Noir Detective 3D text effect
NOIR is written in a high-contrast italic serif, light grey with charcoal sides and a white accent. The finish is glossy with a soft glow, lit by a charcoal spotlight that darkens to near-black, so it feels like a case file under a desk lamp.
Mystery podcasts, crime fiction covers, black and white film festivals and detective game menus are a good match. Edit the title in the Studio, try another serif, warm the grey to sepia, and change the depth or glow to your liking.
About this effect
Noir Detective is a Freebie cinematic 3D text effect set in Playfair Black Italic. 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 Noir Detective 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 | Playfair Black Italic |
| Letter spacing | 0 |
| Line height | 0.92 |
| Material and surface | |
| Material | Satin |
| Face metalness | 0.3 |
| Face roughness | 0.4 |
| Clearcoat | 0.5 |
| Side metalness | 0.26 |
| Side roughness | 0.55 |
| Colour palette | |
| Face colour | #D8D8D8 RGB 216, 216, 216 |
| Side colour | #303030 RGB 48, 48, 48 |
| Accent colour | #FFFFFF RGB 255, 255, 255 |
| Background top | #2A2A2A RGB 42, 42, 42 |
| Background bottom | #050505 RGB 5, 5, 5 |
| Extrusion and bevel | |
| Extrusion depth | 0.3 |
| Bevel thickness | 0.034 |
| Bevel size | 0.024 |
| Bevel segments | 4 |
| Lighting and scene | |
| Background | Spotlight |
| Glow | 0.42 |
| Bloom | 0.08 |
| Floor reflection | 0.38 |
| Shadow | 0.6 |
| Exposure | 0.93 |
| Environment light | 0.9 |
| Camera | |
| Camera | Hero view |