"Interlacing Text" Tutorial

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

GnuTux wrote:

The Warrior wrote:

have used the 3D Extrusion Script for this a few times.

Actually, the 3D Extrusion script started out as a modification to that old Make 3D Text Script, which didn't extrude alpha to selections. It had other problems, as well, specifically with the Bump Map code. I finally just abandoned the old code and rewrote it from scratch to create 3D Extrusion V2.0.

The 3D Extrusion script is much better, for sure, but I always forget the directional settings, haha. The other is top, bottom, right or left. Easier to remember for me. :mrgreen:

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Me too. Top, bottom, left, right works for me. I can't understand those other settings, never was any good at that stuff.

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

molly wrote:

Me too. Top, bottom, left, right works for me. I can't understand those other settings, never was any good at that stuff.

I hear ya. I did study, and know that 0 is to the right, and progresses clockwise from there. I used GT's diagram:

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I know, I have that thing on my desktop. Still doesn't make any sense to me.
I AM A NERD.

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

molly wrote:

I know, I have that thing on my desktop. Still doesn't make any sense to me.
I AM A NERD.

Haha, I keep it on my desktop too. :mrgreen:

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:08 pm **(#26)**

How's this interpretation?

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

Wallace wrote:

How's this interpretation?
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Haha, nice! :coolthup

I was hoping to see a lot of creativity here, and I'm getting it. :bigthup

Mathijs · **Joined:** Mar 29, 2014 **Posts:** 21

Great texts, I as well like these words with letters that seem to be wrapped around the upper letters. I just finished doing this tutorial, but when I see these other nicely done creations, I already want to make another one haha. ( and actually, why not

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This I did:

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The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

Mathijs wrote:

Great texts, I as well like these words with letters that seem to be wrapped around the upper letters. I just finished doing this tutorial, but when I see these other nicely done creations, I already want to make another one haha. ( and actually, why not

)

This I did:

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Nice work! :bigthup

I don't know about you guys, but after I discovered this, I couldn't stop making things with this technique. It's addicting.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice guys. Wallace, I love you text and colors but I can't read what it says.
Mathijs, your colors blend beautifully

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:55 pm **(#31)**

Molly I was hoping you could post a PDF

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:03 pm **(#32)**

molly wrote:

Very nice guys. Wallace, I love you text and colors but I can't read what it says.
Mathijs, your colors blend beautifully

Thanks, it says "Civil Unrest". :hehe

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:03 pm **(#33)**

Nice results, Everyone. :bigthup

I got the wrap around effect I was going for with this one.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Wow, that must have been a challenge.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:06 pm **(#35)**

Not really. Just size and position the letters and it wraps. :hehe

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

you mean it wraps by itself? Hmmmm. I was thinking of making a pole dancer wrapped around a pole. lol

GnuTux · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:16 pm **(#37)**

Once I had positioned the letters correctly and merged the two BRL'd images, I extruded at an angle of 270 degrees, which gave me the wrap effect.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you, I will have to ponder that a while then try it in the morning.

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

Very cool GT. Here's another I just finished:

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

nice job Warrior. good thing that isn't a guillotine