How to Create INSANELY REALISTIC 3D Text Shadow in GIMP

In this GIMP graphic design tutorial, I show you step-by-step how to add a 3D text shadow to your text using all built-in tools. GIMP, or the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is an awesome, beginner-friendly and FREE photo manipulation software with lots of graphic design features.
I also show you how to recolor your text, add a 3D background, plus add blur to your text and text shadow (including a realistic lens blur).
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Create New Composition
0:56 - Add Text
1:24 - Center Align Text
1:59 - Create Text Shadow Layer
3:08 - Apply 3D Transform
5:11 - Add Blur to Shadow
5:49 - Fade Out Shadow
7:03 - Add Light Source to Text
8:23 - Create Backdrop
9:15 - Add Focus Blur to Text
10:08 - Final Thoughts
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  • @diskpol
    @diskpol Жыл бұрын

    Happy to see you here again! Thanks for your time!

  • @stephentrepreneur
    @stephentrepreneur Жыл бұрын

    As a user of GIMP for nearly 15 years, I found this tutorial both interesting and fantastic. I still use GIMP for everything - including thumbnails and web layouts (before coding).

  • @Akranza-graphix
    @Akranza-graphix Жыл бұрын

    man thnx 4 being educative, ur taking mi somewhere

  • @daeronth6404
    @daeronth6404 Жыл бұрын

    Been watching your videos about gimp for a week and I am sold. I've joined your masterclass education on udemy a few seconds ago and I just came here to tell you that you are a great teacher and a true master of your craft. Thank you for being you man! 👍

  • @RomanSkateboarding
    @RomanSkateboarding Жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to say a quick Thank You, Davie. I started photoediting last year and your videos were perfect for starting out. Now I know how to replicate this 3D text within seconds, without watching the video :)

  • @deanjones2525
    @deanjones2525 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this tutorial. It's great that you're posting again, after a little hiatus.

  • @glennclever3640

    @glennclever3640

    Жыл бұрын

    Make that double thanks, missed your videos

  • @katharinafisher394
    @katharinafisher394 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you're still doing these :)

  • @MACsplosion
    @MACsplosion Жыл бұрын

    This is such a useful tutorial for some ideas of mine I had no idea how to actually pull off. Thank you!

  • @Lipiec-hi2fd
    @Lipiec-hi2fd Жыл бұрын

    Yes! My best youtuber is come back! Thank you. I love your tutorials.

  • @blueskyprojects3898
    @blueskyprojects3898 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos really help me understand how to use GIMP. I think your videos are fantastic with great pace and content. Every video you create are seeds which create a return, but sometimes we don't always see it ourselves. Love the Udemy course you created too!

  • @TheIcthyosaur
    @TheIcthyosaur Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I agree. Got to see you are back. Was concerned a bit and was thinking of contacting find out if all was well.

  • @alphaskwurl
    @alphaskwurl Жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you Davie

  • @stevenzilverberg6458
    @stevenzilverberg6458 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to have you back. It's been a while.

  • @AlexRamosDrTaz
    @AlexRamosDrTaz Жыл бұрын

    This is great! Should be able to use this shadowing technique with some of my Second Life/Open Sim virtual photos. Thanks!

  • @aliyaiskakova1523
    @aliyaiskakova1523 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for your tutorial👍👍

  • @DiegoWeb13
    @DiegoWeb13 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Michael, tutorial super and beautiful effect. 🔝🔝👏👍A big hello.😉👍

  • @juancarlosaguirre892
    @juancarlosaguirre892 Жыл бұрын

    wonderful

  • @mr.ahmeed
    @mr.ahmeed Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for video teacher

  • @DaviesMediaDesign

    @DaviesMediaDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    You are welcome

  • @marcobertoletti5132
    @marcobertoletti5132 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Davies, congrats as always for your flawless job! can i suggest you to make a video about retro-sci fi art (with heat maps and grain texture)? ;)

  • @skelebro9999
    @skelebro9999 Жыл бұрын

    nice

  • @ahmed_shawkei
    @ahmed_shawkei Жыл бұрын

    hello my friend first of all i wanna thank you too much for such a great effort i have learned a lot from you my question is that how can i apply an image to non plane objects like a cup or a folded paper in gimp ? plz i need the answer

  • @observador000
    @observador000 Жыл бұрын

    ola eu sou um grande fã do seus videos, sou do brasil e tenho uma pergunta. No photoshop existe uma ferramenta q distorce um objeto sem danificar tanto a imagem (eu não sei o nome da ferramenta, pois não tenho condições de ter o photoshop.) o gimp possui ferramenta semelhante, ou alguma extensão?

  • @MaximilianoNoriega
    @MaximilianoNoriega Жыл бұрын

    I missed these!

  • @pointblankeloquence9578
    @pointblankeloquence9578 Жыл бұрын

    Is there a way to turn on destructive mode so that every stroke of the gradient brush is applied?

  • @talltalebd
    @talltalebd Жыл бұрын

    Where were you man? I thought GIMP is dead!

  • @SteveMacSticky
    @SteveMacSticky Жыл бұрын

    Montserrat is a good typeface

  • @DaviesMediaDesign

    @DaviesMediaDesign

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed

  • @Gabriel-of-YouTube
    @Gabriel-of-YouTube Жыл бұрын

    I though this is going to be like contact/area shadows: start sharp and get unfocused with distance...

  • @vos_tr

    @vos_tr

    Жыл бұрын

    You can do this if you use focus-blur on the shadow layer. Change the shape to horizontal and adjust the lines accordingly.

  • @AhmedHassan-if3iw
    @AhmedHassan-if3iw Жыл бұрын

    What you think in Gimp when running on Linux environment , I think Gimp is running on Linux perfectly more than windows and also I find more plugins can registering inside gimp easily unlike windows , that is my opinion.

  • @mahaminmondal6248
    @mahaminmondal6248 Жыл бұрын

    Don't you think GIMP is almost dead? It's better to switch from GIMP to Affinity Photo which is cheaper than Photoshop and much better than GIMP. Nice tutorial btw 👍

  • @DeathRealmTattoo

    @DeathRealmTattoo

    Жыл бұрын

    No.