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LanceMcKnight
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Post subject: Making 3D Text with Texture - Updated  Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:22 pm |
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Briamoth
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:53 pm |
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Nice tutorial, man. Now instead of using concrete I can use anything imaginable. Thanks for the tips. I rarely use alpha mask. Here's my result: (click for full size) 
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Goonfella
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:11 pm |
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Excellent. Looks great Briamoth . Well done. Thanks for the pdf Lance. Great first tut. 
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LanceMcKnight
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:22 pm |
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*glows of pride*
Thanks fellas! I feel good giving back to the community.
2nd tutorial coming up!
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:21 pm |
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Very good tutorial lance  great job mate!
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:09 pm |
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Awesome! Thank you for both tutes & the pdf format too!
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LanceMcKnight
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:40 am |
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Chad and barbieq, thank you both.
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PeterPawn
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:49 am |
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Thanks Lance. I'll be getting into this. It'll keep me busy for a while.
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LanceMcKnight
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:54 am |
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That's the idea, Peter. I would love to see what you have gleaned from it.
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PeterPawn
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:10 am |
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Okie doke. I'll be sure and post my results.
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PeterPawn
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:29 am |
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WHOOPIE!!!!! I AM A HAPPY CAMPER. THANK YOU LANCE. C'MON OVER I'LL BUY YOU BREAKFAST. The quarry where I got my stone had a lot of iron in it which accounts for the reddish color. 
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LanceMcKnight
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:47 am |
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PeterPawn wrote:WHOOPIE!!!!! I AM A HAPPY CAMPER. THANK YOU LANCE. C'MON OVER I'LL BUY YOU BREAKFAST. The quarry where I got my stone had a lot of iron in it which accounts for the reddish color.
 I'm tickled pink you got it. That makes it worth my while writing the tutorial for you.
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:13 am |
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@Lance; No one has ever explained it as well as you did and you can bet your boots I'll be doing more of that. The perspective plugin is awesome, I didn't know about that so I've learned a lot in just this one tut. Thanks again, you've made my day. Can't wait to see what Barbie comes up with.
By the way... I'm glad to get the new Alpha Mask plugin too. To be able to copy the mask to the clipboard is really handy. That's another plus from this tutorial.
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Goonfella
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:45 am |
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Thanks for a great, well explained tut Lance.  The AlphaMask Import plug in is so useful. Makes using alpha masks so much easier and quicker as you don`t have to save to PNG first. I`ve replaced my other one with this one now.  Here`s my go. Thought I would add a Wet Floor reflection although I never used the plug in. I just duplicated the text and moved it down under the original , then gave it a transparent gradient to fade it out.
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Post subject: Re: Making 3D Text with Texture Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:16 am |
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Great tut Lance, very clear and easy to follow..... going to give it a try i've got an idea 
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