and be transformed with a percentage reduction in both Width and in Height - Stop the action and start playing it about 50 times
- let’s style a single layer and Copy&Paste its layer style to the rest of the layers
- Double-click “Text” Layer yo open the Layer Style window and make some styling as you like
- Double-click the “3D” group to open the Layer Style window and make some styling as you like
- Add Some Adjustment Layers
