[mudz]

hi all,
i am willing to learn how to apply such solid shadows to my text/images:



as you can see the text looks like it's thick and it's almost 3d-ish, so it's a different effect from the one one would achieve by just duplicating the text level and nudging it some pixels to the bottom/left (or right).
thank you for your help.

[sub]

If you are talking about just adding a drop shadow to text go to FILTER > STYLISE > DROP SHADOW and play around with the blur/distance/opacity.

This sample at 72dpi - 1 px blur, 2 px distance at 60% opacity:

[mudz]

hi subcircle,

thank you for your contribution. unfortunately drop shadow does not get me anywhere near to the effect I want to achieve.. as you may see, the drop shadow is actually 'detached' from the text level, as it's resting on a different surface. what I want to do is, instead, add that sort of 3d look to my text (see sample file), but the 3d effects cant' help me because I need the main text not to be revolved/moved around.
Hope i made myself clear..

later

**UPDATE**

I found a tutorial..

http://www.wowwebdesigns.com/power_guides/3d_text/

if you don't want a smooth colour transition just duplicate the text level one extra time, use same colour for both the foreground and background text and blend them, then align the extra text copy to the two blended ones according to your needs and taste.

[sub]

WTF?

That's nothing like the example - which shows drop shadows!

[mudz]

ehm subcircle, before that 'logoteque' image there was the actual image i intended to link.. but they don't allow external linkings I think..

that tutorial was what i was after.. sorry

[andrewparker]

Nice.