Create a 3D logo with The GIMP

Create a 3D logo with The GIMP

Any of you that do any graphic design or web development know how important it is to have tools at your disposal to handle just about any task that might come your way. And even if you don�t have graphic design skills you will, someday, have to create something quickly to use for a web site, or presentation, or just about any other media. When that day comes, and you need to create a quick, professional looking logo, be glad you have The GIMP.

With The GIMP, creating rudimentary 3D logos is painless�if you know the steps. And with a good collection of fonts you can make your clients think you have far more skills than you might actually have. With that in mind, let�s take a look and see just how simple it is to create a 3D logo with The GIMP.

How it works

The GIMP has a built in feature that helps you to create these logos. We will be working with version 2.6 - which is actually important because the engine that creates these has changed as well as the location of the submenu has changed. So if you don�t have 2.6, give upgrading a go.

The process is pretty simple.

• Select the type of logo you want to create from the Create menu.
• Enter all of the necessary information and select the configurations to suit your needs.
• Click OK
• Edit the image to suit your needs.
• Save the file.

Now let�s take a look at the process with a bit more detail.

The logo tool

Figure 1

To open up the logo tool go to the File menu and select the Create submenu. From with the Create submenu you will see the Logos submenu, click on that to reveal the different types of logos you can create (see Figure 1).

The different types of logos range from the cartoonish, to the professional, to the nearly-fantastical. There are quite a few choices so your best bet is to play around with them until you find the type of logo you prefer to work with.

Figure 2

Once you click on the logo type you want to create a new window will open. It is within this window that the logo is created. The good news is, you really need zero artistic skills to tackle this task.

Figure 2 shows all of the configuration options you will have to deal with to create a logo. Don�t let amount of options fool you, you really only need to work with a minimum of these to create your logo. Here�s what you�ll need to work with:

Text: This is what your logo will say.

Font: This is the font you want to use for your logo.

Blend Gradient(s): These will be the gradient colors you will use for your logo. You can create new gradients as well. The included gradients should be plenty to get you started.

Background Color: If you know the color of the background your logo will be going over you can change this here. I usually delete the background color so the logo is surrounded by a transparent border.

Figure 3

And that is the bare minimum you need. Once you have all of that filled out, click OK and the logo will be created.

Figure 3 shows a sample logo created using the Glossy logo tool, the Biometric Joe font, and the Cold Steel 2 gradient.

Of course there are plenty more options to configure for your logo - but getting the hang of the basics will give you plenty to do with this tool.

Figure 4

TIP: As I mentioned I tend to remove the background in this logos. What this does is allow my logos to be placed on any color background. To do this go to the layer window of your new logo, select the background layer, and click the delete button in the layer window. When you save this image you will now want to make sure you save it in a format that supports transparency (such as .gif or .png.)

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CORBY2 Apps 3D Balloon Race

CORBY2 Apps 3D Balloon Race

3D Balloon Race

3D Balloon Racing is the best racing game for your mobile. Just drive your car on a racing track, collect all the balloons by escaping the obstacles and reach your goal by earning handful of points. Have Fun!

Download App:

Short link(Recommended):

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Crossfire 3D Offline Mod

Crossfire 3D Offline Mod

Crossfire offline is best first person shooting game. This is a 3D FPS shooter game, has a real fighting game screen. Game difficulty from simple to difficult, successive increments, and can automatically adjust the difficulty, highly entertaining.

The enemies have spread in the jungle, occupied the sea and have setup their bases in the desert. Now this is the suicide mission, you need to eliminate them one by one. You have got enough artillery to attack them. This is the best chance to test your sniper shooting skills.

Everything is immersed in thrilling and horrible atmosphere! Enemies are hiding there. You must find them out and kill them with one shoot for victory.

Cross Fire Features :

• Perfect interface: a first-person shooter, full-finger touch simple operation.
• Realistic battlefield
• Enjoy realistic gun simulation and animation!
• Challenge yourself and race against time to get rewards on strategic kills
• Exciting shooting
• Various guns for you to select
• 3D realistic visuals

Whats in the mod: Unlimited Golds

How to install?

