TUTORIAL: an outstanding tech text effect

Recently I needed a very beautiful text that could remind technology, so I created this one. I hope you like it.

You can make it by going to this free text effect and setting its interface like this:
- Text: technology (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Vectroid.

Making this way, get this final effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- as you can imagine, this effect usually is more suitable to be used with regular, geometric font faces;
- create a lot of amazing text effects by using this 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.

NEWS: a new amazing tool to create 3D text effects

It was published online a new tool to create 3D text effects. It's called "3D Text - Global Illumination" because its renderer is based on advanced global illumination algorithms and heuristics.

This new software is, for sure, the most professional and advanced 3D text generator ever published online. Some of its main features are:

- good color control (including background);
- native professional anti-aliasing;
- realistic soft shadows;
- cross shading (the letters shade each others);
- easy and detailed configuration of 3D transformations;
- many available text depths;
- more than 400 fonts to choose from.

Below you see a text created by using this new renderer (click to enlarge):

Create your own three-dimensional graphic texts right now by using this new 3D text software.

TUTORIAL: how to do a green glass text

Now you will learn how to generate a nice green text made of glass. It's one more for your list of glass texts.

Surf to this free glass text maker and set its data as informed here:
- Text: Green Glass (type as you like);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 004040;
- Font name: Helldorado.

After doing that, we can easily get this final text effect (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- in fact, this effect was created to generate a super reflective metallic material. Anyway, I think we can use it to make nice glass texts if we choose an appropriate font;
- usually I prefer the results of this text renderer when I select font faces with complex outlines. The images look more reflective;
- make many eye catching glass texts by trying 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: a mercury text effect

It's a good time to create something different. This tutorial tell you how to get a text made of a stylistic mercury. I hope you have fun.

To generate it by yourself, you need to go to this special text renderer and configure it this way:
- Text: Mercury (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: BluePlateSpecialSW.

Making as I taught, you get this result image (click for full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- the trick here was to use a special light text effect applied over a font that helps to get a kind of glowing metallic effect;
- if you want to try other fonts, usually you get more beautiful and stylistic mercury looks if you choose thick font faces;
- create your own special text effects by using this big set of 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: other water text effect

Today I tell you how to create a great water text effect by using a graphic software developed specially for this purpose.

You need to open this water text generator and set its parameters like this:
- Water style: 17;
- Text: water (type your own text);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: 60A0FF;
- Font name: SomewhereInSpace.

Then you get this text effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the chosen font face is kind of "waved", what is very good in this case;
- a blue background helps to create a liquid mood, but you can try other possibilities;
- it's possible to create many amazing water text effects by using this powerful water text maker.

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 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.