This tutorial will explain how to create a beautiful frosted-rolled glass inspired text effect, using Photoshop Filters and Layer Styles.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• fire texture 02 by Fire-Love-Account.
• Weathered Texture by greyghostXXX.
• Atrox font.

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Step 1

Create a new document, 1152×864 pixels, set the Foreground color to #006d68, and the Background color to #004e49, then, go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds.

Place the “fire texture 02″ on top of the Background layer, and change its layer’s Blend Mode to Multiply, and its Opacity to 50%.

Place the “Weathered Texture” on top of both layers and change its layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

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Step 2

Create the text using the color #7b7b7b. The font used is “Atrox”, and the Size is 330 pt.

Duplicate the text layer, and change the copy’s Fill value to 0%.

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Step 3

Double click the original text layer to apply the following Layer Style.

- Drop Shadow: Just change the color to #686868.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #737373, the Distance to 0 and the Size to 10.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 150, the Size to 27, and the Soften value to 5. Un-check the Use Global Light box, then, change the Angle to 90, the Altitude to 30, the Gloss Contour to Gaussian, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Overlay, its color to #ded96c, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #7b7b7b.

This is what you should get after applying the style above:

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Step 4

Press the Ctrl/Cmd key, and click a text layer’s tumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Create a new layer between the two text layers and call it “Texture”. Fill the selection with the color #005954. Then go to Select -> Deselect (or press Ctrl/Cmd + D) to get rid of the selection.

Set the Foreground color to #006d68 and the Background color to #004e49.

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Step 5

It’s time to apply the Filters to create the texture, so change the values as shown in the images below for each filter. Start by going to Filter- > Texture -> Mosaic Tiles:

Next, go to Filter -> Artistic -> Dry Brush:

Now, change the “Texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Hard Light.

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Step 6

Double click the copy (top) text layer to apply the following Layer Style.

- Outer Glow: change the Blend Mode to Overlay, and the color to #00a49d.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 50%, the Noise to 50% as well, the color to 8df4f2, the Technique to Precise, the Source to Center, and the Size to 20.

- Bevel and Emboss: change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 150, and the Size to 10. Un-check the Use Global Light box, then, change the Angle to 110, the Altitude to 15, the Gloss Contour to Cove – Deep, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #7b7b7b.

- Contour: Choose the Rolling Slope – Descending contour, and check the Anti-aliased box.

- Texture: choose the Metallic Snakeskin Pattern, and change the Depth to 20.

This will add a nice glossy effect to the text.

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Step 7

Right click a text layer and choose Create Work Path.

Create a new layer right below the original text layer and call it “Stroke”, then choose a hard round 7 px brush.

Set the Foreground color to #159282. Then, pick the Direct Selection Tool, right click the path you’ve just created, and choose Stroke Path.

Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is unchecked.

Hit Enter/Return to get rid of the path.

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Step 8

Double click the “Stroke” layer to apply the following Layer Style:

- Drop Shadow: Just change the Size to 2.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Gloss Contour to Cone – Inverted and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #009d9e.

- Contour: Choose the Cone – Inverted contour and check the Anti-aliased box as well.

- Texture: Just choose the Clouds Pattern.

This is what you should get.

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Step 9

Ctrl/Cmd + Click a text layer’s thumbnail once again to create a selection, then press Delete to get rid of the inner part of the stroke. .

With the text selection still active, create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Soft Brush”, then change its Blend Mode to Overlay and its Opacity to 50%. Set the Foreground color to #90eadc, and use a soft round brush, with a quite big size (aroud 100 px) to add some bright dots over some parts of the text. Try not to add too much dots as this will ruin the original effect.

Create another new layer on top of all layers and call it “Color Brush”, then change its Blend Mode to Hue and its Opacity to 20%. Set the Foreground color to #eaddd6, and use a little bit bigger soft round brush (aroud 150 px) to add some color dots. The color is very subtle, but it adds nice depth to the effect. Try not to overdo it as well.

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Step 10

Next, we are going to apply the same effect using different colors to a star shape. So pick the Polygon Tool, and make sure that the “Shape Layers” icon in the Options bar is clicked, then enter 5 in the “Sides” box.

Also in the Options bar, under the Polygon Options, check the Star box and set the “Indente Sides By:” value to 50%. Then, set the Foreground color to #7b7b7b.

Create the star shape wherever you want to, then duplicate the shape layer and set the copy’s Fill value to 0%.

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Step 11

Double click the original shape layer to apply the following Layer Style:

- Drop Shadow: Change the color to #686868, the Distance to 3, and the Size to 3 as well.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #737373, the Distance to 0 and the Size to 5.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 150, the Size to 14, and the Soften value to 3. Un-check the Use Global Light box, then, change the Angle to 90, the Altitude to 30, the Gloss Contour to Gaussian, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Overlay, its color to #ded96c, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #7b7b7b.

This is almost the same Layer Style applied to the original text layer, but using different size values to suit the shape used. So you can modify the values depending on the shape you created and its size compared to the text.

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Step 12

Now double click the copy shape layer to apply the following Layer Style:

- Outer Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the color to #a46000, and the Size to 3.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 50%, the Noise to 50% as well, the color to #cfad7b, the Technique to Precise, the Source to Center, and the Size to 10.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, and the Depth to 150. Un-check the Use Global Light box, then, change the Angle to 110, the Altitude to 15, the Gloss Contour to Cove – Deep, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #7b7b7b.

- Contour: Choose the Rolling Slope – Descending contour, and check the Anti-aliased box.

- Texture: Choose the Metallic Snakeskin Pattern, then change the Scale to 50% and the Depth to 20.

Once again, this is similar to the copy text layer’s Layer Styles, but with different size and color values.

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Step 13

Create a new layer on top of the original shape layer, call it “Star Texture”, and change its Blend Mode to Hard Light. Then Ctrl/Cmd + Click the shape’s vector mask thumbnail to create a selection.

Fill the selection with the color #8f7708, then press Ctrl/Cmd + D to get rid of the selection.

Set the Foreground color to #4e4400 and the Background color to #8f7708. It’s time to apply the Filters to create the texture (like we did in Step 5), so change the values as shown in the images below for each filter. Start by going to Filter- > Texture -> Mosaic Tiles:

Next, go to Filter -> Artistic -> Dry Brush:

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Step 14

Creating the path to add the stroke is a little bit different as this is a shape. You’ll need to pick the Direct Selection Tool, click the star shape itself, then click and drag around the star shape to select its anchor points. After that, go to Edit -> Copy to copy the path

Create a new layer below the original shape layer and call it “Star Stroke”, then go to Edit -> Paste to paste the path to the new layer.

Set the Foreground color to #958938 and choose a hard round 7 px brush.

Pick the Direct Selection Tool again, then stroke the path just like you did before. Right click the path you’ve just created, and choose Stroke Path. Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is unchecked. Hit Enter/Return to get rid of the path.

