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3D text-effect

This is a nifty little effect for making text look 3d.

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Start out with an simple pattern.
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Type in whatever you want.
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Fill in that text with the same pattern you used for the background. You can't see it here but its there.
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Next while the text is selected, create a drop shadow.
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The only thing you need to change is the radius, set it to 2.0.
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And there's the shadow you just made.
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Move the shadow up so that its just a little below the original text.
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Copy and paste that shadow, then make it negative.
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Send that white shadow to the back while keeping it a little higher than the original text and there you have it!

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Its a pretty easy thing to do, and it gives a great effect! Have fun!

Hope that helps!

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