If you have Photoshop CS5 Extended select: 3D > New Shape from Layer > Sphere from the menu.If you have Photoshop CC or CS6 Extended, select: 3D > New Mesh from Layer > Mesh Preset > Sphere from the menu.Now we will create a sphere from the image that is open in Photoshop (the one with the colored text). Save the image in your hard disk (I prefer to save it as png, but you can choose jpg or tiff).ġ4. Press Ctrl+I (Mac: cmd+I) to invert the image. Press Ctrl-L (PC) or cmd-L (Mac) to open the Levels window.ġ3. Convert the new image to GRAYSCALE ( Image > Mode > Grayscale)ġ2. Duplicate the image (select: Image > Duplicate) and name the new image as "transparency"ġ1. Merge layers by pressing Shift-Ctrl-E (PC) or Shift-cmd-E (Mac).ġ0.
Click on " Gradient Overlay", select GRADIENT: Spectrum and hit "OK"ĩ. Click on the " Technique" drop down list and select " Chisel Hard". Click on the " fx" button in the layers panel and select " Bevel & Emboss".ħ. Press Ctrl-D (PC) or cmd-D (Mac) to deselect.Ħ. Select the MOVE tool (press the V key) and click the " Align Horizontal Centers" and " Align Vertical Centers" buttons, in the options bar, below Photoshop's menu.ĥ. Press Ctrl-A (PC) or cmd-A (Mac) to select all.Ĥ. (In this example I entered: "HAVE A LOT OF FUN -" using Times New Roman 90pt)ģ. In this example I created a document of 1000px (width) by 500px (height). Create a new document with a ratio of 2:1. Then I'll make the sphere transparent, except for the text.ġ.
Create transparent text photoshop cs5 mac how to#
This tutorial shows you how to create 3D objects with transparent areas. In this example I will warp a text layer around a sphere.