Photoshop’s 3D tools are improving all the time – so much so that it’s now simple to merge several shapes into a scene like this. While the 3D tools in Photoshop can initially look daunting, there are a few key points that will help you.
First, get to know the 3D Panel. This houses all the 3D shapes within the selected layer. A layer can hold several editable 3D shapes; when merged together, they all occupy the same 3D environment, so they start to cast shadows on one another and fit the same perspective. Below each shape name are listed different ‘materials’. These relate to the surfaces that make up the shape.
When you click on any individual element in the 3D Panel, whether it’s a shape, a material, a…