2008
08.26

PSD: Font extrusion

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I really really adore Jonas Rask new iconset PRY. After looking though the icons tonight, one of the icons really caught my eye. Jonas take on the fonts icon is really slick, so I decided to figure out how he made it. 

In this case Illustrator is a real dealbreaker if you want to get the perspective right. Illustrator has this nice 3D Extrude & Bevel effect, which is perfect for this specific task of creating depth to a complex object. Look at the example below. Times new roman, 3D Extrude & Bevel effect – and you got your starting point for your vectors for photoshop :)

Check out the rest in the PSD file – and give me a poke with a stick if you want any further details on the creation process :)

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  1. Rofiq Setiawan said: 2008.08.27 01:45

    Wow!
    This is awesome Kevin.
    I’ve been waiting for this.
    Thanks ;p

  2. brianostergaard said: 2008.08.27 22:39

    really really nice… like the smooth glow!
    and i agree – illustrator cs3 has a really nice 3D feature for making a good start
    way to go master k

  3. Bookmarks for Enero 4th from 22:09 to 23:04 | FACIL TUTORIALES said: 2009.01.05 00:22

    [...] PSD: Font extrusion | Icon designer Kevin Andersson – kevinandersson.dk – Cool 3D text effect in Photoshop (tutorial) [...]

  4. Sash said: 2009.01.21 09:46

    Hmm,

    i took the 3D (ugly black) shadow into photoshop.
    there i have to make a new layer with the same text and put that on the top of the 3d layer?

    Can you make a Video or Tutorial =)

    Thank you!

    greetings from germany,
    Sash

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