• download modded apk then install and play!

Download:
Crossfire 3D

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Create a Fun Floral 3D Text Design

Create a Fun Floral 3D Text Design

Introduction

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a lovely floral style 3D text effect using only Photoshop and Illustrator. The idea is to add the elements we like while keeping the design subtle, pleasing to the eye, and having some fun along the way.
We�ll be using Illustrator for the 3D effect because it�s more user friendly than other 3D programs like 3ds Max, and it can do an equally good job for what we require.

Resources

If you�re following along, you�ll want to grab these resources.

• Levenim MT Bold
• Flower Pack
• Nebula 1
• Nebula 2
• Nebula 3
• Elephant
• Flowersn�swirls
• Parrot
• Butterfly Brushes III

Thanks to the artists who provided these. Please remember to follow their rules and credit them where it is appropriate. Let�s get started.

Step 1

To start, create a new document sized at 1200 x 770, and fill the canvas with a radial gradient that goes from #a1dbff to #f0f9ff, transitioning from dark in the center to light at the edges.

Step 2

Download this font, Levenim MT Bold. Load the font, then open up Illustrator, and type out �MYINKBLOG�.

Step 3

In Illustrator, select the text and choose effect 3D, extrude and bevel. Proceed by choosing the settings shown below. At this stage it is a good idea to play with the different 3D settings and see what results you like, but for now the following are a good selection.

Step 4

Copy and paste the text into your Photoshop document as a smart object, this allows you to resize the text as much as you like without losing quality.

Step 5

The next step is my favorite part, we need to cut out the faces of the letters with the pen tool. Make sure you save your path, and cut out the letters on the same work path too. Now select the faces of the letters, inverse the selection, and  fill them with a gradient from #ffd24e to #ecb207, leave the gradient defaults as they are. Finally, add a stroke of yellow set to 2 pixels and an opacity of 38%. These will blend in subtly with the addition of other elements.

Step 6

Select the text , Ctrl + Shift + D should reselect it, fill with any color and reduce the fill to zero. Then, add an outer glow set to white  with the settings shown below. This will add a nice glow to the edges of the text, subtly increasing the overall energy.

Step 7

Download this flower pack, I used 7 on the right, and 8 on the left. Arrange them to face upwards on one side and down on the other, so they balance each other. Change the blend mode to multiply to eliminate the white areas.

Step 8

Next download nebula 1, 2 and 3. Place them into your document and change the blend mode to either hard light or screen and lower the opacity to around 30%. As you can see it�s a delicate effect. If it needs further reducing, add a layer mask and brush over areas so the whole image blends in better.

Step 9

Download this image of an elephant, and extract it. Place the extracted elephant in the image, underneath the nebula, and the text layers. Reduce the size to approximately twice the height of the letters.

Step 10

Now, for the flowery part download these amazing brushes. Using the first brush in the pack make a shape on the top left hand side. Here we can see the composition really beginning to take effect, keeping the design simple and refined.

Step 11

Now, we�ll add a gradient overlay. Double click the layer to get to the layer styles, and use a light pastel green gradient. We use a layer style because it�s a lot easier to change at a later stage.

Step 12

Continue adding floral elements until you are pleased with the look, just remember less really is more, and subtle is more effective than having too many patterns. The gradients and the positioning of the flowers give the peaceful sense of movement.

Step 13

Download this image of a parrot. Then extract it using your favorite extraction method and paste it into the composition. Next, add some adjustment layers with the follow settings.

Step 14

Add a butterfly or two with these brushes. You can continue to add additional butterflies, or other creatures, just be sure to keep it simple.

Step 15

Add another layer, select the text, and add an outer glow with the following settings, remember to reduce the fill to �0?.

In Conclusion

This is a good tutorial to practice combining elements to create a well-rounded composition. You should now have a firm understanding of 3D text, and how to blend objects together in Photoshop.

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