After that, Ctrl/Cmd + Click the shape layer’s vector mask thumbnail and press Delete to get rid of the inner parts of the Stroke, and preass Ctrl/Cmd + D to get rid of the selection.

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Step 15

Double click the “Star Stroke” layer to apply the following Layer Style:

- Drop Shadow: Just change the Size to 2.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Gloss Contour to Cone – Inverted and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, and the Shadow Mode’s color to #9e8e00.

- Contour: Choose the Cone – Inverted contour and check the Anti-aliased box as well.

- Texture: Just choose the Clouds Pattern.

This is what you should get.

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Final Image

And that’s it! You can use other color shades as well if you like, and the effect will look awesome on all colors.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it useful.

This tutorial will demonstrate an easy way to create an outline-sketch Photoshop text effect using simple layer styles, a brush, and a blur filter.

 

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Final Image

As always, this is the final image that we’ll be creating:

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Resources

• Hall Fetica font.

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Step 1

Create a new 1000 x 500 px document with all the default settings, then fill it with color #d7c7a8.

Create the text in Black using the font “Hall Fetica” and the font Size 350 px.

Change the text layer’s Fill value to 0.

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Step 2

Double click the text layer to apply a Bevel and Emboss effect. Change the Depth to 103, the Size to 2, un-check the Use Global Lights box, change the Angle to 170 and the Altitude to 32, then change the Highlight Mode Opacity to 0 and the Shadow Mode Opacity to 74.

This is how the text should look like.

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Step 3

Duplicate the text layer.

Select the Move Tool, then move the duplicated text 5 px to the left and 5 px upwards, by clicking the Left Arrow Key (on the keyboard) 5 times, then clicking the Up Arrow Key 5 times as well.

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Step 4

Double click the copy text layer to adjust the Bevel and Emboss values, by changing the Angle to 0, and the Altitude to 37.

This is what you should get.

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Step 5

Now pick the Brush Tool, choose a hard round 1px brush tip, set the Foreground color to Black, and create a new layer on top of all layers then call it “Vertical”.

Next, you’ll need to draw vertical lines over the vertical edges of the text. To create straight lines, click and hold the mouse button, press and hold the Shift key, then drag the brush. When done, release all, then repeat to create the other lines.

You can also use the Line Tool for that, but you’ll need to merge and rasterize all the line layers when done.

After adding all the vertical lines you want, go to Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur. Change the Angle to 90 and the Distance to 29. This will make the lines fade vertically.

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Step 6

Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Horizontal Lines”.

Create horizontal lines over the horizontal edges of the text.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur. Change the Angle to 0 and the Distance to 29. This will make the lines fade horizontally.

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Step 7

Select all layers (click the one at the top, then Shift + click the Background layer), and go to Layer -> Merge Layers.

Go to Filter -> (Filter Gallery) -> Brush Strokes -> Spatter. Change the Spray Radius to 4 and the Smoothness to 15.

This will make the sketch effect more messy and realistic.

Go to Filter -> (Filter Gallery) -> Texture -> Texturizer. Choose Sandstone, set the Scaling to 67, the Relief to 3, and the Light to Top Right.

This will add a paper-like texture.

Finally, go to Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise. Change the Amount to 3, select the Gaussian button, and check the Monochromatic box.

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And We’re Done!

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it helpful.

The 3D Environment in Photoshop CS6 is a great way to create amazing 3D text effects without the need for any other 3D software. This tutorial will explain how to use the many tools and settings to create a nice vintage 3D text effect.

 

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Final Image

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Resources

• Great Vibes font.

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Step 1

Create a new 1000×1000 px document, set the Foreground color to #acacac, and fill the Background with that color using the Paint Bucket Tool.

Create the text in white. The font used is Great Vibes, and the Size is 250 pt.

If you have more than one line of text, click the “Right align text” icon in the Options bar, then change the Leading value to a value that will decrease the space between the lines without making them overlap. The value used here is 230 pt, but if you are using a different text, then you might need to use a different value.

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Step 2

With the text layer selected, go to Type -> Extrude to 3D. This will convert the text into a 3D mesh.

To access the 3D mesh settings and properties, you’ll need to open two panels: The 3D panel, and the Properties panel (both found under the Window menu).

The 3D panel has all the components of the 3D scene, and when you click the name of any of those, you’ll be able to access its settings in the Properties panel. So make sure to always select the name of the element you want to modify in the 3D panel before you change its settings in the Properties panel.

In the new 3D environment in CS6, there are no special 3D Tools anymore. If you select the Move Tool and check its Option bar now, you’ll find a set of 3D Modes for the tool to the right of the bar. When you choose one of those, you can then click and drag to perform any changes (on the selected element in the 3D panel).

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Step 3

To start modifying the 3D mesh, select its name in the 3D panel, then move to the Properties panel, and change the Extrusion Depth to 100.

Click the Cap icon at the top, then change the Width to 20%, and the Contour to Gaussian. This will make the edges a bit rounded.

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Step 4

If you want to check how the mesh looks from a different angle, you can pick the Move Tool, click “Current View” in the 3D panel, then click and drag in an empty area to move the scene around.

It’s better to move the scene (the camera view) instead of the mesh itself. This helps prevent any unwanted change in the lighting.

If you want to move the mesh, make sure that it is a permanent change (not only to change the view). Then, you can click the mesh in the 3D scene (or select its name in the 3D panel), and use the 3D axis to make any changes.

The arrows at the ends of the axis move the mesh, the part below them is used for rotation, and the cubes are used for scaling. The cube in the center is used to scale the object uniformly. All you need to do is click and drag the wanted part.

It might seem a bit hard at first, and things will start flying everywhere, but you’ll get used to working in the 3D space with time and practice.

You can as well enter certain values to change the settings. So click the Coordinates icon in the Properties panel, then change the X Rotation value of the 3D mesh to 90°.

This will rotate the mesh so that it faces upwards.

You’ll notice that the mesh is floating above the ground plane. To fix that, go to 3D -> Snap Object to Ground Plane.

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Step 5

Now, you’ll need to change the Camera View so that it point towards the text. Go ahead and use the Move Tool 3D Modes to move your camera around until you like the view.

You can save the camera position by clicking the “Save…” option from the View drop down menu in the Properties panel.

Enter a name for the view then click OK.

The camera view will be saved, so if you change the camera angle then want to get back to this view, you can choose it from the View drop down menu, or click its name down the 3D panel.

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Step 6

Time to modify the 3D mesh materials. Start by clicking the “Front Inflation Material” in the 3D panel. In the Properties panel, change the Diffuse color to #a1a1a1, the Specular to #a6a6a6, the Illumination to #080808, and the Ambient to #8d8d8d. Then change the Shine value to 80%, the Reflection to 30%, and the Refraction to 1.37.

Move on to the “Front Bevel Material”. Change the Diffuse color to #a8a7a5, the Specular to #c9cacc, the Illumination to #080808, and the Ambient to #000000. Then change the Shine value to 66%, the Reflection to 20%, and the Refraction to 1.21.

