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Wow thanks for all these replies. I’m busy enough learning affinity photo and designer in parallel but tempted to try some basic 3D design in Blender

Did you use Blender to do this?

Thanks I’ll definitely check it out. But I’m also intrigued by how to create more complex designs. I stumbled into this guy’s work. Inspiring that you can create such intricate 3D stuff with lighting effects - mesmerising https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vgd9E

Thanks Gdenby for the long reply. Very interesting. So some software like Keyshot only do the rendering which is the final stage but others do the “transition” from 2D to 3D it looks incredibly complicated but I was wondering if any of these programs are easy enough to set yourself a simple task like that famous button I started the thread with. I appreciate 3D design can take years to learn in itself.

Just so I understand. Software like Blender, Maya or Keyshot can render in 3D an image made with Affinity designer? they start from a 2D vector design? what is the workflow for creating a 3D design? ive seen some amazing digital artist using a mix of tools, for example Zbrush, Keyshot and Affinity Photo/Designer

thanks very interesting, and it really gets close. I will go and explore more of that for sure those metal styles seem to deplete the battery of my iPad so clearly the graphic power needed to pull it off is substantial

thank you very much guys. so the idea is you need a software that does 3D rendering. ok

I am new to both Affinity Designer and Photo but would be interested in what technique is required to create this type of 3d logo? thanks Fed