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1 - OPEN YOUR PAINT PROGRAM |
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I
have PaintShopPro7, so that's what you see here for illustration
purposes. However, PhotoShop works in a very similar way.
Create a new canvas in black the approximate size of your
letter or text. Mine is 500x300. In the file menu, go to 'new',
enter a window size, click 'ok'. Make your outline and filler
colors both white.
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2 - CREATE YOUR TEXT |
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Go
to the text tool (circled) click on your black ground. The
text dialog box should appear for you to select
the font you wish to use, and type in the letter or phrase,
that you want to make 3d. Make it the largest you can fit
within the rectangle, I used 72 points. Close the dialog by
clicking 'OK'. The letter or text should now appear on the
black ground.
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Merge
all the layers, this is important. Open your 'Effects' browser,
and select 'Soften'. The hard outline of the text should soften
somewhat, if it doesn't check to make sure the layers are
merged. Okay, save it as a .jpg or .bmp, under a name that
identifies it, in a place you'll remember, to save searching
for it later. At this point we close PSP or PS, and open Bryce
up.
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4 - OPEN BRYCE, CREATE A TERRAIN... |
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You
won't need alot of space so make the document 800x600, or
something you are comfortable with. Create a terrain. I use
terrains for text because they are not mirrored like lattices,
and you get nice crisp letters. After creating your terrain
go to the terrain editor, that's the 'E' on the little menu
to the side of the terrain.
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5 - IN THE TERRAIN EDITOR |
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Load
your image into the first box by selecting 'Load', at this
point you can choose to copy and paste into the second box
or load the image again. Hit the 'APPLY', for it to show up
in the editor. (Note: the 'load' on the second box comes in
handy when doing special effects, but that's another tutorial
altogether...)My image needed the resolution increased so
I went and selected '2048' or 'gigantic', then hit the 'APPLY'.
(NOTE, it is very important when changing resolutions or images
to hit apply for the change you want to take place.)
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6 - IN THE TERRAIN EDITOR CONT... |
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Next
steps, you want to; first make sure your terrain is solid,
then raise the clipping bracket up to eliminate the black
ground, >>>>>>NOTE: be sure to grab the
end of the 'clipping bracket', the bracket is outside to the
right of the gradient bar, grab the very bottom and move it
up, DO NOT drag in the gradient bar, or it won't eliminate
the background. You should have white text on a red background.<<<<<<
Next, go to the 'Elevation' tab, click it, and hit the 'smooth'
bead a couple of times and you're ready to go out and texture
your letters (or text)...
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7 - OUT TO THE MAIN WORK AREA |
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Once
you are in the work area, scale your letters or text to the
size you want (this can be changed later of course), rotate
them upright, and forward facing, so that you can see if anything
needs adjusting....
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8 - QUICK CHECK, THEN RENDER |
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Do
a quick render 'without' texture to see if you need to tweak
the terrain any...when you are satisfied apply whatever texture
you like and render! If your terrain isn't to your liking,
go back to the paint program and increase the size or, soften
the text more. Or in the terrain editor, raise the height
(make whiter) the terrain, and smooth again. It's as simple
as that...Any font, anytime you need 3d letters or text...
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