A 3D graphic or banner can catch a person's eye and attention. The 3D, multi-color appearance is one of the things about Google that make it memorable. With Inkscape, you can duplicate the look for your own graphics.

Note: For Inkscape 0.47 users, Steps 3 and 4 can be skipped.

Steps

  1. 1
    Determine what you want the end result to look like.
  2. 2
    Use the Text Tool to write the desired text for your logo using a nice font. We use Times New Roman, for example.
    • This object will be used many times across this tutorial to make bevels, so we will need to keep a copy of it (Use Copy and Paste, or press Ctrl+D).
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    For the letters with holes in them, select the interior and the exterior and apply Difference (Ctrl+-).
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    Color the letters in vivid, rainbow color, just like the Google logo.
  7. 7
    Bring a copy of the initial text and color it white.
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    Duplicate the text (Ctrl+D), move it a little down, and then move it to the right. (Try using a different color for the duplicate just to make the operation clearer.)
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    Select the two copies and apply Difference (Ctrl+-).
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    Bring again a copy of the initial text and make it black.
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    Duplicate the text, move it a little up, and then move it to the left.
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    Select the two copies and apply Difference.
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    The text is a bit blurry, so a clip or mask operation is needed. Bring yet another copy of the initial text and select all (the text, colored letters, lights, and shadows).
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    Now zoom it back to the original size and enjoy the result.
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    For the last time, bring a copy of the initial text, and then color it black.
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    Move it down and to the right and lower it under the rest of the logo.
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    If needed, add other elements of the logo. Such elements include clip art or images.
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References

  1. The material for this article - written by Nicu, who licensed this content Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (CC-BY-SA).

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