Next is the “Extrusion Material”. Use the same Front Bevel Material settings, except for the Reflection value, which is set to 30%.

This will give the text a polished slick appearance.

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Step 7

Select the “Infinite Light 1″ in the 3D panel. Then, in the Properties panel, change the Intensity to 90%, and the Shadow Softness to 20%.

Click the Coordinates icon in the Properties panel to change the Light direction.

Click the “Add new Light to Scene” icon down the 3D panel, and choose New Point Light.

Change the new light’s Intensity to 50%, and uncheck its Shadow box, as we only need shadows from one light source, which is the Infinite Light.

Click the Coordinates icon in the Properties panel to change the Light position. The same exact values might not work on the scene or the text you’re creating. So just use the Move Tool to change the lights position or direction however you like.

These are screenshots for the lights from different angles. You can use them as a guide to place your own lights.

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Step 8

Click Environment in the 3D panel, then, in the Properties panel, change the Intensity to 30%. To make the Ground Plane reflective without the need to add any new 3D meshes, change the Reflection Opacity to 20%. The higher the value the more reflective the ground plane is.

Once you’re done modifying the scene, go to 3D -> Render. The rendering might take some time. You can stop rendering anytime by clicking anywhere in the document.

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Step 9

Once the rendering is done, save the final result. Then click the “Create new fill or adjustment layer” icon down the Layers panel, and choose Levels.

Change the Shadows value to 20 and the Highlights value to 223.

Click the “Create new fill or adjustment layer” icon again, but this time, choose Gradient Map.

Change the Gradient Map adjustment layer’s Blend Mode to Linear Burn, and its Opacity to 40%. The gradient used is one of Photoshop’s default gradients, and it’s called “Violet, Green, Orange”.

The cool thing about creating the 3D text in grayish colors is that you can colorize the final result using a wide variety of gradients. So you can go ahead and try some different gradients if you like, and you’ll get some awesome results.

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Final Image

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it useful as an introduction to the 3D environment in Photoshop CS6. Please feel free to leave your comments below.

This tutorial explains how to use simple brushes to create an easy clouds text effect.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• Cloud brushes by Adaae-stock.

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Step 1

Create a new 1000 x 500 px document. Set the Foreground color to #3497b6 and the Background color to #97d5e6. Pick the Gradient Tool, choose the Foreground to Background gradient, and click the Linear Gradient icon in the Options bar at the top. Then, click and drag from the top to the bottom of the document to create the gradient.

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Step 2

Create the text in white using the font Arial Black. In the Character panel (Window -> Character), set the Size to 350 pt and the Tracking value to 100.

Ctrl/Cmd + Click the text layer’s thumbnail to create a selection.

Make the text layer invisible by clicking the eye icon next to it.

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Step 3

Pick the Brush Tool, set the Foreground color to white, create a new layer on top of the text layer and call it “Clouds”.

Pick one of the Cloud brushes, reduce its size to something around 200 to 300 px, then start adding the brush inside the selection. You can use more than one brush to add some variations. Don’t leave lots of empty spaces, just enough for the clouds to maintain their details.

Once your done, go to Select -> Deselect (or press Ctrl/Cmd + D) to get rid of the selection.

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Step 4

Right click the text layer and choose Create Work Path.

Pick the Eraser Tool, then open the Brush panel once again.

Choose the “Per Stroke Brightness Variance” brush and modify its settings as shown below:

- Brush Tip Shape:

- Shape Dynamics:

This will create a jagged edges brush.

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Step 5

Pick the Direct Selection Tool, select the “Clouds” layer so that it is the active layer, right click the work path and choose Stroke Path.

Choose Eraser from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked. Click OK.

This will stroke the path with the Eraser Tool brush, making the edges more fluffy and feathery. Hit the Enter/Return key to get rid of the path.

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Step 6

Create a new layer right on top of the Background layer and change its Opacity to a value around 30%. Then, pick some of the cloud brushes again to add some clouds on that layer.

And that’s it!

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Final Image

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

This Photoshop tutorial explains how to use Layer Styles and two patterns to create a nice looking fabric text effect.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• Seamless Plaid 0024 by AvanteGardeArt
• Seamless Plaid 0033 by AvanteGardeArt
• Strenuous font

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Step 1

Open the Seamless Plaid 0024 image, then go to Image -> Image Size, and type 150 in the Width (and Height) fields then click OK.

Go to Edit -> Define Pattern, and type in a name for the pattern. Here, it is “Background”.

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Step 2

Open the Seamless Plaid 0033 image, then go to Image -> Image Size, and type 300 in the Width (and Height) fields then click OK..

Go to Edit -> Define Pattern, and type in a name for the pattern. Here, it is “Texture”.

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Step 3

Create a new 1200 x 768 px document. Pick the Paint Bucket Tool, and choose Pattern from the Fill dropdown menu in the Options bar. Next, choose the pattern you’ve just defined (Background pattern) from the patterns menu and fill the background with it.

Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation, and change the Saturation value to 60. This will brighten up the pattern color.

Create the text in black. The font used is Strenuous, the Size is 300pt, and the Tracking value is set to 75 to increase the space between the letters.

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Step 4

Double click the text layer to apply the following Layer Style:

- Drop Shadow: Un-check the Use Global Light box, change the Angle to 92, the Opacity to 80%, the Distance to 20, the Spread to 20, and the Size to 27.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #2a530b, the Opacity to 85%, the Distance to 18, the Spread to 25, and the Size to 37.

- Outer Glow: Change the Spread to 47 and the Size to 10.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Multiply, the color to #1ba500, and the Size to 13.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Size to 20, check the Anti-aliased box, change the color to #c8e833, and set the Shadow Mode Opacity to 0%.

- Contour: Choose the Gaussian contour, check the Anti-aliased box, and set the Range to 100.

- Texture: Choose the “Texture” pattern, change the Scale to 75%, the Depth to 5%, and check the Invert box.

- Satin: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the color to #2c0402, the Opacity to 100%, the Angle to 90, the Distance to 63, the Size to 63 as well, choose the Ring contour, and check the Anti-aliased box.

- Color Overlay: Change the color to #2d8900, and the Opacity to 50%.

- Pattern Overlay: Choose the “Texture” pattern, and change its Scale value to 75% (this should match the Bevel and Emboss Texture Scale value).

- Stroke: Change the Size to 7, make sure the Position is set to Outside, change the Fill Type to Pattern, and choose the “Texture” pattern, then change the Scale value to 50% (a value less than the original Pattern Overlay Scale value).

And you’re done! You have a nice fabric text effect that uses only two patterns and a couple of Layer Effects.

This tutorial will explain how to create an amazing 3D-like text effect using some gradient fills, lasso tools, and the Dodge and Burn Tools. It is really simple but the final result is great. Lets get started.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• Familian font.

