How do I recreate these text effects in Pixelmator Pro?

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2022-12-08 22:37:47

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I built this text effect in FCP but cannot figure out how to do it in this app.
In FCP I transformed the text including the z axis. I found Skew in Pixelmator but not the z axis adjustment.
For the number 15, there is a drop shadow but the drop shadow has a slight oultine so it gets darker towards the back.
The words have no color fill and are just outlines with the outlines extended towards center point. The back is a differs color than the outline.
I cannot seem to add text with no color fill in PM Pro. Even if fill is turned off it seems the font has to have a color when added as a layer.
I see how to ad an outline but not how to transform it. I did attempt turning it into a shape but it never seemed to work.

Strangely this took no time to do in FCP. Clearly there is a lot I do not understand about PM Pro.

Please advise.
Thank you.
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2022-12-13 21:01:41

No 3D effects available afaik.
Text can have transparent fill @Text tool and Stroke color @Style tool:
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Text conversion into shape works here every time; it will generate a group of glyph shapes which can be added into one compound path with Format->Shape->Merge Shape Components.