Effect of bottom view for a text using CSS - css

Question

Whether it is possible tilt, rotate, shrink 3d text? I want to create an effect of bottom view on my text (or if text lies on a table) using only CSS. Is it possible? I do not mean the animation, only static effect. I can do it in the 3dsMAX or PhotoShop, but I want to know how it can be implemented in CSS.
I have:
Fiddle
I want:
I got a little bit this effect (due to the large shadow). But I want to make it more clear and explicit. Further increase in the shade does not enhance the effect. I need to tilt and compress vertically my text. What styles can help me in this?
I would be grateful for any ideas!
My shadow styles:
text-shadow: 0px 0px 0 rgb(221,120,128),
-1px 1px 0 rgb(215,114,122),
-2px 2px 0 rgb(209,108,116),
-3px 3px 0 rgb(203,102,110),
-4px 4px 0 rgb(197,96,104),
-5px 5px 0 rgb(191,90,98),
-6px 6px 0 rgb(185,84,92),
-7px 7px 0 rgb(178,77,85),
-8px 8px 0 rgb(172,71,79),
-9px 9px 0 rgb(166,65,73),
-10px 10px 0 rgb(160,59,67),
-11px 11px 0 rgb(154,53,61),
-12px 12px 0 rgb(148,47,55),
-13px 13px 0 rgb(142,41,49),
-14px 14px 0 rgb(136,35,43),
-15px 15px 0 rgb(130,29,37),
-16px 16px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.6),
-16px 16px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.5),
0px 0px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}

Answer 1

that is not easy i think you will need js for that,unfortunately css text-shadow property is only 2 dimensional. Here is a quick example, use your keyboard to controll the angle
0- REAL 3D USING ONLY CSS cross browser compatibility solution(prefixfree)
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3D DEMO with prefixfree & CSS only
figure {
transform-origin:center center;
transform-style:preserve-3d;
transform: rotate3d(-1,0,0,-72deg);
}
1- REAL 3D USING JQUERY cross browser compatibility solution(prefixfree)
3D DEMO with Jquery
MARKUP
<figure></figure>
JS
var shadowLength = 40;
for(var i = 0;i < shadowLength; i++){
var layer = $("<h1>3D TEXT</h1>").css("transform", "translateZ(-"+i+"px)");
$("figure").append(layer);
}
CSS
* { box-sizing:border-box; }
:root{
background-color: #00dbba;
overflow:hidden;
text-align:center;
}
figure {
transform-origin:center center;
transform-style:preserve-3d;
transform: rotate3d(-1,0,0,-72deg);
}
h1:first-child{
color:white;
}
h1 {
display:block;
width:100%;
padding:40px;
line-height:1.5;
font:900 8em 'Concert One', sans-serif;
text-transform:uppercase;
position:absolute;
color:#51B3A3;
}
you can now choose the position by changing the value of rotateZ(Value deg) rotateX(Value deg) rotateY(Value deg) to get the perfect position.
figure {
transform-origin:center center;
transform-style:preserve-3d;
transform: rotateZ(0deg) rotateX(70deg) rotateY(-12deg);
}
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Read how Nesting 3D Transformed Elements Works
and don't miss [CSSconf.eu 2013] Ana-Maria Tudor: Maths-powered transforms for creating 3D shapes
if you need more, read
1- css-3d-animation-how
2- Ana-Maria Tudor on stackoverflow
2- REAL 3D
3D DEMO with animation
figure#figure3d {
-webkit-transform: rotateX(54deg) scale(1) skew(10deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);
-webkit-transform-origin:center center;
-webkit-transform-style:preserve-3d;
}
you can remove the span if you don't like the animation at the beginning
span{
display:none;/*comment me to remove the animation*/
}
3- IN GENERAL
3D DEMO with animation
or change the angle like this
-webkit-transform:rotate3d(-1,1,0,40deg);
3D DEMO without animation
#figure3d span {
color:silver;
-webkit-text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #c0c0c0, 0px 2px 0px #b0b0b0, 0px 3px 0px #a0a0a0, 0px 4px 0px #909090, 0px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-moz-text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #c0c0c0, 0px 2px 0px #b0b0b0, 0px 3px 0px #a0a0a0, 0px 4px 0px #909090, 0px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-ms-text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #c0c0c0, 0px 2px 0px #b0b0b0, 0px 3px 0px #a0a0a0, 0px 4px 0px #909090, 0px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #c0c0c0, 0px 2px 0px #b0b0b0, 0px 3px 0px #a0a0a0, 0px 4px 0px #909090, 0px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
* { -webkit-box-sizing:border-box; }
figure#figure3d {
-webkit-transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1) skew(0deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);
-webkit-transform-origin:center center;
-webkit-transform-style:preserve-3d;
}
4- USING ONLY CSS
the max you can do using text-shadow only ist something like this
#figure3d {
-webkit-transform: rotateX(65deg) scale(1) skew(10deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);
-webkit-transform-origin: center center;
-webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
font-size:3.6em;
letter-spacing:10px;
font-family: 'Alfa Slab One', cursive;
font-weight:900;
color:white;
text-shadow: -1px 1px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 2px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 3px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 5px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 7px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 8px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 10px 0 #51B3A3,
-2px 11px 0 #51B3A3,
-3px 13px 0 #51B3A3,
-3px 14px 0 #51B3A3,
-3px 16px 0 #51B3A3,
-3px 17px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 19px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 20px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 22px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 23px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 25px 0 #51B3A3,
-4px 26px 0 #51B3A3,
-5px 28px 0 #51B3A3,
-5px 29px 0 #51B3A3;
}
3D DEMO with text-shadow only
you can then ajust it as you like!

