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 Post subject: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:57 am  (#1) 
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Remember way back when i challenged you guys to try and create this effect?

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Well i think i am getting closer to getting it right. :)
Still not quite there though.

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I still do not get how they wrapped the text around the man unless that man was a 3-D rendered image from DAZ or something?

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:32 am  (#2) 
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A displacement map might work but it might break up the text a bit. Maybe worth a try?


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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:36 am  (#3) 
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Would bump mapping work on the guy?

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:57 am  (#4) 
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I have played around with a similar effect and bump mapping is basically a highlight and shadowing effect whereas displacement is basically an offset distortion. I can't think of anything that will actually give you a "wrap" type distortion like Lens Effect or Map to Sphere does. I would love to know how this was accomplished in the first image.

It appears like Rod said, a 3D image was used. Perhaps Color to Alpha on a 3D image to remove the color and then the text was mapped to it or displaced somehow.

Very interesting Rod. I had not seen this before. Must have been a while back or I just missed it.

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:22 am  (#5) 
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They could also have done painting on the man. Just saying, if gimp could render a plane to a 3d model, we might have a perfect shot.

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:21 am  (#6) 
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Draconian wrote:
I have played around with a similar effect and bump mapping is basically a highlight and shadowing effect whereas displacement is basically an offset distortion. I can't think of anything that will actually give you a "wrap" type distortion like Lens Effect or Map to Sphere does. I would love to know how this was accomplished in the first image.

It appears like Rod said, a 3D image was used. Perhaps Color to Alpha on a 3D image to remove the color and then the text was mapped to it or displaced somehow.

Very interesting Rod. I had not seen this before. Must have been a while back or I just missed it.


Displace has the effect of wrapping the layer around the image you use as a map.

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:44 am  (#7) 
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Nice Rod. But the original image is a body painting or something, does not seem made with photo editing software, right?

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:27 am  (#8) 
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I managed this using displace. Original http://www.flickr.com/photos/clover_1/5380803053/

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:36 am  (#9) 
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I stand corrected. Nothing like exposing your ignorance on a public forum. :oops:
You got some pretty decent results. A little more work with shadowing and it would really take on a 3D effect. Nice work!

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:37 am  (#10) 
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Thanks Drac. I'm sure we've all been corrected at some time in our lives. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:43 am  (#11) 
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Very good Erisian. I did not know there was a filter Map > Displace. I'll read about it.

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:36 pm  (#12) 
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Thank you YAFU. I've made some improvements.

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:44 pm  (#13) 
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Very cool Eris. You are going to have to write a detailed tute now. lol

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:47 pm  (#14) 
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Thank you Molly. I might just do that. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:39 am  (#15) 
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More improvements

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:44 am  (#16) 
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oh wow, almost perfect...you can even read some of the text on the face.


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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:59 am  (#17) 
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Erisian wrote:
More improvements

Good job, that's way better :clap
Now about that tut?

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:05 pm  (#18) 
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Odinbc wrote:
Erisian wrote:
More improvements

Good job, that's way better :clap
Now about that tut?


OOh being bullied am I? :mrgreen: OK, I'll get to work on it tonight. Don't know how long it will take though. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:16 pm  (#19) 
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Very cool Eris....whoo hooo

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 Post subject: Re: Text-Flow effect revisited
PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:19 pm  (#20) 
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Thank you. I just needed to do some dodge and burn work. :)


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