Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding bright 2D shadow type, part of Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One: 3D Type Effects.
In this exercise, we are going to finish off the composition by adding a layer of type.…I have saved my progress as Glowing sand circuits.psd.…I am going to scroll up to the top of the Layers panel.…You can see I have a text layer called tagline (for later).…Go ahead and turn the layer on, and might as well rename the layer as well,…because after all, later is now.…And now, we are really just going to dress up this layer using a couple of layer effects.…So drop down to the fX icon at the bottom of the panel and choose Drop Shadow.…And I am going to start things off by giving the shadow some color.…
So I will click on the black swatch, dial in at same hue value we have been…using throughout the chapter: 35 degrees.…And then I am going to take the saturation value up to 100%, and dial in a…brightness value of 35%.…Now click OK, and let's go ahead and increase the intensity of the Blend Mode by…taking it from Multiply, to Linear Burn.…Now, notice that the shadow is going down and to the right, whereas the shadow of…
Author
Released
10/4/2011- 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
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
Views
Related Courses
-
Photoshop CS5 Essential Training
with Michael Ninness11h 14m Beginner -
Deke's Techniques
with Deke McClelland120h 18m Intermediate -
Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One: 3D Scenes
with Deke McClelland8h 51m Intermediate -
Photoshop CS5 Extended One-on-One: 3D Objects
with Deke McClelland6h 1m Intermediate
-
Introduction
-
Welcome2m 21s
-
-
1. Murder-Mystery Type
-
Making thriller/chiller type4m 13s
-
Creating a slanted incline2m 54s
-
Masking away shadow errors4m 35s
-
-
2. Hand-Drawn Letters
-
Making hand-drawn type in 3D3m 44s
-
Tracing letters with filters3m 55s
-
Restoring missing outlines3m 46s
-
-
3. Long, Twisty I-Beam Extrusions
-
Masking the extruded sides5m 56s
-
4. Sharp and Edgy Grunge Type
-
5. Fluffy Pillow Inflations
-
Making a 3D pillow inflation3m 59s
-
"Fluffing up" the letters3m 55s
-
-
6. Depth-Map Letters in Stylized Granite
-
Scaling depth-map bumps3m 19s
-
Adding bright 2D shadow type2m 50s
-
7. Carving Recessed Type into a Tree
-
Creating a sunken extrusion5m 39s
-
Conclusion
-
See ya40s
-
- Mark as unwatched
- Mark all as unwatched
Are you sure you want to mark all the videos in this course as unwatched?
This will not affect your course history, your reports, or your certificates of completion for this course.
CancelTake notes with your new membership!
Type in the entry box, then click Enter to save your note.
1:30Press on any video thumbnail to jump immediately to the timecode shown.
Notes are saved with you account but can also be exported as plain text, MS Word, PDF, Google Doc, or Evernote.
Share this video
Embed this video
Video: Adding bright 2D shadow type