Photoshop Zone

I recently took the time to learn how to use Photoshop’s powerful 3D tools that are now included in versions CS6 Extended and CC. I found a bunch of online tutorials really useful that taught me how to extrude shapes, create environments, add materials and render the scene. The 3D interface is really daunting at first, but with these written and video tutorials you’ll be creating cool three dimensional designs with realistic lighting and reflections in no time! 3D Layers Text Effect in Photoshop CS6 3D type tutorial: Create 3D type using Photoshop CS6 Inflated Text Using 3D in Photoshop CC Composite True 3D Text Into A Scene With Photoshop CS6 3D Layered Blocks Text Effect in Photoshop CC 2014 Create a Glowing 3D Text Effect With Filter Forge and Photoshop Create Rich, Detailed 3D Typography With Photoshop CS6 Create a 1980s Inspired 3D Text Effect in Photoshop Create an Elegant 3D Text Effect in Photoshop CS6 Playing with 3D in Photoshop CS6 ...

The Shape Tools Photoshop gives us six Shape tools to choose from – the Rectangle Tool, the Rounded Rectangle Tool, the Ellipse Tool, the Polygon Tool, the Line Tool, and the Custom Shape Tool, and they’re all nested together in the same spot in the Tools panel. By default, the Rectangle Tool is the one that’s visible in the Tools panel, but if we click on the tool’s icon and hold our mouse button down for a second or two, a fly-out menu appears showing us the other Shape tools we can choose from: All six Shape tools are located in the same spot in the Tools panel. Once you have a Shape tool selected, if you need to switch to a different one, there’s no need to go back to the Tools panel (although you can if you want to) because Photoshop gives us access to all of the Shape tools directly from the Options Bar along the top of the screen. For example, I’ll select the Rectangle Tool from the Tools panel: Selecting the Rectangle Tool. With the Rectangle Tool select...