Introduction
Hi again! It’s me, Officiall_Studios. Yesterday I posted a tutorial to help people get started with Adobe XD, and @LuaBearyGood recommended a plugin that “blends” shapes together, that can be used to make 3-D shapes! This tutorial is going to be all about how to make 3-D shapes with XD!
Installing The Plugin
Go into the plugins page at the bottom left, click the plus arrow next to the word “Plugins”, and then search “blender”
Next we need to actually install the plugin. Click on the plugin “Color Blender”, and then click “Install”. After it’s installed, it’s time to make some shapes!
Cubes
The first shape we are going to make is a cube, which we can make with two squares. Put one behind the other, and make the one behind it a little bit darker.
Make sure borders are turned off! Now, select both of them by clicking, holding, and dragging with the mouse tool, and then click the plugin to activate it.
Rectangular Prisms
These are basically the same as the cubes, only with rectangles! So that I don’t have to repeat myself, here’s an example video with some blue rectangles.
And there are some rectangles! Let’s try making a pyramid!
Pyramids
Start by making a triangle, with the same hight value as width value. Duplicate it, and make it’s fill a little darker. (Sound familiar?) Now, there are two ways to do this. Either make the triangle directly below the other one, or make it at an angle.
Congratulations! You’ve made a pyramid!
Cylinders
These are the hardest shapes to create, and they never look fully like spheres, but it’s fun to try! Let’s start by making a tiny circle. Duplicate it, and make it much larger. Then make it darker, and put it below our original circle in layers.
Now it’s time to use the tool. It’s the same process as all the other shapes.
Gradients
Now, this doesn’t look as realistic, but it looks really cool. Try making a shape, but making one shape a completely different color from the other.
Text
Thanks to @LuaBearyGood for this, but you can also create 3-D text! It’s the same process as the other shapes. Duplicate it, then change the color and position. Here’s a video
Outro
Well, thanks for reading! If you have any ideas for the next tutorial in this Adobe XD Series, feel free to let me know! Have a great day! 