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Step 1

Create a new document, 800×500 pixels, or any other dimensions depending on the text you’re going to create. Then, set the Foreground color to #b7e101, and the Background color to #74a203, and pick the Gradient Tool. Choose the Foreground to Background fill, and click the Radial Gradient icon in the Options bar, then click and drag from the center of the document to one of the corners to create the gradient fill.

Create the text in Bold All Caps using the color White and the font Familian with a Size value of 175 pt, then, set the Tracking value in the Character panel (Window -> Character) to 100 to avoid overlapping.

Go to Layer -> Rasterize -> Type to rasterize the text layer, then duplicate the text layer and make the original layer invisible by clicking the eye icon next to it.

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Step 2

Double click the copy text layer to apply a Gradient Overlay effect, and click the Gradient box to create the gradient used.

There are only two colors used: #fffca6 to the left, and #cce80d to the right.

This is how the text should look like.

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Step 3

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Skew, and move the upper corners to get a result similar to the one below. Then press Enter to get out of the Skew Mode

Pick the Rectangular Marquee Tool, and draw a 5 x 188 px rectangle on top of the first letter. You can check the dimensions in the Info panel (Window -> Info).

Create a new layer on top of all layers then fill the selection with white. Go to Select -> Deselect (or press Ctrl + D) to get rid of the selection.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 2.5 for the Raduis value.

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Step 4

Create a new 24 x 195 px selection, create another new layer, fill the selection with white, and get rid of the selection.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 9 for the Raduis value this time.

Select both blur layers then go to Layer -> Merge Layers, and rename the merged layer to “Blur”.

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Step 5

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Rotate, and rotate the blurred part as below, then press Enter.

Duplicate the “Blur” layer and move it so that you have blur placed over each letter. Then, select all the Blur layers and merge them (Layer -> Merge Layers).

Ctrl + Click the copy text layer’s thumbnail (icon) to create a selection, then go to Select -> Inverse to invert the selection.

Press Delete to get rid of the outer parts of the blur, then press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection.

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Step 6

Make the original text layer visible again.

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Skew, and skew this text a bit more to the right. Press Enter when done.

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Scale, and scale the text down vertically. Don’t forget to press Enter after you do so.

Make sure that the original text layer is selected (active), and click the “Lock transparent pixels” icon in the Layers panel. Set the Foreground color to #689106 and pick the Paint Bucket Tool. Un-check the Contiguous box in the Options bar then fill the white part with the Foreground color.

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Step 7

Create a new layer on top of the original text layer. Pick the Polygonal Lasso Tool and draw a selection around the empty areas between the two text layers.

Once you create the selection fill it with the same Foreground color then get rid of the selection (Ctrl + D).

Do the same for the rest of the letters, then merge this layer with the original text layer.

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Step 8

Next we are going to use the Dodge Tool and Burn Tool to lighten and darken certains areas.

Pick the Dodge Tool, set the Range to Midtones and the Exposure to 30% (in the Options bar). If you are working on edges you’ll need to select those edges (using the Polygonal Lasso Tool) so that they look sharp, then, lighten the lower part of the selection.

As for curves, no need for selections.

Use the Burn Tool with the same settings as the Dodge Tool to darken the areas left.

Using the Dodge and Burn tools help give depth to the 3D effect.

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Final Image

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it useful.

This Photoshop tutorial explains how to make a simple gold text effect by using some layer styles, namely the Gradient Overlay layer style!

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• 9 tileable metal textures (starnetblog_tileable_metal_texture8.jpg)
• Grungy Brush package
• Highlight Glint or Star Sparkle Brush Set

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Step 1: Setting the Stage

Let’s start by making a new document in Photoshop. I created a new document sized 500 x 500 pixels with all the default settings, RGB, 72 DPI, etc.

After creating your document, set the Foreground color to #393943 and the Background color to #100e19, then fill the Background with a Radial Gradient.

Duplicate the Background layer (Ctrl+J).

Double click the “Background copy” layer to apply a Pattern Overlay layer style. Change the Blend Mode to Multiply, the Opacity to 70%, and the Scale to 25%. Use the starnetblog_tileable_metal_texture8.jpg image from the 9 tileable metal textures pack, (it is also the second pattern in the  file), as the Pattern.

You can play around with the values, for example, other good layer modes to use in this case are Soft Light, Vivid Light, and Color Dodge. You can as well choose different patterns, but you might need to adjust the Scale value if you do so.

Get out the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Click the Add to Selection icon in the Options bar at the top, and set the Style to Fixed Size, then type 50% in both the Width and Height boxes. Drag your selection onto the canvas then into the bottom right corner of your canvas, do the same but in the top left corner.

Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Dark Squares”, and fill the selections with the Background color (#100e19). Go to Select -> Deselect (or press Ctrl + D) to get rid of the selections.

Lower the Opacity for this layer to 25%.

Use a large soft brush to erase away the center (middle area) of the squares, so you get something like this:

Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Light Squares”. Repeate the previous steps to create two more selections in the empty corners, and this time use the Foreground color (#393943) to fill the selections.

Create another new layer on top of all layers and call it “Grunge Brush”. Use the brushes from the Grungy Brush package to add a bit of grunge at the bottom of the document, using the Foreground color (#393943) as the brush color.

Change the layer’s Blend Mode to Multiply and lower the Opacity to something around 40%.

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Step 2: Setting Up your Text

This is the easy part. Get out the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and write your text in whatever color you want. The font used is Impact, and the size is 80px. You can use any other font you like, bolder fonts give a better result.

Double click the text layer to apply the following Layer Styles:

- Drop Shadow: Change the Opacity to 85%, the Distance to 2, and the Size to 15.

- Inner Shadow: Change the Blend Mode to Color Dodge, the color to #a98e0f, the Opacity to 50%, the Distance to 1, and the Size to 0.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Linear Dodge, the Opacity to 55%, the color to #fae48f, the Size to 3, and the Range to 70%.

- Gradient Overlay: Check the Reverse box, and change the Scale to 55%.

Click the Gradient box to create the gradient using the colors #fae48f, #ffc230 and #9f7f00. Position the color stops as shown below:

This is how your text should look like after applying the Layer Styles:

The last thing we’re going to do is adding some sparkles! So create a new layer on top of all layers, set the Foreground color to white, and use a sparkles brush to create some sparkles around your text.

Final Image

And that’s it! This is what your text should look like:

This Photoshop tutorial explains how to design a three-dimensional text, which consists of dots and a blurred extension.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• Font BorisBlackBoxx

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Step 1

Create a new document, 1600px for the width and 1000px for the height. Set the Foreground color to #8a5a01, and the Background color to #ba9145, then drag a Linear Gradient from left to right. You can choose your own colors as well, or add an adjustment layer to change the colors as shown in the end of this tutorial.

Open the Brush panel (Window -> Brush), and modify the Brush Tip Shape settings as shown below:

Create the text using the font BorisBlackBloxx, and the Size of 400 pt.

