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Create
the text in Photoshop or your favourite painting program.
All painting programs allow you to create white text on a
black background.
The size of your text image should be 512x512 pixels and the
text should be antialiased. Save the image in BMP format on
the PC or PIC on the Mac. Try to fill the image with the text
by adjusting font size.
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2 - THE SYMMETRICAL LATTICE |
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In
Bryce 3D create a Symmetrical Lattice. I've also applied a
sky preset and a water plane. With the Symmetrical Lattice
selected click on the E button to enter the Terrain Editor.
See Fig2.
Figure 2
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3 - LOADING THE TEXT |
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In
the Terrain Editor select new and select a grid size of 512x512
and click on New. Also select Solid from the options given
by the downward pointing triangle next to the colour rainbow
icon.
Now select Pictures, click on Load above the left thumbnail
and load your text image. Click on Load above the next thumbnail
and load the image again. Now click on apply and your screen
should look like Fig3. The 3D preview looks terrible but wait
it will improve.
Figure 3
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Drag
the Clipping bracket UP from the BOTTOM and then drag the
clipping bracket DOWN from the TOP. Your screen should look
like Fig4.
Figure 4
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Click
on the check mark to return to the rendering screen. Rotate
your 3D text to a upright position facing forwards. Apply
a material and render. You need to move the sun around to
get a glint on metallic textures. You may also need to tilt
the text backwards slightly.
Fig5, Fig6, Fig7 and Fig8 show examples. The one in Fig8 was
constructed of four separate text images and Symmetrical Lattices,
this allows you to place the text components in different
planes for a neat effect.
Figure 5
Figure 6
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Figure 7
Figure 8
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