Overview
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Learn the basics of Photoshop's 3D capabilities with Deke. Discover how to build simple 3D objects, add materials and lighting to your scene, and even create 3D type.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Preparing to work in 3D
- Some quick 3D terminology
- Creating a simple 3D object
- Adding an object to a 3D scene
- Changing the colors of 3D objects
- Rendering the final 3D artwork
- Rotating the 3D camera
- The ground plane and X, Y, and Z axes
- Moving an object in 3D space
- Rotating an object in 3D space
- Saving cameras and adjusting coordinates
- Creating 3D type
- Coloring the extruded sides
- Aligning letters to the ground plane
- Beveling and inflating 3D type
- Editing and formatting 3D type
- Drawing a symmetrical path in Illustrator
- Extruding a path outline into 3D space
- Bending a path around its center
- Editing an existing 3D path outline
- Merging 3D objects into a single scene
- Beveling the front and back of a path
- Duplicating 3D meshes
- Diffuse, Specular, Shine, and Reflection
- Modifying multiple materials at a time
- Diffuse texture and UV Overlay
- Assigning multiple colors to a 3D object
- Painting directly on a 3D object
- Adding and adjusting environments
- Creating a textured bump map
- Finding 3D models online
- Importing a 3D model into Photoshop
- Creating a depth-of-field effect
- Exporting a 3D scene as a DAE file
- Without light there is darkness
- Adjusting the default infinite light
- Adding a spot light
- Point lights and reflections
- Customizing the image-based light
- Next steps
