Steel 3D text effect
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Steel 3D text effect

Steel: a metal style in Squada One, metal letters with a gradient backdrop and a warm palette. Applies the text, font, material and background; everything stays editable.

Make this with your words

Freebie: free to use in the Studio, PNG export with a small Platipix mark. Type your words and make it with this effect.

About this effect

Steel is a Freebie metal 3D text effect set in Squada One. 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 Steel 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.

Steel 3D text effect: settings
PropertyValue
Typography
FontSquada One
Letter spacing0
Line height0.92
Material and surface
MaterialPolished metal
Face metalness1
Face roughness0.25
Iridescence0.2
Side metalness0.85
Side roughness0.4
Colour palette
Face colour#A88F96 RGB 168, 143, 150
Side colour#3A2A2F RGB 58, 42, 47
Accent colour#FF9FBC RGB 255, 159, 188
Background top#22161A RGB 34, 22, 26
Background bottom#070304 RGB 7, 3, 4
Extrusion and bevel
Extrusion depth0.34
Bevel thickness0.034
Bevel size0.024
Bevel segments4
Lighting and scene
BackgroundGradient
Glow0.42
Bloom0.24
Floor reflection0.38
Shadow0.6
Exposure0.93
Environment light0.9
Camera
CameraHero view

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