Use the Pen Tool, and make sure to click the Paths icon in the Options bar, to draw a curve in the middle of the first letter. Add the main anchor points, you can modify them later.

If you think that the curve needs more anchor (control) points, you can always add ones using the Add Anchor Point Tool.

Then, you can use the Direct Selection Tool to click and drag the curve’s anchor points or the direction lines.

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Step 2

Create a new layer on top of of all layers, and with the Pen Tool still active, right click on the path and choose Stroke Path.

Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.

This will stroke the path with the modified brush. Hit Enter to get rid of the path.

Create a new path near the inner edge of the letter, and stroke the path on a new layer.

Do the same for the outer edge as well. You will end up having three layers, one for each stroke.

Repeat the same process for the remaining letters. You can use custom shapes instead of drawing the curves when possible (like using the Ellipse Tool, with the Paths icon in the Options bar clicked, for the O letter).

Remeber to stroke the path on a separate layer each time.

You can duplicate any layers for the same letters.

Once you’re done, each letter will have 3 layers covering it with dots.

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Step 3

Make the original text layer invisible (by clicking the eye icon next to it), because we don’t need it.

Select all the Dots layers, then go to Layer -> Merge Layers (Ctrl + E) to merge them in one layer, and call it “Merged Dots”.

Use the Erase Tool to get rid of any dots that are not aligned with the others.

Make sure that the “Merged Dots” layer is active (selected), then go to Select -> Load Selection. Choose the “Merged Dots Transperancy” Channel. This will select the layer’s contents (the dots).

Pick the Gradient Tool, and choose the Spectrum Gradient. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Gradient”, then fill the selection with the gradient.

Make the “Merged Dots” Layer invisible.

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Step 4

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Perspective, and move the corners as shown below. You can transform the text as you like for now, and you can do that again anytime you think the text needs more perspective later on. Once you’re done hit Enter.

Pick the Lasso Tool, and create a selection around the first letter, then press Ctrl + J to duplicate it in a separate layer. Rename that layer to the letter it contains.

Repeat the same for the other letters. Once you have a layer for each letter, make the “Gradient” layer invisible.

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Step 5

Duplicate the first letter’s layer.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur, and set the values as shown below:

Make four duplicates of the copy layer.

Merge the “copy” layers, and move them below the original letter’s layer.

Go to Edit -> Trasform -> Perspective, and transform the merged “copy” layer to make the blurred part look like an extension of the original letter.

Erase the blurred parts to the left.

This is what you should get. You can make the other letters layers invisible if you like.

Pick the Blur Tool, and change the Options bar settings as shown below, then blur the lateral part of the extension.

Use a soft brush with an Opacity value of 30% to slightly erase the end of the extension, so that it looks feathered out.

Repeat the same steps for each letter.

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Step 6

Merge the original letters layers in one layer and rename it to whatever text you have.

Duplicate each one of the extension layers to make them more vivid.

Duplicate the merged letters’ layer (cool), and drag the copy layer below the original one.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, and enter 2.5 for the Raduis.

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Step 7

Create a new layer right on top of the Background layer and call it “Shadow”. Set the Foreground color to #634016, and use a soft round brush (500 px) to paint a shadow below the text.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 20 for the Raduis.

Change the “Shadow” layer’s Blend Mode to Multiply and its Opacity to 70%.

If you want you can select all the visible layers (except for the Background), then go to Edit -> Transform -> Perspective, and rotate the text even more.

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Step 8

If you’d like to change the Background colors to add more contrast, then select the Background layer, and click the Create new fill or adjustment layer down the Layers panel, then choose “Hue/Saturation”.

Change the Values as shown below:

Once again, click the Create new fill or adjustment layer, but choose “Levels” this time. Change the values as shown below:

Finally, select the “Shadow” layer once again, then go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation, and change the Saturation value to to -100 (to match the new Background colors).

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Final Image

This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to use a stars-candy texture to create a nice stars candy text effect.

 

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Final Image Preview

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Resources

• 8 wooden patterns by celestesd
• Grungy Cracked Wall by Light-Hiruma
• Sweet Stars by LittleLauraa

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Step 1

Open the “hetedeik.png” image from the 8 wooden patterns set, then go to Edit -> Define Pattern.

Create a new 1024 x 768 px document, and fill the Background with the wood pattern.

Place the Grungy Cracked Wall texture on top of the Background, and change its layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

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Step 2

Use the Horizontal Type Tool (T) to create your text in Black. The font used is ‘Hobo Std’, and the size is 200 pt.

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Warp, choose Arc from the Warp drop down menu, and set the Bend value to 30. Hit Enter to accept the changes.

Duplicate the text layer, and make the original one invisible (by clicking the eye icon next to it).

Right click on the copy text layer and choose Rasterize Type.

The text is no longer editable now, so make sure to modify the text before this step.

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Step 3

Use the Lasso Tool to select the first letter. Make sure the copy (rasterized) text layer is selected (active).

Press Ctrl/Cmd + J to duplicate the letter to a separate layer, then rename the duplicated layer to whatever letter it has.

Do the same thing for the rest of the letters. Don’t forget to select the rasterized text layer each time before pressing Ctrl/Cmd + J.

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Step 4

Place the Sweet Stars texture on top of all layers, rename its layer to “Texture”, and make the rasterized text layer invisible, so that only the separate letters layers are visible.

Duplicate the “Texture” layer then make it invisible. Resize (Edit -> Transform -> Scale) the texture (in the “Texture copy” layer) so that it almost covers one letter only.

Press Ctrl/Cmd key, and click on the first letter layer’s thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool OR the Magnetic Lasso Tool (L), whichever one you prefer, to Add missing parts of the stars on the edges or Subtract those extra ones from the selection you have (click the Add to Selection or Subtract from Selection icons in the Options bar to do so).

This doesn’t have to be perfect, and it’s fine if you forgot some parts, as you can still fix those in the following Steps. Just try to cover as much stars as possible, and take your time in this Step.

Once you’re done, click the “Redifine Edge” button in the Options bar.

Modify the Smooth and Contrast values till the edges are soft, then click OK.

Press Ctrl/Cmd + J to duplicate the selected texture on a separate layer. You can make the “Texture copy” layer invisible to see how the texture looks, but don’t forget to make it visible once again (by clicking in the empty square next to the layer) before moving on to the next step.

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Step 5

Move the texture to cover the next letter. You can as well rotate it (Edit -> Transform -> Rotate), and always hit Enter to accept changes when you’re done.

Repeat the same steps till you have a texture for all of the letters, each one on a separate layer.

Now, use any of the Lasso Tools to select a couple of stars from the texture. Choose ones that are not missing any parts, in different agles and colors, to add them to the letters.

Redifine the selection Edges, then press Ctrl/Cmd + J to duplicate those stars into a separate layer, and rename it to “Stars”. Once you’re done, make the “Texture copy” layer invisible.

