Need simple 3D

Just purchased CS 4 Design Standard.



I need a SIMPLE way to convert a book cover and spine into a 3D image often used to depict an e-book. This is the only thing I will ever be doing in 3D. What's the easiest, simplest method or product?



Thanks.
Need simple 3D
Look into Google Sketchup. The basic version is a free download and the online tutorials will get you started.



Edit to add: I THINK they have a Mac version. I just realized the computer we have it on is one of our Windoze boxes.
Need simple 3D
What does an e-book look like? Can you post a sample?



Using 2D transformation tools, one can make basic a 3D box shape in versions of Photoshop from 10 years ago.

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Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a link showing the look I'm after...



http://e-library.net/



Thanks,

Michele

http://www.google.com/search?q=photoshop+software+box



...or more directly from those search results...



http://www.graphicsguru.com/graphics/ebookcover.php

Great tutorials, thanks! I would never think to look up ''fake software box'' as a search term.



Thanks,

Michele

Search for a tutorial on vanishing point.

You might find this easier in Illustrator and then export it as a jpeg or tiff or straight to save for the web and device.
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Cleverly done, Wade!

Thank you!

BTW you can then bring this file into Photoshop as a rastered image and refine it in Photoshop or as a smart object. So if you have to adjust the rotation there is no problem.
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