Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Author: Jon B

Create a 3D Logo with Photoshop

Today I will show you how to create a 3d logo using Photoshop, Photoshop does not have 3d rendering capabilities but with a little bit of work and simple steps we should be able to create a 3d logo.

1 – Fire up Photoshop and create a new image, let’s size the image to 300×300.

2 – Create a new layer above the background layer, we will put our logo on this new layer.

3 – Go to your custom shape tool and draw any shape, this will be our logo that we’ll be working on.

4 – When your logo has been inserted, go to the Photoshop Main menu and select EDIT – TRANSFORM – SKEW. Drag out the bottom corners so your image looks like below. Press enter when you’re done.

5 – Next click CTRL+T on your keyboard and we will scale down the logo. Squeeze it down just a bit to give it more perspective, make sure you don’t over do it.

6 – Now let’s add some emboss to give it more dimension and shape. Go to FILTER – STYLIZE – EMBOSS and set the properties to what you see below:

7 – Now for creating the 3d effect – CTRL+click the layer the logo is on, this will select the logo. Now hold CTRL+ALT and hit the arrow up key, hit it about 10 times or however many you want. If you’re using an older version of Photshop, this step should’ve created multiple layers, in this case you will need to merge all those layers into 1. Click CTRL+E to get the logo into just one layer.

8 – Now our logo is looking a bit dull, let’s add some colors to it. CTRL+click the logo layer to select it, you should see an outline around the logo.

9 – Create a new layer above the logo layer and select it, choose the bucket tool and select any color you wish and fill the empty layer you just created.

10 – Go to the layer panel and change the layer type from Normal to Color. And here’s what the final output should look like:

11 - I suggest playing around with the drop shadows, glow effects, filters, etc to get your desired effect. Here’s what mine looks like after adding some effects to it.

12 – And here’s what our sample logo looks like:

Download the PSD file

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Manik

Love The Tutorial, Its just Amazing!!

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dvd to avi

I like this tutorial!

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SavedNY

I NEED HELP TURNING MY 2D IMAGE INTO A 3D MOVIE, CAN SOMEONE HELP,
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Warren Cowley

I have been to your site several times now, and this time I am adding it to my bookmarks Your discussions are always relevant, unlike the same-old stuff on other sites (which are coming off my bookmarks!) Keep it up!

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christian wallpapers

I found your webpage while searching Google for how to create a logo.
Nice and very simple steps.. I already finished my first 3d logo.

Thanks a lot.
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rolling racks

3d logo will look nice on my site.

Thanks

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Genevieve

Okey thanks for that!!! i have something to do with my ass.

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Cliff

Good tut! Another way to accomplish is to create a quick 3D model, then import to Ps:
http://3dvia.tv/turn-your-2d-logo-into-a-3d-logo/

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I need to create a 3-d logo for my website and this helped a ton.

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akshay

HI, that’s very, actually i am learning photoshop to want want you to post your work in some more detail. It ca be a matter of confusion for the photoshop newbie like me.

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Chicago Photoshop Training

Very nice Photoshop tutorial. How long did it take you to learn Photoshop? I teach a class in Photoshop training and I like to see others opinion on the program and how long it took them to master.

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Thai SEO

Thanks for this tutorial, but Adobe Illustrator is better for me when I want to make LOGO.

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Jon B Replied:
October 15th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Yup… AI is far superior to Photoshop when it comes to creating logos, especially vector type logos.

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Typo3 Agentur

Hello,

thanks, this tutorial has me very helped.

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Rexibit Web Services

I like the tutorial. Photoshop is one of my favorite tools for logos.

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egypt web design

nice tutorial but in Adobe Illustrator you can get better 3D affect

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Carl

Nice tutorial! Really simple and easy to understand. any more tutorials from you soon?

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Nubloo

Nice tutorial, simple and easy to recreate. I like it! I usually use a vector program like Illustrator for logos, as I find that more practical, but this is a very good way to do it in Photoshop. Thanks for sharing it!

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Web Designer Group

Thanks. I like the tutorial, easy to understand and implement.

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Jake

I like the tutorial! Thanks a lot for posting it. Really a good one for a 3d logo…

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Andy

I like the tutorial very much it gives a good insight of how to create a 3d logo design.

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