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Step 6

Select a star using the Lasso Tool, duplicate it to a separate layer (Ctrl/Cmd + J), then move it around to fill in the empty edges. You can make as many copies as you need of each star, and you can rotate and scale them as well. Try to cover all the empty areas in the letters’ texture.

You can use the Eraser Tool to get rid of any unwanted parts.

This step might take a while, but it’s important to make sure no areas are empty or incomplete, so take your time.

When you’re done, select all the Stars texture layers, and press Ctrl/Cmd + E (Layer -> Merge Layers) to have the texture in one layer. Rename the merged layer to “Stars-Final”.

Make all other text layers invisible.

You might notice some areas that still need to be erased, so go ahead and do so.

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Step 7

Duplicate the “Stars-Final” layer.

Set the Foreground and Background colors to Black and White, then go to Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise, and change the values as shown below:

Change the “Stars-Final copy” layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation (Ctrl/Cmd + U), and set the Saturation to -80.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, and set the Raduis to 5. This will soften the texture

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Step 8

Double click on the “Stars-Final” layer to add some shadows. Start with Drop Shadow, and use the default values.

Then, add Inner Shadow. Change the color to #a7a7a7, and the Distance to 0.

This will add depth to the texture.

Click the Create a new fill or adjustment layer icon down the Layers panel, and choose Photo Filter.

Choose the Sepia Filter.

Create a new layer right below the Photo Filter Layer and call it “Radial Gradient”. Set the Foreground color to #595959, choose the Foreground to Transparent Gradient, and check the Reverse box. Create a Radial Gradient from the center of the document to one of the corners, and change the layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay and its Opacity to 80%.

Finally, click the Ceate a new fill or adjustment layer icon again, but this time choose Levels, and make sure to place the Levels layer right on top of the Background layer.

change the Highlights value to 235 to brighten up the Background a bit, and that’s it!

Final Image

This is the final result. You can use the same technique with any other type of candy or food texture to create other delicious text effects!

This tutorial explains how to create a nice colorfull suspended text effect.

 

Final Image Preview

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Step 1

First create a new document, 1000×500 pixels, with a black background. Then, create your text in white. The font used is Verdana, and the size is 120pt. Choose Bold from the Font Style selection box next to the Font Family box in the Options bar.

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Step 2

Create a new layer on top of the Background layer and call it “Gradient”. Select the Gradient Tool, and set the Foreground color to White. Create a Foreground to Transparent gradient from top to bottom.

Press the Ctrl key, and click on the text layer thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Select the “Gradient” layer so that it is the active layer, and press Ctrl + J to copy the selection and paste it in a new layer, call the new layer “Gradient Letters”. Then, click on the eye icons next to the text and “Gradient” layers to make them invisible.

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Step 3

Pick the Rectangular Marquee Tool, and click the Intersect with Selection icon in the Options bar. Reselect the text (Ctrl + Click on the text layer thumbnail), then draw a rectangle around the first letter.

This will make the letter S the only selected letter.

Create a new layer on top of the “Gradient Letters” layer and call it “Colored Letters”, then change its Blend Mode to Screen. Fill the selection you created with the color #ff0000, then press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection.

Repeat the same process to each letter. (Ctrl + Click on the text layer thumbnail to create a selection, draw a rectangle around the letter you want to color, fill in the selection, and press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection at the end.) The colors used here are as follows:

S – #ff0000
U – #ff7e00
S – #fffc00
P – #a2ff00
E – #06ec00
N – #00d8ff
D – #004eff
E – #7200ff
D – #f000ff

This is what you should get:

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Step 4

Set the Fill value for both the “Gradient Letters” and “Colored Letters” layers to 60%, and duplicate each one of them.

Select the original “Colored Letters” layer, then go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and set the Raduis to 5. Do the same thing for the original “Gradient Letters” layer.

Merge all 4 layers together (select them all, then go to Layer > Merge Layers).

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Step 5

Now, create a selection from the original text layer again (Ctrl + Click on the original text layer’s thumbnail), use the Rectangular Marquee Tool, and click the Intersect with Selection icon in the Options bar, then draw a rectangle around the first layer.

Once the letter is selected, press Ctrl + J to copy it and paste it in a new layer.

Repeat the same process for each letter. Don’t forget to select the “Colored Letters copy” layer after you press Ctrl + J each time.

Once you’re done, you should have each letter in a separate layer. Remove the eye icon next to the “Colored Letters copy” layer to make it invisible.

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Step 6

Set the Foreground color to #e5ffff, and pick the Pen Tool. Make sure to clik the Paths icon in the Options bar as well.

Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it Rope. Draw a path as shown below:

Choose a hard round brush and set its Size to 3 px. Then, pick the Pen Tool once again, right click on the path you’ve created, and choose Stroke Path.

Use the settings below:

This should stroke the path with the brush you modified. Hit Enter to get rid of the path.

Duplicate the “Rope” layer, then select the original one, and apply the Gaussian Blur Filter once again (You can press Ctrl + F to do so).

Drag the two “Rope” layer so that they are under all the letters’ layers.

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Step 7

Rotate and move the letters to place them on the Rope.

Ctrl + Click the “Rope” layer’s thumbnail to create a selection.

Pick the Eraser Tool, and select the Letters layers, one by one, to erase the outer edges so that the letter looks like its really hung on the Rope.

This is how the text should look like:

Now choose a hard round brush for the Eraser Tool, set its size to 5 px, and again, select the Letters layers one by one, to erase the parts where the Rope and the Letter meet.

You should end up with a result similar to this.

Step 8

We’re going to make the background more colorful. So create a new layer on top of the Background layer and call it “BG Colors”. Then, select a soft round brush, and scatter some different sized spots on your canvas using different bright colors, for example #fe5a00, #ffe100, #7cff00 and #00fff5.

Use the Eraser Tool with a soft round brush to erase a bit of the colors at the center (around the text).

Set the “BG Colors” layer’s Opacity to 25%. And we’re done!.

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Final Image

This Photoshop tutorial explains how to create a nice simple stuffed text effect, using Photoshop layers, styles and filters.

 

Final Image Preview

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Resources

• BubbleGum font
• Plain Fabric Texture 06

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Step 1

Create a new document, 1024x768px, set foreground color to #6e3f68 and background color to #261e25. Then create a radial gradient from the center of the document to one of the corners.

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Step 2

Create the text using the color #9572a2, the font used is BubbleGum, and the size is 250 px.

Double click the text layer to apply the following styles:

- Drop Shadow: Just change the Size to 27.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #6f389d, the Distance to 0, and the Size to 29.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Size to 40, the Gloss Contour to Gaussian and check the Anti-aliased box, the Highlight Mode to Overlay, and the Shadow Mode color to #7d7d7d. (You might need to adjust the Size value if you are using a different font family of size.)

- Texture: Choose the Woven Pattern (this Pattern is located on Patterns group), and set the Depth to 20.