Answer 2

I think this is what you're referring to (Fiddle). The transform selector is going to be your friend in this situation, i.e. transform: rotate(6.5deg) rotateX(188deg) skewX(-25deg).
HTML:
<div id="wrapper" contenteditable="true" spellcheck="false">
<p>Where</p>
<p>are the</p>
<p>trees</p>
</div>
CSS:
#import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Yanone+Kaffeesatz:bold);
/* Global ------------------------------------------------------ */
html {
height: 100%;
font: 62.5%/1 "Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
background: url(http://s.cdpn.io/79/glow.png) no-repeat center center,
url(http://s.cdpn.io/79/tilt-shift.jpg) no-repeat center center;
background-size: auto, cover;
}
body {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
text-align: center;
background-color: hsla(30,20%,95%,.9);
}
/* Wrapper ------------------------------------------------------ */
#wrapper {
position: relative;
text-align: center;
font-weight: bold;
font-family: "Yanone Kaffeesatz", "Lucida Grande", Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 600px;
padding: 7em 0;
background: url(http://s.cdpn.io/79/tilt-shift.jpg) no-repeat center center;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 hsla(0,0%,0%,.2), 0 21px 8px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
perspective: 350;
}
#wrapper:focus {
outline: none;
}
#wrapper p {
font-size: 10em;
margin: 0;
color: #fff;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.03em;
text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 80px;
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform .1s ease-in; /* only WebKit because of performance */
}
/* Hover ------------------------------------------------------ */
#wrapper:hover p {
color: hsla(0,0%,0%,0);
transform: rotate(6.5deg) rotateX(28deg) skewX(-4deg);
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform .1s ease-out; /* only WebKit because of performance */
}
#wrapper:hover p:nth-child(1) {
font-size: 9em;
text-shadow: #fff 0 0 10px,
#fff 0 4px 3px, #ddd 0 9px 3px, #ccc 0 12px 1px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 14px 5px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 10px,
rgba(0,0,100,0.2) 0 15px 80px;
text-indent: 0.3em;
}
#wrapper:hover p:nth-child(2) {
font-size: 10em;
text-shadow: #fff 0 0 1px,
#eee 0 4px 3px, #ddd 0 9px 3px, #ccc 0 12px 1px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 14px 3px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 10px,
rgba(0,0,100,0.2) 0 15px 80px;
}
#wrapper:hover p:nth-child(3) {
font-size: 11em;
text-shadow: #fff 0 0 2px,
#fff 0 4px 5px, #ddd 0 9px 5px, #ccc 0 12px 10px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 14px 5px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 10px,
rgba(0,0,100,0.2) 0 15px 80px;
}
/* Middle ------------------------------------------------------ */
#wrapper p:nth-child(2):hover {
text-shadow: #fff 0 -5px 1px,
#eee 0 -1px 3px, #ddd 0 4px 3px, #ccc 0 7px 1px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 15px 5px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 10px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 15px 80px;
}
#wrapper p:nth-child(2):active {
text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 14px 5px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 20px 10px,
rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 15px 80px;
}
#wrapper p::selection {
background-color: red;
}

Answer 3

You can get an aproximate result setting a rotation with perspective:
display: inline-block;
-webkit-transform: perspective(200px) rotateX(20deg);
-webkit-transform-origin: 30% bottom;
transform: perspective(60px) rotateX(23deg);
transform-origin: 30% bottom;
fiddle
I set the display to inline-block so that the perspective is centered, otherwise it is skewed.