What's up, guys?
In this video, we're going to be learning how to create cool 3D type effect even without using 3D effect.
So in order to create type or even shapes like that, we're going to be using mixer brush and we're
designing that one maybe for an advertisement for Nike.
So we're creating maybe a slogan like Glow like Neon.
We can be disabling that layer, activating that one.
You can be creating a gif out of these layers for animated ad or even you can be disabling all these
layers and show them within one line to have your slogan standing out like that.
So let's hide that layer and see how we can be creating that effect.
Now let's create a new layer and this layer we're going to be drawing a circle using our ellipse tool,
and we are using a gradient fill in here.
So if you have that one on default on colors, you can be selecting gradient.
And when it comes to colors, it's totally up to you guys.
You can be using default gradients or you can be loading from presets or you can be creating your own
gradient.
So let's maybe start with any of these gradients.
Then we can be changing that one later, maybe selecting that orange and yellow.
Then let's draw a circle that size pressing shift to have a perfect circle.
If you're going to use that effect on a larger scale, maybe you need to be increasing your circle as
it will be affecting your brush size.
So now let's even apply a cooler gradient going to that website in here.
It's called Gradient.
They have some nice cool gradients we can be selecting from any of them.
I've chosen that one, so let's copy its hex code.
We have green and we have hex code.
We're going to be pressing command or control.
C going back to Photoshop, selecting our gradient in properties panel, then double clicking that color
pasting hex code in that place.
Command or control V applying that.
Now let's go and grab our second color selecting the blue.
Highlighting our color command or control.
Command C or control C to copy.
Back to Photoshop.
Our ingredients.
I'm going to be selecting that color in here.
Double clicking that one.
Command or control V.
Then let's go and copy and paste our final color.
Selecting that one.
Command or control.
A command C back to Photoshop.
Our ingredients.
Double clicking that color command or Ctrl V.
Now we have that cool gradient in here.
We can be adding even more colors by clicking anywhere between those color stops.
Maybe we can be adding a color if we want to.
Then we can be double clicking that one.
Changing our color.
Or maybe.
To any of these colors.
We are going.
For lighter color, maybe.
Then we can be pressing.
Okay.
However, I don't really like that.
So I'm going to be removing that color by dragging that color down.
And now let's go and select our mixer brush.
Right clicking brush area you will find Mixer Brush tool.
Now we need to be sampling from that circle.
So we need to be rasterizing our ellipse.
Right click Rasterize layer.
Now we can be sampling from that one, increasing our brush size.
Just slightly bigger than our original circle and pressing alt or option key to sample from that one.
I make sure you are using a dry brush with zero width and 100% load and you can be enabling airbrush
style build up effects.
And if you're using a pen, tablet or drawing tablet, maybe you can be setting that 1 to 50%.
And if you're using a mouse to draw with your mouse, you can be increasing that one even more, maybe
up to 80% or something like that.
You can keep trying depending on how much you can be controlling mouse.
Also make sure that you have that one disabled sample all layers.
And again, if you're using a tablet, you can be selecting that one.
And also make sure you are disabling load solid colours only and also that you are using a hard brush.
So we're going to be increasing hardness 100%.
So now we can be creating a new layer to test our brush, creating a new layer and reducing brush size
a bit.
Now we can be testing that one.
And it's looking cool already, as you can see.
And by the way, guys, if we rotate our circle and sample from that one again, our colors will be
slightly changed.
So let me rotate that one so you can see it in action.
Pressing shift.
So now it's flipped.
Hitting return.
Sampling again, selecting our brush.
Pressing B increasing brush size.
Pressing alt.
Now we are assembling.
We can be drawing similar shape.
So let me select our layer and let's also rename that one call type.
Now reducing brush size once again and drawing maybe a similar one to this.
Now, as you can see, those colors are swapped.
So anyway, I like it as it was.
So I'm going to be rotating that one again and sampling for a third time.
Now let's disable that ellipse.
We don't need it anymore.
And also selecting our cool type layer and selecting everything with a selection tool.
Then pressingly just to start over pressing command or control D.
Now you can start typing in a free form way.
However, it's not going to be the best way to produce a professional result.
So for instance, let's type neon selecting our brush again, reducing brush size maybe all the way
to 60.
And starting to type.
Also can be rotating canvas for better controls, pressing R and rotating.
Because we are usually typing in an angle.
So selecting our brush once again.
Now we can be duplicating that n once again pressing escape.
Then I'm going to be selecting those letters.
Maybe that n.
Or first let's move that all selecting our move tool pressing V so we can get that one closer pressing
shift.
Now we can be selecting that end once again and duplicating that one.
Pressing shift, adding support to our selection move tool.
Pressing alt or option key shift to duplicate the same letter while it's aligned.
Now this looking cool.
However, this is not the best result that we can get.
And also not all of you guys are using drawing tablet.
I'm using a drawing tablet, so maybe I can be typing a bit and I'm not the best, by the way, when
it comes to that.
So let me show you guys a cool trick to draw it in a professional way.
