Adobe’s Russell Preston Brown has just posted a video demo showing how to create 3D text from a 2D text layer in Photoshop CS5 Extended using Repoussé.
The video covers the basics of the Photoshop CS5 Extended Repoussé feature. It then goes on to show how to extrude text, and texture the text. It also covers the new Ground Plane Shadow Catcher feature to create a cast shadow from the 3D text onto a surface.
The video : “Creating 3D text in Photoshop CS5“
Don’t forget to view in full screen mode. It’s worth it. Enjoy.
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you have been a very busy poster………thanks for all the tips!
yes, my wittle typing fingers are getting wery tired, as are my ‘monitor eyes’ !
i can’t use the repousse tool, it’s not black like the other ps tools …. can someone tell me why please? :/
Hi Christa,
Sorry for the delay in responding, the comment section of the site had an issue.
I’m not sure what you mean about the tool not being black.
Do you mean that the cursor/s are odd?
Maybe something changed with your system settings?
uhmmm no ….when i click on it … nothing happens …. how can i let you see a print screen? :O
Christa,
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Christa,
Sorry for the delay, life happens, and then I just forgot about this, sorry.
Did you solve it?
My 1st thought was that you might have a bad font.
Also, check your Image>Mode that you are in say, RGB color, 8 bit, which we know will work for sure.
hi ken! did christa manage to solve his problem? i think i may have something familiar
hi llas,
crista never followed up, so I don’t know.
i too have that repousse gray out problem i saw a vid on youtube that it has to do with the video card. issit?
llas,
Hi,
I had mentioned a possible video card issue about this in another thread, but I guess I forgot to put that info in this one.
Thanks for bringing it up.
Check out this post for graphics card requirement information:
Adobe Photoshop CS5 System Requirements + Graphics Cards
do i have to download the ‘3d repousse plugin’ from somewhere ?
I can see it linked in the 3D menu but I can’t use it? why is that?
There is no plugin needed.
My first thought is that it sounds like a video card issue.
Maybe you need a video card / graphics card driver update?
Also, you might try changing your Preferences > Transparency & Gamuts to a different grid size and color to see if that helps.
Let us know if that solves it.
Also see this post:
What is Adobe Repoussé Photoshop CS5 Extended Feature Mini-Tutorial and Tips for Slow Systems