Text effect challenge

[angelize]

This challenge is simple, using the text shapes I've provided create a text effect and in clear easy to follow steps tell us how you did it. with all the talent and creativity on Talkgraphics this thread could be come a great resource! To start things off I've come up with an extruded lava effect. I've also included the .xar file of my effect which may be easier to read and handy to pull apart for closer inspection

[Penny O'Rorke]

Thanks, Frances. Very effective and nice, clear, easy to follow instructions

Penny

[masque]

Filled text with an earthy fill and 3d-ised it. Cloned it and dragged down to make reflection and added watery bitmap for it to be reflected in with some more surf/mist behind and a few drops of water on text.
Can't think of a situation where I would inflict this on a letter head or similar but thats my attempt.
Derek

[ankhor]

Actually this is basically the adsign I did in the official guide section

[salaam]

Snow text:

Create grey 3D extrusion.
Duplicate this extrusion and [convert to editable shapes]
Replace it's bitmap with a wood fill.
Make this wood fill bitmap shape into a [stained transparency].

Select original 'text' shape.
Give it a plasma fill (black and white).
Use [mould tool] to shape it's perspective onto the 3D text.
Create a transparent bitmap copy from this and remove original shape.
Duplicate this copy and give it a grey fill and use it as a [contrast transparency]
Group these 2 bitmaps and create a bitmap copy from it and remove original.
Use [Mehdi eraser classic] to remove most of black (not all).
Make a duplicate bitmap copy of this and remove original.
Alter [contone] colours of bitmap to white and greyish brown etc.
Do similar procedure which manual shapes to place snow on top.

[angelize]

Great effects guys! Remember you aren't limited to 3d effects. I hope to see lots more!

[fahad]

hi
my Text effect

[Albacore]

I did this ages ago in AI and I thought I could compare the two in this challenge. Transforming the lettering was much easier in AI but when it came to using the Contour Tool in Xara as fast as anything. Swings and roundabouts come to mind.

[Big Frank]

Actually this is basically the adsign I did in the official guide section

I really like the style of this one. Could easily have been done for a book!

[Big Frank]

Here's my text effect. Still, after all these years, playing around with creating that realistic chrome effect and still not being 100% happy with it. Not going to carry on with this one unless I get some inspiration (which is currently sorely lacking)