3D text outlines

[sudhakark58573054]

Hi, im a relatively new user to photoshop. I want to make my own profile pictures (for games etc.) and have discovered the 3d option (which is what i always wanted!). When i make a text 3D, i put a clipping mask on it, but when i do that, the text looks very weird. This is the current design.

This is what it looks like with the clipping.

this is what i wanted it to look like. Is there any way i can keep the dashed lines (or any kind of substitute) i can do? I have tried for many hours without any success.

[davescm]

There are a couple of ways - depending on what effect you are trying to achieve:

1. Put the image onto the material as a diffuse  texture

Alternatively :

Change your letters to white .

Go to scene properties and change the surface from Solid to Cartoon and turn on Lines (set to black)

Then set the blend mode of your clipped 2D layer to multiply

Dave

[sudhakark58573054]

Hi dave, thankyou for helping me out! I followed your steps and have gotten close to what i have wanted. Just a little problem, behind the text is black. Same problem with the second one, lines turn out beautifully but behind the text is black.

[angie_taylor]

If you add some ambient light this will help lighten the sides 🙂

[davescm · Accepted solution]

If you used the first method I showed then put the same texture image on the extrusion material.

If you use the second method then ensure the extrusion material is white.

Dave

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