2 in 1 – Stunning 3D Ice Text Effect Tutorial

 Posted in Tutorials 1231 days ago Written by: Dainis Graveris
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title-cold I wanted to create very natural Ice text separately and later add it to iceberg image. In this tutorial we will learn to use different filter settings, create 3D text effect, different layer styles and much more! I hope it’s not too complex, I tried to keep it as simple as possible.

Scroll down the page to see finished result we will accomplish!

And just be sure to check out this tutorial and join me to these simple steps !!!

2 in 1 – Stunning 3D Ice Text Effect Tutorial

This is one of the things we will create here:

cold

Step 1

1.1.Create a new document. I created 800x800px document, I suggest You to do the same if You want to get the same look as mine.

1.2. Hit D button to reset foreground/background color, press ALT+DELETE to fill in black color, so we can more easily work and see workflow.

1.3. Choose some font You want to use and type some text – I typed “COLD” and used Arial, Bold, 200pt wide, color #999999

type

Step 2

Lets add some blending options to the text.

2.1. Double click on the text layer to popup blending options menu:

blending

2.2. Now press CTRL+SHIFT+N to create new layer, hold SHIFT to select both layers and then right click and choose “Merge layers” to merge them into one.

merge layers

Step 3

This is where fun part starts! :)

3.1. Go to Filter –> Sketch –> Stamp, add those settings:

stamp

3.2. While still in filter panel create new layer and  add Sketch–> Chrome with those settings and then press ok:

chrome

You must be the same output as me, if You don’t, read again everything carefully.

next

Step 4

4.1. Lets add some layer style to get more realistic shadows – do the same settings as the picture below, shadow color is #999999:

double

4.2. Now We will use one of the ways, how to create 3D text look.

Press CTRL+ALT+Arrow Down, many times – I did it 15 times.

shift

Select first layer, hold SHIFT and press on the 14. layer, right click and select MERGE LAYERS. Name that layer – “shadow”.

4.3. Lets add some more effect on that shadow – Filter–>Distort–>Glass and add the same settings:

glass

I have this result for now:

cold_text

4.4. Let’s add some color now:

CTRL+CLICK on the shadow layer to make selection and  click Image–>Adjustments–>Hue/Saturation or CTRL+U.

Use settings like this to get pale blue color:

hue-saturation

4.5. If You want to finish, just add gradient to background color, and select radial gradient:

#cccccc

#999999

gradient

4.6. Add Filter–>Distort–>Glass to background to get more realistic frozen ice effect:

cold

Two more works from this effect, just play with the same settings:

cold2

cold3

Natural Ice Text Image Effect

Let’s go a little deeper to get natural image effect:

cold4

So let’s download a picture from sxc.hu – here and use text effect we created above.

1. Drag and position a text into a picture You just downloaded:

image1

2. Create new layer above image and text effect, like this:

snow_effect

3. Now select “background image” layer and press S to select clone stamp tool.

4. Change brush size with  [ or ] brackets.

5. Move brush somewhere where snow is and click ALT + CLICK to take a sample from it.

6. Select snow effect layer and draw with stamp tool, to add a look that letters are in the snow.

clone

7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add this effect to all of the letters:

text_snow_finish

8. Add some more color adjustments, to make look more realistic.

I used Hue/Saturation with those settings:

hue-latest

Okay, now we are finished! I hope You will learn something from this tutorial too!

However if You couldn’t complete something, just ask – I am here to help!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted 45 days ago
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    Step three is not working correctly. I followed each step carefully and it is not coming out the same. Instead, there is a black design within the white letters. It seems that if I raise the smoothness on the stamp effect it gets closer to looking like yours, but not exact.

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  • mohmmad yunus abbasi

    Posted 97 days ago
    31

    fantastic 3d tutorials , i am deep learning your 3d lesson Thanks

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  • mohmmad yunus abbasi

    Posted 97 days ago
    30

    Fantastic tutorial, i am deep learning your lesson thanks.

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  • Jeremy Stecker

    Posted 112 days ago
    29

    I just like the valuable info you supply in your articles. I’ll bookmark your weblog and check again here frequently. I am rather sure I’ll be informed many new stuff right right here! Good luck for the next!

    Reply
  • Habeeb Mohamed

    Posted 445 days ago
    28

    Fantastic tutorial, it was very much help to update my photo shop knowledge.. I’m going to use this one..

    Reply
  • Lauren

    Posted 529 days ago
    27

    STEP 3 isnt working…omg halp! When i go into filter -sketch is blanked out.

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  • Eline

    Posted 898 days ago
    26

    I really like the effect. And thankfully that there is a tutorial of this effect.
    I did every step you explained. But it already goes wrong with the funny part at point 3. I did exactly what you discribed. I think that it goes wrong with step 2. You see on the image of step 2 (layer style > bevel and emboss > gloss contour menu. So we know which one to pick. But because of the gloss contour menu, we can´t see the highlight mode and shadow mode option. My highlight mode is on screen and my shadow mode is on multiply. I think that is wrong. I don´t know what else it could be. I hope you can tell me if my highlight mode and shadowmode is wrong or correct and what it suppose to be. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it!

    Waiting for your reply.

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