Create a 1980s Inspired 3D Text Effect in Photoshop
Colorful gradients, lens flares, and textures are essential elements any 1980′s inspired artwork. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Photoshop’s 3D tools to create a 1980s inspired text effect. Let’s get started!
Tutorial Assets
You will need the following assets to complete this tutorial. Please download them before you begin. If they are not available, you will need to find alternatives.
- Geomancy font.
- by Sirius-sdz.
- texture by GBCPL.
- by Vascan.
1. Creating and Converting Text
Step 1
Create a new 1152 x 864 px document, and fill the Background with Black
. Then, create the text in All Caps using the font Geomancy. The color is #b7b7b7
, and the Size is 150 pt.
Step 2
If you are creating more than one line of text, create each line in a separate layer, then place those lines as you like before extruding them.
Step 3
Select each text layer one-by-one and then go to Type > Convert to Shape. This will make working with the materials much easier when the text is converted to 3D meshes.