How to Make a 3D Tube Text Effect in Photoshop
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Open Photoshop and make a new file at any size you want. In this case, I will setup mine at 1800 x 1200 px.
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Step 2
Select the Ellipse Tool (U), and in a new layer draw a circle of approximately 100px.
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Step 3
Go to Layer > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay.
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Step 4
Click on the Gradient Thumbnail and in the Gradient Editor set the first color stop to #c79cfe, the second color stop to #65289e and click OK.
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Step 5
Apply the following settings (but do not click OK yet).
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Step 6
With the Layer Style window still visible, click and drag over the circle to reposition the gradient as shown.
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Step 7
Click OK in the Layer Style window.
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Step 8
Go to Layer > Rasterize > Layer Style.
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Step 9
Select the Mixer Brush Tool (B) and in the top toolbar set the following values.
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Step 10
With the Mixer Brush Tool already set, position the cursor over the circle and while holding the Alt key on your keyboard click once to sample a portion of the circle as shown.
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Step 11
Select the Pen Tool (P), be sure to have the mode in the top toolbar set to “Path” and draw your text. In this case i will simply write “Hello”.
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Step 12
Hide the Ellipse layer and make a new layer called “3D Tube”.
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Step 13
In the Paths window (Window > Paths) and with the Pen Tool still selected, right click over the recently created Work Path and from the dropdown menu select “Stroke Path”.
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Step 14
To finish the 3D Tube effect, in the Stroke Path window select the “Mixer Brush Tool” from the dropdown menu and click OK.
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