Select the first letter shape, choose Effect>3D>Extrude & Bevel, and then simply press OK to exit the dialog-we’ll return shortly to adjust it. Now we’re ready to apply the 3D effect to each one of the shapes and tweak it as necessary. Drag Layer 1 to the Trash icon to delete it, as we don’t need it. Shift-click all the resulting sub-layers to select them and drag them up above Layer 1 in the Layers panel. Now we need to divide the type so that each letter is on a separate layer, so go to Object>Ungroup, then from the Layers panel flyout menu, choose Release to Layers (Sequence).
Select the type with the Selection tool (V), then go to Type>Create Outlines. Set the Fill color to white and the Stroke to none. Here, we’ve used a font from called Newspeak-Heavy, which will look great when extruded.
Select the Type tool (T), click on the page, and add your type, choosing the font and size to suit your design. Under the Advanced option, choose the Dark preset for the Transparency Grid-this will ensure our white text will be visible as we work on it. All files are for personal use only.Ĭreate a new Adobe Illustrator document (File>New), name it “Game Night,” select Video and Film in the New Document Profile drop-down menu, and set the size to 720×540 pixels. If you’d like to download a finished movie for this tutorial, just click here.
Add to this mix some cool particles, lights, and shadows (and some Energi studio techniques) and we’ll show you how to turn simple text into a cool extruded-3D scene inside After Effects. While there are a few plug-ins that handle such a task (Zaxwerks Invigorator PRO being one of my favorites), there’s a cool way to achieve a true 3D look (more or less) using the 3D effects in Illustrator. As cool as 3D is in After Effects, there’s no doubt that an extrude tool is something we all wish for.
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