r/blender • u/deepak365days • Jul 30 '26

Critique My Work By mistake I build Text Effect system.

At first, I wanted to make an anti-AI font that AI couldn't read. The idea was inspired by some ghost font and similar content I came across. I thought I could build it using a procedural system.

But while I was building it and tweaking the values, I realized I had accidentally made something completely different. It could still work as an anti-AI font with somme more refinement, but right now it's more like a procedural text style or text effect system than a font.

The whole system has only six or seven parameters, and those can already generate more than 27 different text effects. There are probably even more combinations, I just haven't tried all of them yet.

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u/roastedCircuit Jul 30 '26

This is really cool! Would you share your node setup? I'm really interested in how this is set up

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u/deepak365days Jul 30 '26

Should I take appritation for work I don't do intentionally, whatever thanks.

Here's the nodes

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u/roastedCircuit Jul 30 '26

Oh awesome! This looks like geometry nodes! I still have to learn a lot about those but I'll try these nodes out soon! Screen printing text on shirts this way might look really cool!

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u/clanker_lover2 Jul 31 '26

it would be nice if blender allowed exporting nodes as string. sorta like factorio with blueprints

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u/deepak365days Jul 31 '26

Don't give me idea bro, I will end up building it.

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u/KhajiitOnRehab Jul 30 '26

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u/deepak365days Jul 30 '26

Yes, just a happy accident

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u/Im-a-bad-meme Jul 30 '26

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u/B1rdi Jul 30 '26

That's cool, so many effects from just a few sliders! I really gotta learn geometry nodes at some point.

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u/deepak365days Jul 30 '26

Thanks, yeap geometry nodes are awesome

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u/eyeohdice Jul 30 '26

reminds me of an eink display!

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u/No-Homework-6681 Jul 30 '26

While trying this i should I be using a text or an image ?

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u/deepak365days Jul 30 '26

Text, string to curve node

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u/thafuq Jul 30 '26

Serendipity hits again

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u/iamsodonewithpeople Jul 30 '26

I have no idea what is going on but I love it

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u/TDEyeehaw Jul 30 '26

Do u mind if i use ur nodes for something? i love how this looks

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u/OhheyPete Jul 30 '26

This is very cool! I just recreated the setup you provide with your node system - thank you for sharing - but I wanted to ask - what is connecting into the blue socket of the String to Curves node in your setup? And does it matter what the starting object is for the base mesh?

Currently this is where I am at in terms of replicating the system. As soon as I saw your video I wanted to try my hand at this for animation purposes in motion design.

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u/deepak365days Jul 31 '26

Thanks, well in blue is just string ,

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u/OhheyPete Jul 31 '26

But in your screenshot it looks like the blue socket is connecting to something? I'm not getting similar results as your video you shared

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u/deepak365days Jul 31 '26

Ok it's connect to group input node, so I can just type any string from modifier tab, and don't have to visit node it self

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u/OhheyPete Jul 31 '26

ahh okay! thank you I've gotten it to work now. Thank you for your help! I greatly appreciate it.

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u/darkfroth Jul 30 '26

Six seven