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3D text extrusion effect: A simple way without plugins - PixLab - 06-16-2022 No script, no G'MIC, no plugin of any sort needed. It's one of the easiest way and fast way, I can think. It has some limitation with angle, though... I often use this method for a fast, quick and not dirty way to do extrusion without "thinking". Angle's limitation are every 45 degrees (8 angles) [attachment=8120] !) Once you have prepared the face of your text you can start (for this exercise I just did some wooden text with a map (Bump and Displace)). - On your decorated text layer ➤ Layer ➤ Crop to Content. - Then duplicate that layer. - Create a group and put that duplicated layer in it and keep it selected. - Click on the duplicate layer button at the bottom of the layer stack as many time is needed, just keep in mind that 1 layer will be 1 pixel extrusion, thus 50 layers = 50 pixels extrusion (3D) [attachment=8121] With the top layer selected (never select the group itself), select the Alignment tool ![]() - Then select just a bit bigger than the layer size (use your mouse like you're using the rectangle selection tool), don't select the full image (remember the Crop to content we did earlier ![]() Once select, 4 white squared dots will appear = selection success Setting In the Distribute ➤ Offset X and Ywill be any combination of -1 to 1 (zero is included), then click on the 2 buttons of the Red or the 2 buttons on the Green square or the 2 buttons on the Blue square, BUT NOT the yellow square (example below) [attachment=8122] Once it's done, go to the layer stack AKA layer dialog, then at the bottom Shift + Click on the merge icon (with "Shift" it will merge the full group as 1 layer) [attachment=8123] Tips:
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