I'm going to be creating a new layer and disabling that one pressing command or control D to deselect.
Now, instead of testing our handwriting, we can be mimicking handwritten font so we can be selecting
type tool and clicking.
Then let's increase that font size maybe all the way to 60 or even 72.
Then going to font selector.
Then selecting from filter.
Handwritten.
Some of these fonts, as you can see, are downloaded from Adobe or Typekit.
So it can be applying any of these fonts, maybe something like that.
Or instead I've got that one ready in a layer.
So let me remove that one.
Deleting that layer.
Here we have glue.
And if I double click in here, we can be checking that one.
That's our font name and it's a regular font and we have that size set.
If you are following along, guys, and if you want to apply the same settings, you will find that
image in your resources and you can be following the same steps in here.
Just before we start using our brush, let's make sure you have the same brush settings as well.
So let me go to our brush panel settings.
It's this one.
And let's create a new layer on top of our type so we can use that one as a reference.
Then selecting our mixer crush.
Now, as you can see, we are using a round brush hard one and make sure that you have spacing on 1
or 2% because if you're using a higher value, it will be looking like that.
Your crush will be looking like that.
So let's get it back to 1 or 2.
Then go to Shape Dynamics.
If you're using a Wacom tablet or any drawing tablet, you can be selecting pen pressure from here.
If you are using a mouse, you don't have to select that one.
And you can be customizing that one for different processes.
So if we increase that one all the way like that, you can see that we have very soft edges like that.
And if I reduce that one, we are having a sharper and smaller diameter.
Also, you can set that 1 to 100% minimum roundness and now we are ready to start drawing.
So collapsing that one.
Now I'm going to be rotating canvas once again, pressing R.
And rotating canvas, maybe like that, selecting our brush.
Now all what we need to do is to start mimicking those lines.
So I'm going to start maybe from here.
And going like that.
You don't have to be precise.
It's a free form phone or handwritten style.
And if I start maybe pressing lightly like that, since I'm using a tablet, we're going to be having
a thin line.
However, if I start pressing harder, we're getting a thicker line like that.
See, that's one cool thing about using tablets.
So I'm going to do that and starting that line once again.
Now we are done.
We can be pressing escape and we don't need our type layer anymore.
Of course, if you would like to leave that one as an art direction, you can keep it that way.
However, this is not part of our tutorials, so I'm going to be disabling that one.
Now we can be applying a drop shadow effect, double clicking our layer in that area, applying drop
shadow.
And let's move that one aside so we can check how it looks like.
Selecting our drop shadow.
We can be changing opacity for shade if you want to make it stronger or less.
And same for distance.
To move it away or spread, or we can be fading that shade or make it dense.
Also feel free if you would like to add outer glow as an additional effect.
However, you can be reducing opacity for that one.
Just.
To make it even more glowing.
Anyway, I'm going to be disabling that one and pressing.
Okay, now it's your turn, guys.
If you would like to apply the same effect and also make sure to experiment with different backgrounds.
So here, for instance, I have other backgrounds as well.
Scrolling down, you can see that I'm applying a levels layer on the background as it's quite bright
as you can see.
Maybe this could be nice with you guys if you're using darker gradient colors.
And also I'm using a second level layer for floor.
So if we disable that one, we can see the difference.
And I'm applying that layer mainly to make our type more readable in that part.
And you can easily apply a similar layer by making a selection using your rectangle selection tool.
You can be going all the way like that.
Then you can be adding your adjustment layer.
It will be added with that mask.
So let's deselect that one and let me show you even more backgrounds hiding that adjustment layer and
that layer in here.
We have that layer as well.
And also we have a colored version in here.
So let me get that one back on and let me show you even other colors for our type.
So scrolling up here, we have another sampling circle, which is including another gradient sample
from.
So let me move that one here.
You can be using mix of Bright Orange and Dark One and maybe move to get a similar effect like this
one.
And also you can be applying the same effect on a vector path.
So let me disable that one.
And selecting maybe that circle.
Selecting our brush.
Increasing brush size slightly bigger than our circle.
Pressing alt or option to sample from that one.
Now we have that one sampled.
Selecting maybe our curvature tool.
And drawing any curve just to show you guys how it looks like.
Even if you would like to type with your path, even if you have more control with your pen tool, instead
of drawing in free form, you can be using any of your bend tools.
Then we have our paths in here.
We can be going to Paths panel.
You can be opening that one from window as well.
Accessing that one.
Then you can be right clicking Selecting stroke path.
We can be selecting our mixer brush from tools mixer, brush tool and we can be selecting also simulate
pressure so we have thinner areas and thicker areas.
So I'm going to be selecting that one.
Pressing.
Okay.
Now that's probably too big.
We need to be undoing that and selecting our brush, reducing our brush size maybe all the way to 60.
Again, you can be trying different values as well.
Feel free, guys.
Now selecting our pen tool right clicking stroke path.
And we're using the same settings pressing.
Okay.
Now we have a nicer thinner line.
So hope you enjoyed that one, guys, and I'll be seeing you in the next tutorial.