Generate 3d Box for website

sticker

Hey alll,

Sorry beforehand if this is a stupid question, but I'm looking to create a 3D image of a box for a site I'm helping with. I have the graphics that fit the outside (each surface) I just need to generate a 3D image with shadow etc.

I've limited knowledge of illustrator and 3D programs, maybe just a nudge in the right direction would help

Thanks in advance

p

Check out livesurface.com

sticker

p wrote: »

Check out livesurface.com

They're charging $130 for box art - I was hoping to have a more cost effective solution.

tricky D

from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_computer_graphics_software
this one is free

http://www.blender.org/

Mind you I'd reckon there is a lot involved in these apps. If I'm right in what I think you're trying to do, it might be simpler to do something up in PhotoShop/Illustraor involving putting text on flat surfaces, then skewing them and sewing them together, then using some directional blurring of a dark silhoutte on the layer behind and offsetting if reqd to create shadow. Something like that.

hth \r

joekelly123

Yeah I agree I'd say Photoshop would be you easiest option

NotMe

There's a plugin for paint.NET that might suit you.

Tutorial: http://paintdotnet.fo*****.com/viewtopic.php?t=5834

eh.. link is censored. That should be paintdotnet.f o r u m e r.com :eek:

Paint.NET: http://www.dotpdn.com/files/Paint.NET.3.31.zip (1.5MB)

Shape3D plugin: http://mkt.t-cat.biz/pdn/dl.cgi?mode=dl&filetype=s3d1260&num=Shape3D_1_2_6_0.zip (71KB)

I haven't used it myself just remembered seeing it before.

sticker

Thanks for the replies guys - much appreciated. I've plenty to go with!

Bob the Builder

Blender is brilliant software and it's price is great(€0)... It's about ten times harder to learn than photoshop though. Good luck with that. After three weeks constantly battering it, I never got it... Even after one day with photoshop, i managed to get the basics..

Never tried any of the rest, sorry..