INSANELY SIMPLE 3D Text with a Highlight in GIMP
In this tutorial I show you how to create a simple 3D text effect with shading and a highlight using GIMP! GIMP is primarily a free photo editor, though it also has tons of filters and text effects that make it a great graphic design program as well. I show you how to add text, add shadowing and shading, customize the colors using a color palette, and add a highlight to bring everything together.
Beginners are welcome for this quick and easy technique!
0:00 - Intro & Resources
0:52 - Create New Document & Open Color Palette
1:59 - Add Text to Your Image
2:43 - Recolor Background and Text
3:23 - Organize Layer Stacking Order
3:40 - Add Long Shadow Effect for Shadow
4:27 - Reapply Long Shadow Effect for 3D Highlight
5:28 - Add Main Text Highlight
7:06 - Center Align 3D Text
8:17 - Final Thoughts
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Thanks for checking out my 3D text effect tutorial! Have any questions? Let me know below 👇
@Xantosh82
Жыл бұрын
thank you for this easy to follow tutorial, one thing i did find, if you have issues remembering the length and angle, just click the presets drop down and it will show you the last ones you did
this is a bit embarrassing to say but it has taken me several months to become comfortable with gimp .. previously I tried several programs at the same time and ended up learning none ... after I started following you and taking it step by step I have finally become so familiar with the program that I am able to solve problems that were impossible before.. thank you!
Nice tutorial. A bit of a pain compared to photoshop, but it gets the job done for free. And since I do not use photoshop, this is exactly what I needed, just need to do it a few times so I can get down all the steps in my head.
Awesome, Michael. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. Your videos are always very well explained!
@DaviesMediaDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Amazing tutorial ..
3:45-5:50 for the long shadow make sure to set the "Clipping" to "Adjust" otherwise the text layer won't grow. In case you don't have this option you should update your Gimp to the latest version. If for whatever reason you may not be able to do so you can set the size of the text layer to the image size first (which kinda discards the text information) and apply the long shadow afterwards.
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Good tip!
Dude, this was exactly what I was looking for & you were straight to the point. Thank you.
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
I knew about the main text highlight thing but the long shadow one looks really cool.
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
great video !!
Thank you for this tutorial I will give it a try. I do like the 3d text
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Don't we all
thanks so much! now i know more about GIMP!
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Always good to hear!
Thank you ,very useful for me ..👍👍
@DaviesMediaDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
This looks so good
@DaviesMediaDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Hi Michael beautiful tutorial, as always. 🔝🔝👏👍 A big hello. 😉👍
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Thanks Mike! I just switched to Gimp this week (from CS6), and it's awesome! Q: Is it possible to adjust the long shadow (and other filters) once you applied it?
Viel Erfolg aller Studenten von der Uni Bamberg mit der Teilaufgabe!
Thank you m
Its nice
Nice new logo.
@DaviesMediaDesign
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks🙏
What laptop configuration is it that you are using ?
i love your eyes.
The Highlight didn't work for me... any idea? I did everything according to what you were saying I suppose
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
Make sure the highlight layer is at the top of the stacking order, and the opacity is sufficiently high enough.
You had me at The Dude Talking...
@DaviesMediaDesign
Жыл бұрын
60% of the time it works, every time
Why gimp is like this how you have edited the toolbox and other sociable dialogs
@mdotdigital
2 жыл бұрын
They all are docks... You can move them and customize as you like...
@goat_legends.7
2 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks
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@study.Almond
2 жыл бұрын
Gimp dieing ?
Unfortunately, no Arab teaches lessons GIMP
Nice, but you do explain too much, and it gets distracting. For instance, you do not say you released your mouse. I think those details are intuitive. You did not have to show us that you are moving the pallet from one position to another, and you do not have to tell us that this is your toolbox; this is the other. You need to talk less.