Liquid Metal

Liquid Metal makes each letter a puddle of mercury or molten chrome, held together by surface tension. The tops are flat mirrors, the edges a rounded rim, and slow ripples and travelling swells keep the reflections moving.

How it works

The surface is a pure mirror. It reflects a built-in photo studio, with a warm and a cool softbox and a thin strip light that slowly sweeps across, so a bright streak travels over the letters. Colour comes from how real metal reflects: one colour when seen straight on, a different tint at grazing angles, and a dark contact line where the metal meets the surface. The default Draw, Flow, runs a bulb of metal along each stroke; the Melt erase lets it run and drip away, and Beads breaks each stroke into round drops that evaporate.

Settings

• Thickness sets how deep and rounded the puddles are.
• Metal colour, Metal tint and Edge tint pick silver, gold, copper or blue steel.
• Reflectivity and Environment set how bright and contrasted the reflections are.
• Ripples and Ripple speed set the surface waves.
• Spikes breaks the metal into sharp cones, like ferrofluid in a magnetic field.
• Oxide skin adds a thin rainbow film; Melt and Drips shape the erase.

Use it for

• Premium logos and product launches
• Tech and automotive titles
• Luxury and fashion campaigns

Compare it with 3D Text in chrome.