TUTORIAL: a 3D text for digital telecommunication

Let's create a solid wired text that can be very useful when the subject is related to technology, mainly any kind of online telecommunication.

To create the suggested effect, you should open this free 3D text generator and configure it as informed below:
- Rendering style: select the second option image;
- 3D model: select the 1st option image;
- Text : connect (type as desired);
- Font size: Big;
- Text depth: 20;
- Draw shadow: No;
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: FFE0B0;
- Front face color: FF0000;
- Line color: 600000;
- Depth color: FF8000;
- Font name: Arrobatherapy.

The final result is this 3D solid word (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- it's important to use the suggested font, because of its obvious appearance. The visual association is immediate;
- all kinds of 3D texts are good choices to impress your customers/visitors, but, in some cases, wire-framed letters are the best ones. They are stylized and usually are hard to get when you want them solid;
- using this very easy and powerful 3D text generator, you can set the rendering style, the 3D model, the color squeme, choose from more than 400 nice font faces and make some other useful configurations. You don't need to have any design skill.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a realistic 3D metallic text

It's time to create an amazingly realistic 3D metallic text effect. Use this when you need something really special.

Go to this free online text creator, so configure its parameters like this:
- Text: Metallic (set your own word);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: C0E0FF;
- Font name: Jagged Dreams.

If you do just as I told you, that's the impressive image you get (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- as usual for metallic effects, it's a good idea to choose a very regular font face;
- don't use a very dark background this time. If you hide the external text shadows, you lose part of the 3D appearance;
- make many astonishing metallic texts by using these professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: an astonishing electric text effect

Let's start this month in a illuminated way. We will make a very impressive text that spreads electricity. Enjoy!

To create this one, you need to open this light text renderer, so put this interface values:
- Text: Electric (choose your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Arkanoid Solid.

If you made like I told you, you got this impressive result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- this text generator is really very powerful. You can get impressive results with many different font faces.
- there are several kinds of electric rays in nature, but I think these orange ones are very convincing. If you try other light generator and make green rays, for example, they will look much more psychedelic;
- you can find many amazing options at this list of professional light text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: how to create a text of trees

This time we will create a text whose letters are like trees. It's very nice and I hope it can be useful for you.

First we need to open a free online graphic software, then we should use it that way:
- Text: TREES (type your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Tender.

So that's the graphic text we get (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- this tutorial is a tricky tip. The effect we used was created to be kind of metallic, but it really gives a nice different result when applied to the selected font;
- we got a very good help from the font face, because the letters already have leaves and so. Probably is not a smart idea use other font in this case;
- create your own text effects by using this huge list of professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a super realistic broken ice text

It's a good day to make an astonishing realistic ice text effect. It's not easy to get something with this quality starting from scratch.

Go to this powerful ice text creator, so fill its interface like this:
- Text: ICE (set as you wish);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 000000;
- Font name: Opium.

If you make like this, you get this amazing ice effect:

Extra tips:
- a dark blue back color is a very good option too;
- the ice is broken because of the font I have chosen. Set a different font face to get an intact ice text;
- you can generate countless professional text effects by using this list of text generators.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a bamboo text

Let's make a text that looks like made of bamboo. Remember this one when you need something that brings a nature mood.

Open this professional text maker and set its configuration like that:
- Text: bamboo (type what you want);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: DomoAregato.

Making this way, you get this text effect (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- maybe you could get a nice image by using a brown background too;
- you can try other fonts, but be sure to choose a thin face. I have tried some irregular fonts too, but the result is not always very good;
- you can create many amazing text effects by using this set of text generators.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: another smoke text effect

This time, I will tell you how to get a very nice smoke text. This one is substantially different from the last one I made here.

Go to this smoke text maker, so I suggest you set its parameters like this:
- Smoke Style: 7;
- Text: Smoke (set your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: 90A0C0;
- Font name: Flaphead.

If you made as described, you got an image like this (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- this effect can be very destructive, so be careful when choosing a font. Usually you should set a thick font face;
- I have set a blue background to get an appearance like if the smoke was "in the air";
- it's possible to get many amazing images by using this tool focused on creating smoke text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a happy new year with a 3D text

I'm doing the last post of the 2011 celebrating a happy new year yet. We will make a new beautiful 3D text that can be nicely used for this subject.

To generate it right now, go to this 3D text maker and configure it as told here:
- Rendering style: select the fourth option image;
- 3D model: select the tenth option image;
- Text: New Year! (type as you wish);
- Font size: Normal;
- Text depth: 20;
- Draw shadow: No;
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: 002040;
- Front face color: FFFFFF;
- Depth dark color: FFFFC0;
- Depth bright color: 402000;
- Font name: Amerika Sans.

So that's the effect you get (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- a dark background is the best choice when you set a bright front color;
- white and yellow are the preferable colors when the subject is New Year's Eve (at least in Western culture), so I used that colors to make this 3D text;
- there are many ready to use 3D possibilities at this very powerful 3D text generator.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a text of fireworks to celebrate the new year

This tutorial is intended to make two nice things: tell you how to create a beautiful text to celebrate a happy new year and show, for the first time, the amazing power of this recently published set of light text effects.

You can make that text by going to this light text generator and setting its parameters this way:
- Text: New Year! (write "Happy" before);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Alba Super.

If you make so, you get an image like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have chosen this effect because its lights look like fireworks.
- as you can see, I used a holed font face, but you can get very nice results with regular filled fonts too;
- there are a lot of professional light effects you can use for free at this light text effects catalog.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

NEWS: the best tool to generate light effects

It was released an unbelievable online software for creating light text effects. It has more than 170 different light renderers, so for sure you will find one perfect for your expectations.

If you are used to create some pictures by using your computer, probably you know that creating light effects usually is not a very easy task, mainly if you try to get something really beautiful or innovative. By using this tool you can get a lot of amazing light effects, and many of them are hard to get even using the most expensive desktop graphic programs.

This new software has a very useful catalog that helps you to select the light effect you like most. I suggest you have a look right now at this big set of light text effects.

Below there are two samples of what you can get very easily by using this new astonishing online graphic resource.