Monday, August 27, 2012

TUTORIAL: a cosmic light text effect

Let's make something different. It's a light text effect, but the letters are emitting an unusual light, like something from space.

Make this one by going to this online light text effect, so entering these parameters values:
- Text: COSMIC (choose as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Atomic Sushi.

Doing as I told, you get this nice image (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- one of the features that makes this effect so interesting is: the letters have a nice illumination inside that matches very well the light going outside;
- the kind of font you should use depends on the result you are looking for. If you want a very big light emission, try thin font faces;
- generate hundreds of realistic light effects by using these online light text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.


Sunday, August 19, 2012

TUTORIAL: a realistic acrylic text effect

Now I teach you how to get an interesting acrylic text effect. It would be a little tricky to figure it out by yourself, but using this tutorial it's easy.

Start by opening this very nice online text creator, so configure the interface like this:
- Text: shyniest (set your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 00A000;
- Font name: Viper Squadron.

If you make as indicated, that's the response text (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- the smart move here was using a glass effect to create an acrylic material in this case;
- I have used a back color that makes the text look transparent. That's the idea here;
- generate many realistic glass effects by using these online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.


Sunday, August 12, 2012

TUTORIAL: a flying 3D golden text effect

Today I tell you how to create a new 3D text. It's a flying text with golden colors and a nice big deepness. The soft shadows of the 3D letters are a plus.

It can be made by using this online 3D text maker, but pay attention now: this is an advanced and very powerful tool, so it has many interface options to use. Here I show just the items you need to change to get the proposed effect.
- Text: Golden Text (set as desired);
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: 402000;
- Face color: E0E000;
- Depth color: 808000;
- Font name: Amerika Sans.

Modifying these parameters, you receive this text effect (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- I set a brown background because it matches the golden colors and highlights them. Anyway, this effect can be nice with many different back colors;
- don't use too complex font faces, because it's not worthy. You get a cleaner, more readable and more beautiful text if you set a simpler font;
- other variant you could like to try: use the bright color as the depth color and the darker color in the font face. Anyway, beware the used configuration makes the text seems be made of a brighter material;
- generate many amazing 3D text effects by using this advanced professional 3D text generator.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.


Sunday, August 5, 2012

TUTORIAL: creating a realistic raw wood text

It's a good time to make a text composed of raw (unworked) wood. It's a very convincing effect that was already useful for me several times.

You can create it with no effort by going to this online wood text maker and setting its data this way:
- Text: WOOD (type as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Dragon Order.

Doing as told above, it's the delivered image (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- the chosen font helps to get a wild mood, but this effect is very powerful and can generate amazing results with many different fonts;
- usually I prefer the result when selecting a font with average thickness (not too thin, neither too thick);
- depending on the final image you are looking for, it could be a good idea to try a brown background color;
- generate a lot of nice wood text effects by taking advantage of these free online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.