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Type with 2 colors when working in 3D

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December 9, 2016
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All the tutorials I'm seeing for putting type into 3D in Photoshop are based on a text object being given a uniform treatment. What if I want text in two different colors—say FedEx, for instance, with part of the text in purple and part in orange? Must I do two different 3D layers?

Have been trying to figure this out on my own for days, so thanks for any help.

Rob

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This is all immensely helpful, and my thanks are immensely late. (There's an explanation for that, but the story's long and tedious.)

Thanks so much, Dave, and everyone else!

Rob

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No problem with late reply

As I said before, shout if you have any questions

Dave

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You need to combine, or merge the two layers into a single 3D object

Michael Hoffman, who did this tutorial, is a regular poster here, as is Dave scm

Both will be notified of a mention in this thread, so please ask if you need more help.

Michael J. Hoffman

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I think Dave's nailed it!

Mike

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Hi

Must I do two different 3D layers?

That would be a sensible solution.

Pierre

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You could create this as two separate objects or...

Create the text as a single 3D layer then...

Click on the front inflation material and in properties click on the folder symbol next to diffuse and then click on new texture :

Once opened select each letter and select and fill the layer as required :

Save the material

This will give you :

I hope this helps - shout if you have any questions

Dave