Hello,

Im trying to create a 3D text that appears to go off into the distance into infinity. I followed this tutorial at youtube:

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and tried to create a vanishing point at the bottom left of canvas. What I got wasnt at all what I hoped for. Please see attachment image.

More than one way to get that effect, but this one is relatively straight forward.

Using an old script pathblend http://registry.gimp.org/node/26195

The examples there are long gone, so download the script put it in your Gimp profile C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8\scripts (assuming a Windows user). Find it in the Filters -> Render menu.

How to use it. A quick video demo https://youtu.be/uQ-WKaFJk2I 4 and a half mins.

a true 3D text with defined thickness, stretching to seeming infinity (all the way to a dot) off on any angle that I choose, not simply straight vertical down.

Guilty of not reading your post correctly - sorry.

So you can forget my previous post.

The problem is even when the text is well spaced out, the rays merge into each other, the more off vertical, the less the differentiation between letters. That is probably what you have encountered. Probably a vector graphics application might be best but at the moment lack of success.

On 06/04/17 02:52, Logansfury wrote:

Hello,

Im trying to create a 3D text that appears to go off into the distance into infinity. I followed this tutorial at youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfeIBK1k_PY

and tried to create a vanishing point at the bottom left of canvas. What I got wasnt at all what I hoped for. Please see attachment image.

Im hoping the image gives a clear suggestion of what im trying to achieve: a true 3D text with defined thickness, stretching to seeming infinity (all the way to a dot) off on any angle that I choose, not simply straight vertical down.

Ive searched for a tutorial like this for weeks but I must be using the wrong search wording. Can anyone point me to a tute or explain this process?

Thank you for reading,

Logan

Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/600/original/LONG_3D.jpg

Different technique: http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11318

Different technique: http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11318

That is all very well for short extrusions, Use Gimp or Inkscape to interpolate two similar sized paths. Inkscape is marginally easier.

However, for a long extrusion vanishing to infinity, the extrusions for each character very quickly merge into one.

Without spending too much time on it a ray-tracing application might give a result. This making the extrusion in ArtOfIllusion (AOI) and finishing off in Gimp. Blender might be a better bet than (AOI).

Hello Rich,

Your example picture looks perfect! Did you work from a tutorial to accomplish that, and if so do you have the URL?

If not, would you mind outlining the steps you used? Im about to search for both the softwares you suggested.

Failing of mine, I never save anything. ArtOfIllusion is a java application, so you do need java installed if using Windows. Which is why I mentioned Blender, there is a large community of Blender users who might help.

Briefly

Make some text with a large thickness. http://i.imgur.com/Anz1eZO.jpg

Move / Rotate the object and camera to get a suitable camera view. http://i.imgur.com/OetUlkL.jpg

Throw in some more lights, maybe add a texture although can be left grey and coloured in in Gimp: http://i.imgur.com/IwdXmcV.jpg

Render as a single image with a transparent background http://i.imgur.com/6pWpFNe.jpg

Minute 30 secs to render at that size, save as a png. Ready to open in Gimp and finish off. http://i.imgur.com/M4t9RpS.jpg

Not easy for a beginner, only something I drag out when all else fails.