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    Creating metallic type

    Yeah if you don't import 3d text then if you wanted to be extremely detailed overly specific then you can do as mrp says above, if you take 3d text into photoshop you can work on each surface of the letters individually to create the EXACT look you are going for. Long winded and painfull but...
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    Self employed...

    Super stuff. Thanks both of you :) Much clearer now. Cheers.
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    Self employed...

    Great tip on printer ink and software, thanks! Yep exactly that, the temp work tax and NI is all sorted by the agency. If I register as self-employed do you know if I can still work through the agency as, effectively, employed by them? i.e. can I have two "statuses" with the Inland Revenue...
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    Self employed...

    Hi everyone, being in the middle of a (dare I say it out loud) recession (shhh!) and recently out of uni I'm currently flitting between bidding myself for freelance projects and some temp work through an agency to tie me over financially. I've got my first big(ish) freelance contract lined up...
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    Client of mine needs cartoons drawing...

    I could be interested, tell me more.. I have PM'd you my email add.
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    Best 3D Rendering Software?

    I'm a fan of 3DS MAX and pro engineer too. 3DS you can just google tut's online but as Levi said you really a training course i think to get the absolute best out of it. i came across a link recently that someone sent me - Kerkythea is a free plug in for the likes of sketchup that offers...
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    uploading a font?

    @furto thanks for that! -I'll look into cufon and see how it comes out for me :) @chrismitchell I do appreciate this point, and I think I may well end up using a standard web font! The original designs that I did in PS used a non-standard font and it just looked so much more exciting and a...
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    uploading a font?

    Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this place but I hope someone can help! I'm a Product/Graphic designer by trade, recently graduated and setting up an online portfolio in a bid for freelance work. For my website I want to use a font that isn't necessarily standard on operating systems for the menu...
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