- Gradient Overlay: Change the Blend Mode to Soft Light, and click the Gradient box to modify the colors.

The Gradient is created using two colors, #6e6e6e and #464646.

This is what you should get after applying the styles above:

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Step 3

The text is starting to get the “stuffed” look, but it still needs more defining and textutring. So create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “texture”.

Press the Ctrl key, and click the text layer’s thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Set the Foreground color to #a77d31 and the Background color to #724c21, fill the selection with the Foreground color, and press Ctrl + D (Select -> Deselect) to get rid of the selection.

We’re going to apply a couple of filters, so change the values as shown in the images below for each filter. Start by going to Filter > Sketch > Reticulation:

Next, go to Filter > Artistic > Watercolor:

Finally, go to Filter > Artistic > Underpainting:

Once you’re done, go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation, change the Saturation value to -100 and the Lightness to +10.

Change the “texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

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Step 4

It’s time to add some stitches. Open your Brush panel (Window > Brush or F5). Choose a hard round brush, change its size to 10 px, the Roundness to something around 21%, and the Spacing to 675%.

Under Shape Dynamics make sure to choose Direction from the Angle Jitter drop down menu, this will make the stitches follow the direction of the text path.

Create a new layer on top of all layers, call it “stitches”, and set the Foreground color to #9b79a8.

Right click on the text layer and choose Create Work Path. Then select the “stitches” layer again so that it is the active layer.

Pick the Direct Selection Tool, right click the path you’ve just created, and choose Stroke Path.

The text should be stroked with the stitches brush.

Double click the “stitches” layer to add the two following layer styles:

- Drop Shadow: Just change the Distance to 0.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Shadow Mode color #60371d.

This will add more depth and dimension to the stitches.

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Step 5

Finally, we are going to add a simple Background. Open the Plain Fabric Texture 06 (full size) and place it right on top of the Gradient Background. Resize the image so that it fits in your document, then go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation, change the Saturation to -100 and the Lightness to +50.

Change the image layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Final Image

In this easy Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to design a very cool-looking branding iron effect, using the type tool, a few shapes, and a fair few layer style effects.

 

Final Image Preview

This is the outcome from the tutorial:

Note: This is one very old PhotoshopStar tutorial created by Eli that was updated as i was receiving a lot of requests about it.

Resources

• Wood texture I by Resurgidaresources
• Grunge Brushes Pack by wickedjess

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Step 1

Start by creating a new document in Photoshop. Any size will do, but for this tutorial the size is 600 x 300 pixels, with the default resolution of 72. After this, you might want to choose a nice background for your canvas. The texture used here is Wood texture I by ResurgidaResources. Resize the texture till it fits in your document.

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Step 2

Get the Horizontal Type Tool out and write your desired text, preferably something short, if you can. The font used is called Impact, and the size is 200 pt. Also, you can feel free to use any color you want for the text at this stage.

Next, the border for your shape. Find and get out the Rounded Rectangle Tool, then set up your settings as similar to the ones shown below as you can/want:

Now you’ve got your tool and settings set up, create a new layer (underneath your text layer), then draw a shape the suitable size, a just so it hangs around the outside of your text.

Next, change the Fill value for this layer to 0%.

Then apply a Stroke layer style.

Now your shape should look like this:

Finish off this step by merging your two layers together (the text and shape layers), so the whole shape is on one single layer. You can do this by selecting both layers, then going to Layer -> Merge Layers.

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Step 3

The shape still needs a few more changes before we finalize it. Start by filling your shape with a red color, do this by clicking the little icon near the top of your layer’s palette that ‘locks the transparent pixels.

After you’ve locked the transparent pixels, fill your shape with a red color, the color used here is #ac2009.

Finish off this step by rotating and maybe resizing your shape slightly. Press Ctrl + T to go into the Transform Mode, and hit Enter when you’re done to get out of it.

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Step 4

Now we’re finished with the shape, let’s add some effects. Right-click your layer in the layer’s palette and go to the Blending Options. Click and apply the following layer styles/settings:

- Inner Shadow: Change the Blend Mode to Soft Light, the Opacity to 40%, the Distance to 3, and the Size to 2.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Choke to 10, and the Size to 6.

- Satin: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay.

- Gradient Overlay: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 40%, check the Reverse box, and set the Style to Reflected.

- Pattern Overlay: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 40%, and set the Pattern to Rusted Metal.

Now your shape should look pretty much like this:

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Step 5

Looking good so far! This step is optional, in which we’ll erase away a bit of the shape to give a bit more of an interesting effect. Start by creating a new layer, then merging your shape and blank layer together, this is basically applying the layer styles to the pixels, so they’re not really there anymore.

After doing this, get out your eraser tool and select a grungy brush. Erase away a bit of your shape like so.

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Step 6

When you’re pretty much all finished with your shape, go into the Transform Mode (Ctrl + T), and size your shape down to about 60.0% of it’s original size. This is what the shape should look like:

You can as well go ahead and create a new layer right beneath the Shape layer, then, create a Radial Gradient the goes from Transparent at the center of the document to Black at the corners, and change the layer’s Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Finally, you can add some Black grungy strokes as shown below:

Final Image

And now we’re pretty much finished with this tutorial, I hope it was sufficient for you all! I also hope you enjoyed this tutorial, I know I did!

This tutorial explains how to use Photoshop layer styles and Filters to create a nice marble text effect.

Final Image Preview

Resources

• Marble Stone Texture Stock
• Wrexham Script

Step 1

Fill the Background with the color #534d39. Place Marble Stone Texture Stock on top of the Background, and change its Blend Mode to Multiply.

Create the text using the color #b0ac97. The font used is Wrexham Script and the size is 377px. Duplicate the text layer to create two copies, and change the Fill value of the copy layer to 0.

Step 2

Double click on the original text layer to apply the following styles:
- Drop Shadow: Change the color to #585858, the Distance to 6 and the Size to 10.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #908c78, the Size to 13, and the Contour to Half Round.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Linear Light, the color to #afafac, the Technique to Precise, and the Size to 10.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 300, the Size to 12, the Soften to 3, and the Shadow Mode color to #6e6b5e.

This is what the text should look like:

Step 3

Now, we are going to add a glass effect to the copy text layer (the text layer on the top), so double click it, and add a Bevel and Emboss effect. Change the Depth to 250 and the Size to 7. Un-check the Use Global Light box, and change the Angle to 100 and the Altitude to 60. Also, check the Anti-aliased box for a smooth result, change the Highlight Mode Opacity value to 80%, and the Shadow Mode color to #d9d9d9.

This is what you will get.

Step 4

Create a new layer between the two text layers and call it “texture”.

Press the Ctrl/Command key, and click on a text layer thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Set the Foreground color to #a77d31, and the Background color to #fff8de. Fill the selection with the Foreground color on texture layer.

Press Ctrl/Command + D to get rid of the selection.

Step 5

Now, we are going to use some filters to create the Marble texture. Start with Filter > Artistic > Sponge. Change the Brush Size to 2, the Definition to 25, and the Smoothness to 5.

