I've tried to follow a tutorial where a 3d letter (created in Illustrator) is brought into photoshop. Then, a texture is opened in photoshop, then, Select, All, Copy.  Then you go to the 3d letter layer, hold down ctrl as you click on the vector thumbnail. Now the texture wraps perfectly around the letter. You can add other layers of textures and blend using the same technique.

I created a 3d letter in Photoshop CS5 using 3d - repousse - text. I rasterized the text, then tried to apply the texture. I would hold down ctrl and click on the thumbnail in the layer window (I assume that's the vector thumbnail since I see no other). Then I paste my copied texture but it ends up just a square over top of the letter.

Has anyone been successful at wrapping a texture around a 3d letter or object for that matter? As well, I note that in the 3d window you can add 'material' or texture to the 3d object or letter. Is it possible to make this material and add to the list like you would a brush or style? That would certainly be one way to solve the problem. However, you're then restricted to only on shot, whereas in the tutorial, you could add layers of texture.

Any help would be appreciated

Bill

could you post a link to the tut (or maybe the steps used)? i'm trying to run through what you're asking in my head and think i'm missing something (visuals always help clarify :))

hi,

i havent done exactly what you have done,but ive been able to import an OBJ file and then start to paint on it if that helps?

what i do is import the object then in the layer window click on the material and it brings up a new blank image,i then load my uv map for the object and then copy it to this layer and then you can paint on the object or just paint on the image you have just copied :-) im starting to use this as my default method instead of texturing objects using the incredibly fiddly bodypaint

 

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> Quote - I've tried to follow a tutorial where a 3d letter (created in Illustrator) is brought into photoshop. Then, a texture is opened in photoshop, then, Select, All, Copy.  Then you go to the 3d letter layer, hold down ctrl as you click on the vector thumbnail. Now the texture wraps perfectly around the letter. You can add other layers of textures and blend using the same technique. > > I created a 3d letter in Photoshop CS5 using 3d - repousse - text. I rasterized the text, then tried to apply the texture. I would hold down ctrl and click on the thumbnail in the layer window (I assume that's the vector thumbnail since I see no other). Then I paste my copied texture but it ends up just a square over top of the letter. > > Has anyone been successful at wrapping a texture around a 3d letter or object for that matter? As well, I note that in the 3d window you can add 'material' or texture to the 3d object or letter. Is it possible to make this material and add to the list like you would a brush or style? That would certainly be one way to solve the problem. However, you're then restricted to only on shot, whereas in the tutorial, you could add layers of texture. > > Any help would be appreciated > > Bill

 

some steps are creating ambiguity...  please post the link from where you have taken the toutorial so that i can check...

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