How To Make 3D Text Effect In Photoshop

People are getting over 3D objects or designs because they give them a realistic look. And Photoshop is not the best tool for creating 3D designs, but you can have great 3D text effects with it. 

In this blog, you will learn to create simple 3D text effects in Photoshop.

Add Text And Background

In the first step, we need to add a cool background for our text here I add my background you will use yours as you want. Let’s start with to import option or you will directly be use drag and drop option to add background on your artboard.

So in first, we add colorful background and after we add text.

So here I am using this background you will use yours.

After adding background now click on text tool to add text. Here I use Proxima Nova font for my tutorial.

Let’s add some text on our background.

Here I am writing my simple text 3D for basic understanding.

This is it now follow the third step to make more really cool text.

Use Of 3D Tool

Click on your text layer on the layer panel or you will see a 3D option on your toolbar panel. If you don’t see any 3D option on your toolbar then select Text tool and click on your text.

And you will see this 3D option on your toolbar. Now click on this option to make your text 3D.

After clicking on this option now your text looks like below image.

Now click on this 3D text and now you will see some option look like below image.

Now click on Shape preset option to open more effect where select effect which I am select on the above image.

And your text converts into some roundness.

Now go to 3D layer panel and select all five 3D layers and you will see some option on top now change below setting. And your text converts into more realistic.

Reflection 0% to 100%.

Now click on Environment option and you will see option like below image.

And now click on file type option to remove Texture. And now your text converts into again old black text.

Now click on folder type option to add new texture on your photoshop simple click on new texture option and click on ok button to save your this texture.

Now go to your layer panel where you will see these two layers like one is 3D text layer and the second one is your background.

Click on background and press button (MAC Cmd + A) or (WIN Ctrl + A) option to select your this layer and now go to edit option on top bar and where you will see Copy option click on that option and now press (MAC Cmd + D) or (WIN Ctrl + D) to unselect your layer.

Now double click on 3D to enter in again 3D layer panel.

And you will see below image on your desktop.

Now here click on this white shape where we simply paste our copied layer.

Click on edit texture and you will see a white background on the next screen now again go to edit option and paste to add this background.

If your background image was bigger than your back background.

Then go to image option and click on reveal all option to set your copied image on perfect size.

And press Cmd + S or Ctrl + S to save this image. Now come back into your old file.

Now click on Environment and you will see this on your screen.

Now change center point to change text effect change until your text looked more effective and you will render your photo by pressing this render option.

And in final you will see your text look like below image.

Conclusion:

Follow this easy-to-learn guide and create your amazing 3D text in Photoshop.

3D text is attention-grabbing and a great way to highlight important things. It will help you to create engaging, lively layouts for your clients and users.