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Create 3D Text With A Transparent Background Using Blender: © 2016 Ryann Mccorkell Ryann - Ca

The document provides step-by-step instructions for creating 3D text with a transparent background in Blender. It describes how to add and edit text, apply a font and material, position a light source, and render the text with an alpha channel to achieve transparency. Key steps include editing the text, setting the extrusion and origin, rotating and positioning the text object, adding and adjusting a point light, applying a color material, and configuring the render output to RGBA with alpha transparency.

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Create 3D Text With A Transparent Background Using Blender: © 2016 Ryann Mccorkell Ryann - Ca

The document provides step-by-step instructions for creating 3D text with a transparent background in Blender. It describes how to add and edit text, apply a font and material, position a light source, and render the text with an alpha channel to achieve transparency. Key steps include editing the text, setting the extrusion and origin, rotating and positioning the text object, adding and adjusting a point light, applying a color material, and configuring the render output to RGBA with alpha transparency.

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Create 3D Text with a transparent background using Blender

1) OpenBlender2.74

2) PressEsctoclearthelaunchscreen

3) WiththedefaultinstallationofBlender,inthe3DViewportyouhave3items,acube,a
cameraandalight.

4) Whenyouwanttoselectanobjectinthe3DViewportyouhoveryoumoustaboveitand
rightclick.

5) Ifyoutrytoleftclickanyoftheseitemsyouwillmoveyour3Dcursor.Ifyoueverneedto
resetityoucanuseSHIFT+C.

6) Wearentgoingtoneedourcubeforthistutorialsohoveryourmouseaboveitandright
clicktoselectit.

7) PressDeleteonyourkeyboardandthenEnter(orclickDelete).

8) Youcanrotatearoundinthe3Dscenebyclickingyourmiddlemousebutton/wheel,at
yourdesiredpivotpoint,holdingitdownandmovingyourmousebackandforth.

9) HoldShiftanddragyourmousewhileholdingdownthemiddlemousebutton/wheelto
pan.

10) Scrollyourmousewheeltozoominandout.

11) IfyoulookuponthetoplefthandcornerofyourviewportyoullseethetextUser
Perspectivethatsyourcurrentview.

12) YoucanusethenumbersonyourNumPadasshortcuttosomecommonviews.1
Front,7Topand3Left,youcanalsoholdCtrlandpressthesenumberstogettheir
oppositeCtrl+1Back,Ctrl+7bottom,andCtrl+3Right.

13) Forourpurposeswewanttolookdownfromthetopsowellpress7onournumpad.

14) Fromthemenuatthebottomofthe3DViewportwindowselectAdd>Text

15) Textisaddedtotheviewport.

16) Wewanttoeditthetextsoifyoutakealookdownatthebottomofthe3DViewport
againyoullseeatogglebuttonthatsaysObjectmode.IfyoupressTabonyour
keyboard,youllseeitswitchfromobjectmodetoeditmode,andourtextwillbecome

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editable.

17) PressBackspaceafewtimestoremovetheTextandthenenteryourdesiredwordor
phrase,ImgoingtobeusingSALE.

18) TabbackintoObjectmode.

19) Ontherighthandsideyoullfindthepropertiespanel,andselectDatatab,theiconfor
whichlooksliketheletterF.

20) OntheDatatab,lookforthefontsubpanelandpressthefoldericontotherightof
Regulartoloadanewfontfromafile.IhaveafreefontthatIdownloadedform
dafont.comcalledBullyonmydesktop,inyourcaseyoucanbrowsetoanyfontonyour
harddrivethatyoudliketouse(mostfontsareinstalledinc:/windows/fonts).

21) Afteryouselectyourfontthetextwillupdatetoyournewfont

22) Whilestillinthepropertiespanel,datatab,gouponesubpaneltoGeometry

23) Settheextrudeto0.1

24) FromtoolmenuontheleftselectSetOrigin>SetOrigintoGeometry.Thecenterpoint
willmovetothecenterofthetext.

25) PressShift+Ctoresetthecursorincaseithasbeenmovedoffcenteraccidently.

26) Object>Snap>SelectiontoCursor.Thismovestheobjecttothecenterofthe3D
Viewport.

27) PressRforRotateXfortheAxisand90forthedegrees.

28) Nowpress1(Front)onyourNumpadandthentheperiod(.)buttonnextto0onyour
numpadtocenterfocusthecameraonyourselection.

29) Clickandholdmymiddlemousebuttontopivotaroundourtextobject.Pivotuntilyou
findanangleyoudliketorenderandpressctrl+alt+Numpad[0]

30) Youcandoatestrenderhere,bypressingF12.

31) Youcanseeyoursaletextrendered,butclearlythelightingisntquiteright.Wellwork
onafewdetailsaboutthatnow.Tocleartherender,switchthemainwindowfrom
UV/Imageeditorbackto3DViewport.

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32) Useyourscrollwheeltozoomoutandpivotandlocateourlight.Asyoucanseeitsfar
aboveandbehindouttext.

33) RightclicktoselectthelightobjectandifyoulookatthePropertiespanel,Datatab
(whichnowhasadifferenticonspecifictothistypeofobject).

34) Youcanseethatweareusingapointlight,youcanconsiderapointlighttobevery
similartoalightbulb.

35) Press7onyourNumPadtoswitchintoTopView,zoomandpanaroundsothatyoucan
seeyourcamera,textandlightinthescene.

36) Youllseethatyouhave3axishandlesonyourlightobject.Leftclickanddragbythe
coloredY(green)andX(red)handlestomovethepointlighttothecorneronegridunit
tothefrontandrightofthetextobject.

37) Press1onyourNumPadtoviewthetextfromthefrontviewagain,scrolloutuntilyou
canseeyourpointlight.LeftclickanddragbytheZ(blue)handletomovethelightdown
untilitsjustaboveyourtextobject.

38) PressF12topreviewyourrender.

39) TheRenderisbetterlitnowbutbutthegreycolorisntveryexciting.

40) SwitchthemainwindowbackfromUV/Imageeditorto3DViewport

41) Selectthetextobjectbyrightclickingit.

42) InthePropertiespanel,selectthematerialstab.

43) PresstheNewbutton,anewmaterialslotiscreated

44) RenamethematerialtomatText

45) FromtheDiffusesubpanelclickinthecolorselectorandbrowsethewheeltoselecta
newcolor,forthistutorialwevepickedRed.

46) Imincreasingtheintensityto1.0.

47) Press12topreview.

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48) ThecolorofthetextisnowRed.

49) PlaywiththelightlocationusingtheX,Y,Zhandles,pressingF12torenderuntilyouare
happywithyourtext.

50) Additionallightscanalsobeaddedtothescene.

51) Ifweweretorenderhere,therenderwouldappearwithagreybackground.Since
wereprobablygoingtobelayeringthisinacompositionwedprefertohavea
transparentbackground.

52) WerecurrentlyusingtheBlenderRenderer.

53) InthepropertieseditorselecttheRendertab.UndertheOutputsubpanelensurethat
youhaveRGBAselected

54) UndertheShadingsubpanelswitchtheAlphadropdownfromSkytoAlpha

55) PressF12torender.

56) IfyouaresatisfiedwithyourImagechooseImage>SaveImageAstosaveaPNG.

57) Youcannowimportthisimageintoyourcomposition.

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