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Tutorial 5 - Create 3D objects from fonts

Create a 3D object from Windings font

In this tutorial, you will learn:
A. Make a tile background image
B. Type 3D Winding font characters and set bevel
C. Add texture to the 3D text
D. Adjust the lighting setting
E. Adjust the image processing settings
F. Export as a still image

Tutorial resource

Project File:
 winding.epp

 

Steps :

A. Apply a background image

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar click the Select Background button to step to the background page.
  2. Select the Background-A category from the Background Category pull down menu.
  3. Click to select the BG_A17 thumbnail from the Background Gallery.
  4. Press the Apply button to apply the image to your project, changes you make to your project will be visible in the Preview Window.
  5. Set the background mode to Tile.
  6. Adjust the number of tiles used to X=5 and Y=5.

B. Type text, set font parameters

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar, click the Select Text button to step to the text page.
  2. To change font style, press the Select Font button. This will open a window with a list of available fonts and font styles.
  3. Select Wingdings font and then click OK.
  4. Click the Char Map button to open the Char Map window.
  5. Select the desired character.
  6. Click the OK button to load. Repeat steps #6 & #7 to select more characters.
  7. Use Zoom, Roll, Move, Rotate to adjust the text position.
  8. Select a bevel type to apply to your text.
  9. Adjust the Font Precision, Bevel Height and Font depth to 3, 4 and 3 respectively.

C. Add texture to the 3D text

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar, click the Material Effect button to step to the material page.
  2. Select the Texture category from the Material Category pull down menu.
  3. Choose the material Cork from the gallery.
  4. Press the Apply button. 
  5. Set the Specular property to a value of 75 and the Glossiness property to a value of 25. 
  6. Press the Apply Setting button to apply the changes to your project. 

 

D. Adjust the lighting setting

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar, click the Lighting Effect button to step to the lighting page.
  2. Select the Standard light category from the Lighting Category pull down menu.
  3. Click the light 9 thumbnail to highlight the light setting.
  4. Adjust the position of light #1 to 140 and 88.
  5. Press the Apply button to update the changes to your project.

 

E. Adjust the image processing settings

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar, click the Image Effects button to step to the image processing page.
  2. Press the Tone tag.
  3. Set the background Brightness property to a value of -23 and the Saturation property to a value of -23.
  4. Press the Shadow tag.
  5. Check the shadow On/Off button to apply the drop shadow effect.
  6. Set the Blur property value to 4, Opacity to 40, and Offset to X=2 Y=3.


 

 

 

 

 

F. Export as a still image

  1. In the Main Navigation Bar, click the Export file button to step to export page.
  2. To export your result as a JPG file, select the JPG tab.
  3. Set the Anti-aliasing option to Best, ensuring the highest quality exported file.
  4. Set the image quality setting to High.
  5. Press the Export image file button, a Save As dialog box will appear, enter a filename and click OK, your file will begin to render, once complete the file will open in your default viewer.

 
 
 
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