The Shining 3D text effect
Two lines, THE and SHINING, are rendered in the jagged, dripping Eater font. The face is red over dark red sides with gold accents, wrapped in a soft glow, and the background is a plain gradient of near-black. Medium depth and a crisp bevel keep the rough edges legible.
It makes a chilling title for a haunted-hotel story, a Halloween party flyer or a creepypasta video intro. Within the Studio, retype both lines, pick a different horror font or turn the gold into a paler tone for subtlety.
About this effect
The Shining is a Premium movies 3D text effect set in Eater. 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 The Shining 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 | Eater |
| Letter spacing | 0.04 |
| Line height | 0.95 |
| Material and surface | |
| Material | Satin |
| Face metalness | 0.2 |
| Face roughness | 0.5 |
| Side metalness | 0.2 |
| Side roughness | 0.6 |
| Colour palette | |
| Face colour | #E8262A RGB 232, 38, 42 |
| Side colour | #4A0A0A RGB 74, 10, 10 |
| Accent colour | #FFD36A RGB 255, 211, 106 |
| Background top | #1A0505 RGB 26, 5, 5 |
| Background bottom | #030101 RGB 3, 1, 1 |
| Extrusion and bevel | |
| Extrusion depth | 0.36 |
| Bevel thickness | 0.034 |
| Bevel size | 0.024 |
| Bevel segments | 4 |
| Lighting and scene | |
| Background | Gradient |
| Glow | 0.4 |
| Bloom | 0.3 |
| Floor reflection | 0.38 |
| Shadow | 0.6 |
| Exposure | 0.93 |
| Environment light | 0.9 |
| Camera | |
| Camera | Hero view |