Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A 3D stainless steel text effect

Let us make a bright 3D stainless text effect. If you think metallic text effects are useful, you will like this one.

Generate it by going to this online steel text maker and setting its elements like explained:
- Text: stainless (type the text you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: A0A0A0;
- Font name: Jumbo.

These values create this great metallic text effect (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- in this case, I suggest a reasonably dark back color, so you can see the shadows and, at the same time, the metallic material looks even brighter;
- as usual for metallic text effects, prefer regular/geometric font faces;
- create a lot of outstanding metallic text effects by using these online free text creators.

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


Monday, April 22, 2013

A stylized savage text effect

It's time to create a nice savage text effect. This one has several details that remind wild life.

Create it by opening this stylized online text generator and configuring it this way:
- Text: Savage (choose your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 804000;
- Font name: Dark Crystal.

The parameters above give us this nice graphic text effect (click to see it bigger):


Extra tips:
- a green background can be another nice option;
- the last two letters have a top detail that looks like a rhino's horn. It's good to enforce the savage mood;
- if you want to try other fonts, I suggest you select aggressive ones, with irregular thorns or at least very sharp corners; - create many amazing stylistic text effects by using the best free online text makers.

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


Sunday, April 14, 2013

A 3D robotic text effect

This tutorial is about creating a 3D robotic text. By following the suggested steps, you can generate a text made of electronic components.

Create the effect by opening this online 3D tech text generator and setting it like that (you don't need to change any shadow configuration):
- 3D text style: 6th item;
- Text: ROBOTIC (choose your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: FFC090;
- Get as a transparent PNG file: unchecked;
- Font name: Killer boots.

Making as explained, you generate this 3d text effect (click to enlarge):


Extra tips:
- this effect can be generated with a transparent background (check the "Get as a transparent PNG file" option);
- a too dark background makes difficult to see the shadows, so you decrease the 3D appearance;
- if you want to try other fonts, select a thick font face, or the electronic components can become hard to see;
- you can create many realistic tech text effects by using these free online 3D tech text creators.

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


Monday, April 8, 2013

Make transparent liquid text effects online

Now there is online a new software called Transparent Liquid Text Effect Creator. As the name suggests, it is a generic liquid effects generator.

It's a very powerful free online text maker with many advanced features, like for example:

- fine control of font face liquifying;
- optional semitransparent liquid;
- nice configuration of liquid shadow;
- optional output as PNG file (even semitransparent liquid);
- more than 450 fonts to choose from;
- anti-aliased drawing.

In other words, by using this tool you can save transparent liquid text effects as semitransparent PNG files. It means you can use your liquid texts with any background image you need.

Below you see a sample of liquid text effect. This image was created by saving the liquid text as PNG and posteriorly drawing it on a back image. The liquid appearance of the font face also was made by the software.


Saturday, April 6, 2013

A wintry snow text effect

It's a tutorial about a nice snow text effect. This one is ideal to be used with subjects related to winter and so.

Navigate to this free online ice text generator, so select the following interface values:
- Text: WINTER (type your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 000000;
- Font name: Earthquake MF.

These values are the ones that create the result image you see below (click for a full size viewing):


Extra tips:
- to get a snow look, always use a thick font face;
- a very dark blue background can generate an even colder mood;
- there are several convincing ice text styles in these free online text creators.

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