The use of 3D type is an increasing trend in design today. Here comes 50 amazing 3D effect tutorials collection you should not miss, which includes making 3D abstract art, creating sleek Icon, making an incredible chrome text effect, creating 3D Blocks text effect, etc,. We also include 9 interviews in this collection to share excellent works and their viewpoints with you. Learn more at the jump!
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1. Create a Steam Powered Typographic Treatment – Part I
Whether or not you’re a Steampunk fan, this two part tutorial is sure to test your knowledge on Illustrator, Cinema 4D and Photoshop. In the first half, we’re going to customize a Blackletter font and create 3D text with vector shapes. There’s lots to do, so let’s start with the first part of this two-part series!
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2. Changing Actions Wallpaper by Alex Beltechi
I’ve put together a wallpaper design free for all to download free. It illustrates various environments blended together in inside the 3D text “Actions,” and serves to remind us that it’s time to start Changing our Actions to avoid continued climate and environmental issues our world faces. This download is part of Blog Action Day, which this year is focused on “Climate Change.” Learn more at the jump, and download this wallpaper!
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3. How to Create 3D Text Blocks in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a 3D Blocks text effect. You need to have Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended to practice this tutorial. This will be fun and I’m sure you can do lots of cool things using this technique. Let’s get started!
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4. Create a Shiny Earth with Photoshop 3D Layers
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a shiny planet icon using the 3D features of Photoshop CS4 Extended. This will cover basic information about 3D layers and texture maps. Let’s get started!
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5. How to Design a Stunning, 3D, Sunset Type Illustration
Today we’re going to run through multiple platforms to create a warm and sunny typographic treatment. We’ll use C4D to create the text, Illustrator for several decorative motifs, and Photoshop to bring them all together. Let’s get our hands into creating this warm type illustration.
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6. 40 Amazing C4D Tutorials for Photoshoppers
Some of the world’s most outstanding Photoshop illustrators don’t only use Photoshop. Many have also mastered Cinema 4D, allowing them to add stunning 3D shapes and effects to their work. If you feel like you’ve got some skill with Photoshop, why not challenge yourself by adding a new design weapon to your arsenal? In this post we’ve collected 40 high quality and free C4D tutorials to help you get started!
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7. Design a Rocket-Powered Retrofuturistic Digital Illustration
Retrofuturism is a topic that has always fascinated me. In this tutorial, we’ll go through the steps of recreating my own experiment in this style. After making the 3D typography in Illustrator, we’ll use Photoshop to create an out-of-this-world digital illustration on the topic of space exploration.
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8. How to Integrate 3D Images into Dynamic Scenes
As the medium of photo manipulation becomes more popular among digital artists, we have to continue to explore new and innovative ways to make our work stand out from the crowd. In this tutorial, we’ll look at one of them. Usually photo manipulation utilizes stock imagery. However, what if you were to create your own sort of background stock, but in 3D? How could you make it look good? That is the main topic we’ll look at today.
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9. How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop
Most of you probably know those awesome letters that were generated with 3D programs. But what about when you don’t have any particular program and you need to make 3D typography? This tutorial will show you how to create the 3D text shape and give it a high quality metal look using pure Photoshop. Check it out!
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10. New PLUS Tutorial – How to Make 3D Neon Light Typography
This is a new addition to the PSDTUTS PLUS section. This is a super creative tutorial with a professional results. Learn how to create dynamic 3D Neon lettering with a hefty dose of Photoshop techniques and a dash of Illustrator know-how. Learn more at the jump!
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11. Create a Realistic Blueprint Image From a 3D Object
In this tutorial, we’ll create a a quick mock-up of a 3D car blueprint. Then we’ll place it on an image of a drafting table. This time we’ll use a particular Photoshop 3D Render Mode to create this awesome effect. Let’s get it started!
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12. New PLUS Tutorial – The Supercharged Beetle of Doom!
PLUS members, get excited! Justin Maller has put together a great photo manipulation PLUS tutorial. The tutorial shows us how to create an awesome supercharged beetle using a provided 3D render, an assortment of images, and some Photoshop magic. Jump over to your PLUS account and download it today.
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13. Design Soft Stylized 3D Type
The use of 3D type is an increasing trend in design today. Creating such type usually requires advanced 3D software. Yet, not all of us own such software, nor know how to use it. In this tutorial, I will teach you the basics of creating polished 3D type using Illustrator and Photoshop. Let’s get to work.