Go to Filter > Sketch > Chalk and Charcoal. Change the Charcoal Area to 7, the Chalk area to 10, and the Stroke Pressure to 1.

Go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap. Change the Highlight Strength to 17, the Detail to 14, and the Smoothness to 5.

Finally, go to Filter > Artistic > Film Grain. Change the Grain to 10, the Highlight Area to 15, and the Intensity to 10.

Step 6

Change the “texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Multiply.

Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation, and change the Saturation value to -80.

Final Image

And this is the final effect.

This tutorial explains how to use Photoshop layer styles, filters, and brushes to create an awesome sparkly text effect.

Final Image Preview

Step 1

Create a new document that is 1350 x 1000 px. Set the Foreground color to #525252, and the Background color to #0d0d0d. Create a Radial Gradient from the center of the document to one of it corners making sure that you selected Foreground to Background gradient preset.

Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Set the Amount to 5, the Distribution to Uniform, and check the Monochromatic box.

Step 2

Create the text using the color #ffeb0f. The font used is Titania and the size is 377px. Duplicate the text layer so you have two copies.

Double click on the copy text layer (the one on the top) to apply the following styles:

- Drop Shadow: Change the color to #383838, and the Size to 10.

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #625841, the Size to 13, and the Contour to Half Round.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 450, the Size to 10, the Gloss Contour to Log, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode color to #fff119, and the Shadow Mode color to #8a7b3e.

- Contour: Just check the Anti-aliased box

This is what the text should look like:

Step 3

Press the Ctrl/Command key, and while still pressing, click on the text layer thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.

Set the Foreground color to #7d6905 and the Background color to #d3c614. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “texture”. Fill the selection with the Foreground color, and press Ctrl/Command + D to get rid of the selection.

Step 4

Now, we are going to use a couple of filters to create the sparkly texture. Start by going to Filter > Sketch > Notepaper. Change the Image Balance to 25, the Graininess to 10, and the Relief to 11.

Go to Filter > Texture > Stained Glass. Change the Cell Size to 2, the Border Thickness to 4, and the Light Intensity to 1. The Light Intensity property adds brightness to the center of the texture, so you can increase the value if you want more brightness in the center.

Finally, go to Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges. Change the Egde Width to 2, the Edge Brightness to 10, and the Smoothness to 5.

Change the “texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay.

That’s it for the text effect. Next, we’re going to add some sparkles using the Brush tool.

Step 5

Open the Brush panel (Window > Brush), and choose a hard round brush. Change the size to 10px, and set the Spacing to something around 322%.

Under Shape Dynamics, change the Size Jitter to 100%, the Roundness Jitter to 62%, and the Minimum Roundness to 25%.

Under Scattering, Change the Scatter value to 431%.

Finally, under Color Dynamics, change the Foreground/Background Jitter to 100%, and the Brightness Jitter to 50%. This will give the sparkles different brightness and color values.

Step 6

Right click on the text layer, and choose Create Work Path.

Make the color #d3c614 the Foreground color, and change the Background color to #ffff08. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “sparkles”, and grab the Direct Selection Tool.

Right click on the path, and choose Stroke Path.

Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.

This will stroke the path with the brush you’ve just created.

Change the “sparkles” layer’s Blend Mode to Linear Light.

Step 7

The last thing we’re going to do is add more shadow to the text, so that it blends more with the background, and has more depth. To do that, Double click on the original (bottom) text layer, un-check the Use Global Light box (as we want to change the direction of the shadow), and change the Angle to -20. Also, change the Distance to 8, and the Size to 10.

Change the Fill value of the original text layer to 0, so that only the shadow is visible.

Final Image

This tutorial will show you how to create a futuristic space-style text effect, using Photoshop layer styles and a couple of filters.

Final Image Preview

Resources

• Mail Ray Stuff font

Step 1

Create a new document that is 1350 x 1000 px. Set the Foreground color to #4ea6d0, and the Background color to #195081. Create a Radial Gradient from the center of the document to one of it corners.

Step 2

Set the Foreground color to #b2ebfc. Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Change the Amount to 5, the Distribution to Gaussian, and check the Monochromatic box.

Step 3

Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and change the Radius to 0.3.

Step 4

Create the text using the color #3684a1, the font used is Mail Ray Stuff, and the size is 450 px.

Step 5

Double Click on the text layer to apply the following styles:

- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #023e63, the Distance to 0, and the Size to 8.

- Outer Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Vivid Light, the color to #72feff, the Size to 10, and the Range to 100%.

- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the color to #cffcff, the Choke to 10, and the Size to 30.

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 250, and the Size to 50. Remove the check next to Use Global Light. Change the Altitude to 15, the Gloss Contour to Valley – Low, and check the Anti-aliased box. Finally, change the Shadow Mode color to #3c596b.

If you don’t have Valley – Low Contour then you need to:
1 – Go to Edit > Preset Manager. Choose Contours from the drop down menu.
2 – Click on the pop-up menu arrow, and choose Contours.
3 – Click Append to add the new contours to the original ones.
4 – The contours are now loaded.

- Contour: Choose Notched Slope, and check the Anti-aliased box as well.

The text should look like this:

Step 6

Press the Ctrl/Command key, and while it’s still pressed, click on the text layer’s thumbnail to create a selection. Create a new layer on top of the text layer and call it “texture”.

Step 7

Set the Foreground color to #7fb9ce and the Background color to #4e6e86, then go to Filter > Render > Clouds. Press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection afterwards.

Step 8

Go to Filter > Artistic > Rough Pastels. Change the Stroke Length to 30, the Stroke Detail to 17, the Texture to Canvas, the Scaling to 115, the Relief to 50, and the Light to Bottom Left.

This is what you should get.

Change the “texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay. That’s it for the texture.

Step 9

- Open the Brush panel (Window -> Brush), and choose the Star 26 pixels brush. Change the Spacing to 50%.

- Under Shape Dynamics, change both the Size Jitter and the Angle Jitter to 100%.

- Under Scattering, change the Scatter value to 1000%, and check Both Axes box. Change the Count to 2, or whatever value you like (A higher value gives more sparkles).

Step 10

- Create a new layer on top of the Background layer and under the text layer, call it “sparkles”. Right click on the text layer and choose Create Work Path.

- Select the “sparkles” layer so that it is the active layer. Set the Foreground color #72feff, and grab the Direct Selection Tool. Right click on the path and choose Stroke Path.

- Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.

- The Path will be stroked with the sparkles brush. Hit Enter/Return to get rid of the path.

Step 11

Choose a soft round brush, the size should be something around 50px, and set the Foreground color to #ffffff (White). Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “soft brush”, then, change its Blend Mode to Overlay.

With the soft brush, start clicking where there are bright areas on the text, this will make those highlights look even brighter. You can change the size of the brush as you like.

Final Image

And this is the final effect.