Zaxwerks 3D INVIGORATOR Tutorial Guide

Photoshop Plug-in

Tutorial Guide

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Tutorial Project

Setting up a project from beginning to end.

In this tutorial, we’ll go over how to make a sales advertisement project within 3D Invigorator. This will cover working
with Illustrator les, materials, lighting, and more.

The completed project le rendered in Photoshop.

The sale_ad.psd le will allow you to see the whole layout of the completed
project. The sales_ad.zxp is the saved scene from 3D Invigorator. Use the
Open Scene command in 3D Invigorator to open up the scene. The starburst.
ai le is the Illustrator le we will work with when we start the project.

Tutorial Project 3

Starting the setup

Create a new document in Photoshop with 500x500 pixel dimensions. Create a new layer, and convert the layer into a
Smart Filter. Then, we’ll apply 3D Invigorator to the Smart Filter layer, so that 3D Invigorator is re-editable.

Create a new document that is 500x500
pixels.

Create a new layer and convert the layer
into a Smart Filter.

Apply 3D Invigorator onto the smart lter layer. The 3D
Invigorator interface will launch.

Tutorial Project 4

Importing the Illustrator File

Let’s start this project by creating the 50% OFF! starburst. When you apply the 3D Invigorator plug-in, a start up screen
will pop up. Select Open Illustrator File and choose the starburst.ai le.

Select Open Illustrator File.

Locate the starburst.ai le from the tutorial
folder.

Enable Move Objects to Center so the
Illustrator object is created in the center of
the scene.

Click the Select button to import the
Illustrator.

The starburst object will load up in the 3D
Invigorator interface.

Tutorial Project 5

Applying an Object Style

Now that we have the starburst, let’s give it an Object Style. Object Styles are composed of bevels, materials, texture
maps, depth and more, all saved together. By applying an Object Style, the object inherits all the properties.

Go to the Object Styles panel and nd the
teal and pink Object Style.

To apply the Object Style to the starburst,
drag and drop the Object Style onto the
starburst

With the starburst selected, the Material
Editor tab shows the materials that are
applied on the object currently.

If there is a material swatch in an Object Style
that isn’t in the Material Bin, you can save the
material for future use.

Each number in the prole viewer
corresponds to a material swatch to show
where each material is applied.

Tutorial Project 6

Creating New Materials

The Material Editor panel gives you full control to color your objects. We’ll create two red swatches and a white
swatch. Assign a material color with the Color box, select a rendering style, then save the material to bin. Use the New
Material command to create a new swatch.

After customizing a swatch, drag and drop
it into the Material Bin.

Create two red swatches, and one white
swatch. Use Standard Color for the rst
red swatch, and use Absolute Color for the
second red swatch and the white swatch.

Standard Color allows lighting to work on the
material, which will aect the tone. Absolute
Color negates lighting and can’t have
highlights, shadows, or reections.

Click on the Color box on the Material Editor
to open the Color Picker window. Use the
color wheel to pick the red or white color.

Click the OK button to conrm the color
choice. Save the swatch and create a new
swatch. Repeat the process to create all
three swatches.

The three new swatches. The Standard
Color swatch looks realistic with natural
lighting, while the Absolute Color swatches
are solid color tones.

Tutorial Project 7