Psycho 3D text effect
PSYCHO uses the typewriter face Special Elite, in white with charcoal sides and red accents. Only a soft glow touches the surface, which sits under a near-black spotlight, so the worn, uneven letterforms read like a case file page. The bevel is crisp and the depth is medium.
Reach for it on a suspense podcast cover, a horror review thumbnail or an escape-room sign. In the Studio you can type any ominous word, shift the accent to a deeper blood tone or strip the glow for a flat look.
About this effect
Psycho is a Premium movies 3D text effect set in Special Elite. Open it in the Studio, type your own words and the style carries over.
Everything can be changed afterwards: font, colours, material and lighting. Export a PNG up to 4K with a transparent or solid background for thumbnails, posters, logos and social posts; see plans for export limits, or browse all 3D text effects.
Want the exact fonts, colour codes and values? See the technical specification.
Technical specification
These are the specialised specifications of the Psycho 3D text effect: the exact font, colour codes, surface values, geometry and lighting it is built from. Every value is editable after you open it in the Studio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Typography | |
| Font | Special Elite |
| Letter spacing | 0.04 |
| Line height | 0.95 |
| Material and surface | |
| Material | Satin |
| Face metalness | 0.1 |
| Face roughness | 0.5 |
| Side metalness | 0.1 |
| Side roughness | 0.6 |
| Colour palette | |
| Face colour | #F2F2F2 RGB 242, 242, 242 |
| Side colour | #2A2A2A RGB 42, 42, 42 |
| Accent colour | #C01A1A RGB 192, 26, 26 |
| Background top | #101010 RGB 16, 16, 16 |
| Background bottom | #020202 RGB 2, 2, 2 |
| Extrusion and bevel | |
| Extrusion depth | 0.36 |
| Bevel thickness | 0.034 |
| Bevel size | 0.024 |
| Bevel segments | 4 |
| Lighting and scene | |
| Background | Spotlight |
| Glow | 0.25 |
| Bloom | 0.2 |
| Floor reflection | 0.38 |
| Shadow | 0.6 |
| Exposure | 0.93 |
| Environment light | 0.9 |
| Camera | |
| Camera | Hero view |