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14. Enhance Your Ad Designs with 3D Splashes
In this tutorial, I’ll show you a creative process that gets you using your crazy brain. The workflow for creating the splashes involves taking photographs of thrown paint. Through photography you can capture amazing 3D images without the need for 3D software. Learn to make a splash in your next design.
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15. Super Retro Game Cartridge Design
Last week, I did an interview with an amazing designer named James White. One thing that I really like in his work is his use of retro style, so I decided I should explore that more. Following that idea, in this tutorial I will show you how to create a very easy, but really cool, 3D and geometric effect in Photoshop. After that, we will go a bit further and create our own retro Atari-style video game cartridge.
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16. Handy Web 2.0 Icons In Photoshop
When we are working on a Web design project, we quite often need icons to show commands like add, delete, or edit. With the Web 2.0 trend, the use of badges and subtle 3D has become very popular. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a really easy and very nice 3D effect to be used in either buttons and icons or elements that need some depth.
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17. Creating A Cool 3D Web Design Effect
In this tutorial I will show you some very easy techniques, using gradients and layer styles, that we can use to produce nice subtle 3D effects in our web designs.
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18. Create a 3D Flowery Text Effect
This tutorial will show how we can create a magical 3D flowery text effect with the use of both Illustrator and Photoshop in just few steps.
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19. Designing with 3D Render Pack
Following up on my earlier post, 40 Sets of 3D Render Packs, here is a tutorial showing how we can make use of those resources to make a 3D abstract art easily. Hope you guys will find this useful.
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20. Pseudo 3D Sphere
A quick Photoshop tutorial on the making of a pseudo 3D sphere.
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21. Five (Multi-Purpose) Abstract 3D Renders
These are all pretty old, but I thought I’d share them around anyway. They’re really useful for tons of things, signatures probably being the most common, but also headers, banners, whatever really, you just have to be creative!
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22. Create 3D Product Box Photoshop Design Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will learn to create 3D Product Box in Photoshop. You will need only one image.
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Every wanted to create a 3D showbox??? well no you can, in this tutorial il guide you through step-by-step.
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24. 2D Image Into 3D Model Using Photoshop
Welcome, in this tutorial il be showing you how to take a 2D image and turn it into a 3D model, using only photoshop.
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25. Create an Incredible Chrome 3D Text Effect in 7 steps
In this tutorial we will be learning how to make an incredible chrome text effect in just a few steps.
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26. Create a Web Layout with 3D Elements using Photoshop
In this web design tutorial, you will discover a way to create a sleek and professional web page layout that incorporates the 3D Ribbon design trend, as well as some other captivating 3D elements, using ?hotoshop.
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27. How to Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation
In this intermediate-level graphic design tutorial, you’ll learn how to realistically superimpose a beautiful three-dimensional text object onto a living room scene with the help of Illustrator and Photoshop.
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28. 30 Jaw Dropping 3D Character Creations
From Toy Story to Bolt, animation has brought us an array of wonderful characters to cherish and enjoy. This roundup highlights a selection of simply awe inspiring 3D characters.
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29. 39 Astonishing Examples of 3D Typography
The surge of interest in Typography has lead to a huge soar in popularity of different types of Typography based design artwork, with 3D Type being one of the most popular variations. This post features 39 unique and inspiring pieces of 3D Typography.
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30. Design a 3D Box Icon in Photoshop
In this tutorial I’ll explain step by step how to create a sleek Box Icon in Adobe Photoshop for use in apps or websites.
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31. Draw a Classy 3D Poker Chip in Photoshop
This tutorial shows how to professionally illustrate a 3D Poker Chip using Adobe Photoshop. A PSD is included free for closer examination as usual.
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32. Create a 3D Glossy Box Logo in Photoshop
Ever wanted to know how to create a sleek looking glossy 3D box? This tutorial will show you how to do just that.
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33. 3D Pixel Stretch Effects in Photoshop
Stretching a single line of pixels is an easy way to create special digital effects in graphic design. By taking this technique a step further, we can create wonderful, vibrant 3D effects right in Photoshop!
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34. Designing a 3D Software Box
In this tutorial, we are going to create a 3D software box using Photoshop. It’s rather simple but the results can be quite realistic, providing a creative way of going about and creating box designs for your own personal use.
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35. Awesome 3D Box Effect in Photoshop
This Photoshop tutorial will walk you through the process of creating some pretty cool 3d boxes. The purpose of these boxes is to highlight important information so it will stand out, literally, on the page. Come check out how we did it and download the PSD file!
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In this tutorial you will learn how to use Cinema 4D and Photoshop CS4 to make some graffiti letters. We will extrude the letters and tweak them out. After the baseline render is done we will import it into Photoshop and add some outer strokes and grime.
