Creating an Orbiting Title
Making text orbit your stormy planet is fairly straightforward; you'll use the same effect you used to make the solid layer a sphere, and then tweak the effect's settings to make the text appear to hover or orbit over the planet. Here are the steps:
Adding style to the orbiting title
Now you'll use the Ramp and Bevel Alpha effects to add a color gradient and substance to the type:
1. | Apply Effect > Render > Ramp to the SCI-FI CLUB layer. |
2. | To equally divide the effect's color gradient between the top and bottom halves of the letters, apply these settings:Start of Ramp: 160, 116End of Ramp: 160, 137Start Color: Royal blue (#1301FF)End Color: Bright yellow (# ECFB02)Ramp Shape: Linear RampSet the effect's remaining two properties to 0. |
3. | To add some depth to the letters, apply Effect > Perspective > Bevel Alpha to the SCI-FI CLUB layer with these settings:Edge Thickness: 3.3Light Intensity: 1.0Light Angle: 0 x -60Light Color: #FFFFFF The stylized title |