My Video Tutorials! (Part 2)

This is my 2nd video tutorial! Originally, I was supposed to create an opening pokeball, HOWEVER my laptop couldn't handle the awesomeness, soooo I created something simpler for everyone! Presenting, Text With An Awesome Bright Background!


Steps for this wonderful project:

1.      Delete cube

2.      Shift + A –> Select Text

3.      R –> X –> 90

4.      Tab to edit mode

5.      Enter own text

6.      Tab to object mode

7.      Object Data –> Extrude Value = .1; Bevel Depth = .02; Resolution = 3

8.      Scroll down to paragraph section

9.      Change letter spacing to 1.4

10.  Go to material

11.  Click new

12.  Change to cycles render

13.  Select use nodes button –> anisotropic BSDF –> choose color (red)

14.  Set roughness to .2

15.  Change to orthographic View

16.  Switch to front view

17.  Zoom in

18.  Shift + A –> Mesh –> Plane

19.  Press S –> 15 –> Enter

20.  Go to front view

21.  Move plane until it’s under the text.

22.  Set material for floor

23.  Set color (hex = 303030)

24.  Zoom out until you see the lamp

25.  Press G to move lamp to center of text                                                                       

26.  Switch to top view

27.  Move lamp back until it reaches certain distance (length of letters)

28.  Zoom out

29.  Select floor (Right click)

30.  Drag floor so that it overlaps the lamp just a little bit

31.  Rotate view until you see lamp next to the first letter

32.  Select object data

33.  Make sure size is 0.1

34.  Click Use Nodes button –> strength button = 10000

35.  Click rendered to see what it looks like so far

36.  Make sure text is selected (Select up on outline)

37.  Go to modifiers

38.  Select edge split

39.  Go to world button

40.  Change color (hex = 252525)

41.  Save work

42.  Select solid from viewport shading

43.  Select lamp -> shift + s -> cursor to selected

44.  Shift + A -> UV Sphere -> S = .05

45.  Move UV Sphere a little behind the lamp

46.  Set material for it

47.  Change material type to Emission -> Strength = 1000

48.  Switch to camera view

49.  Lock camera view -> Press N ->  Lock camera to view (checkmark) -> press N again

50.  Shift + A -> Empty -> Plain Axes

51.  Switch to front view

52.  Position object at center of word (Move blue and red arrows)

53.  Switch to right view

54.  Zoom out so you can see text and object

55.  Position object at center of text (green arrow)

56.  Switch to camera view

57.  Select camera (Outliner at the top)

58.  Go to constraint -> add object constraint

59.  Select track to -> select empty -> click -Z button & up value = Y

60.  Rotate view until lamp is on right side of text (end letter)

61.  Zoom out a little

62.  Select camera -> set frame to 1 -> hover pointer over camera window -> press I

63.  Select location-rotation (loc-rot)

64.  Set frame to 100 (Make sure lamp is between first two letters) -> press I -> select loc-rot

65.  Set end frame to 120

66.  Go to rendered on viewport just to check

67.  Save your work

68.  Go up to screen layout menu –> select compositing –> make sure compositing button is selected at bottom – checkmark use nodes

69.  Expand area by closing panel (N)

70.  Shift + A –> Output –> Viewer

71.  Checkmark backdrop

72.  Connect render layers to viewer

73.  Click render button to see it there

74.  Press V to zoom in (zoom out Alt V) *Optional*

75.  Shift + A –> Converter –> Math (Move over viewer and layers to drop it into place)

76.  Select greater than –> Value = 263

77.  Shift + A –> Filter –> Glare (Drop between math and viewer)

78.  Type = streaks –> iterations = 5 –> threshold = 0 –> streaks = 7 –> Fade = .94

79.  Shift + D to duplicate Glare #1 (Drop between Glare #1 and Viewer)

80.  Streaks = 8 -> Angle offset = 20 –> Fade = .9

81.  Minimize space (Press triangle for glares)

82.  Connect render layers to viewer

83.  Shift + A – color – mix (Drop between layers and composite)

84.  Connect glare to mix (Left side)

85.  Connect mix to viewer (Right side) –> change Mix to Add –> Save your work

86.  Switch back to Default

87.  Click render button -> go down to sampling -> render samples = 50

88.  Go to output section above – select file you want to send it to

89.  Change PNG to OGG Theora

90.  Save work before rendering

91.  START RENDERING  

If you win in any event, you are allowed
 to celebrate by exclaiming "GET REKT!"

Alright guys, you are the only limitation to this project. It is up to you to be patient and precise. It is also up to you to make your work look CAPITAL B E A UITFUL

*Little side note: Rekt is not an offensive word in this video; It is a geek term synonymous to "win" or "crushing the enemy" 

And with those thoughts in mind, enjoy Blender and save the world.