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37. Create a 3D Abstract Project in Photoshop
In this tutorial you will learn how to render an abstract 3D model from 3DSMax and then make it pop in Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop CS4 and 3DS Max version 9.0 are used in this tutorial
but you can use other versions if you have not upgraded.
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38. Create a Software Box in PS
In this tutorial, we are going to create a 3D software box using Photoshop. It’s rather simple but the results can be quite realistic, providing a creative way of going about and creating box designs for your own personal use. The Final PSD is included at the end with the Final Version 3D box and the Layout of the tutorial like always, enjoy!
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39. How To Create A 3D Logo In Photoshop
This tutorial will show you a very easy way to create a grungy 3D logo in just a few minutes using Photoshop. This same technique can be applied to many different designs to add the effect to just about anything.?I’ll show you the basic steps and take it a little further by adding some [...]
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40. Design a surreal, spherical TV set in Photoshop
Learn to create 3d-looking objects in Photoshop, specifically, this very surreal, ball-shaped TV set.
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We’ve collected the top 5 tutorials and articles from each Tuts+ site in June, covering web development, Photoshop, vector art, audio production and music, After Effects, Flash and 3D. Now would be a good time to explore a part of the Tuts+ Network you’ve never seen before!
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42. Interview with Digital Illustrator Chris Haines
Chris Haines is an extraordinary designer currently residing in Australia, at first glance his style will blow away any viewer. Once you are drawn in by his amazing imagery, you will be surprised by his knack for detail in his art. Overall Chris is one of the best designers around and his work will prove that. In this interview we discuss Chris’s signature style of mixing 3D with Photography, and more.
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After one look at Matteus’s portfolio anyone would think this is the work of a veteran with a lot of skill, but most of you would be surprised to find out that he is only 17. With an amazing style of that integrates 2D and 3D graphic, age isn’t a factor for him. Matteus gives some great advice in this interview. He also talks about going to design school next year, how he creates his 3D work, and much much more. There is a lot to be learned in this interview, so lets get into it!
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44. Peter Nowacki Interview, AKA Velendil
Peter Nowacki, AKA Velendil, is a 21 year old designer from Warsaw Poland. He is currently attending an arts university and is studying to become a more well-rounded designer. To achieve this goal he is studying 3D art to compliment his already amazing 2D work, as well as motion graphics and animation. In this interview, Peter discusses his inspiration for most of his work, as well as shows off one of his great free fonts. So check this interview out!
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Theo Aartsma is an accomplished veteran in the design world. Theo has a bachelors in multimedia and his art focuses on blending illustrated typography with 2 and 3D art that he creates himself. You can learn more about detail about his techniques in the tutorial How to Illustrate Type Using Cinema 4D and Photoshop – Psd Plus Tutorial. In this interview, Theo will describe why he loves using nature as a theme in his work, as well as tell us about one of his most visually stimulating illustrations called "Digital Heroes." This is another great interview so lets begin!
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Brian Smith is a designer with a set of strong beliefs that shape the way he creates his art. Brian creates masterful illustrations that consist of 2D artwork that he integrates with 3D models. One of Brian’s strongest beliefs is that all designers should get a proper education when it comes to their careers in design. Lets get into this interview.
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Saad Moosajee is a very talented artist who specializes in 3D artwork, despite only being 15 years old he has accomplished what many designers only hope to do. He has also written the excellent PSDTUTS tutorial How to Integrate 3D Images into Dynamic Scenes. With inspirations coming from science fiction and various other sources Saad shows us that age does not define your skill.
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Jeff Huang is an amazing digital artist that specializes in 3D and photo manipulation artwork. With a strong passion for art and graffiti, the New York City resident makes breathtaking art that can not be matched by many artists. Jeff gives us a look into the making of one of his best pieces, and he also tells us what equipment he uses. Lets get into the interview.
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49. Interview with Adam Woodhouse, AKA Ardcor
Adam Woodhouse is a extremely well rounded designer out of the United Kingdom. Adam is fluent in many of the designing programs we all know and he has been using them all to create his art. Adams illustrations consist of amazing 3D work mixed with Photoshop and he explains why he thinks artists should practice with a variety of design programs.
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Peter Maciocha, AKA Enjin, is a designer from Poland. He’s an incredibility talented artist that makes amazing illustrations. He finds his inspiration from music. Peter makes the majority of his designs in Photoshop. His illustrations are a mix of photo manipulation, 3D elements, and more. Let’s jump into the interview with Enjin.
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