How to create an impressive-looking text effect
November 27th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Text Effects
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a strong and eye-catching text effect. We’ll be using gradient overlay, pattern overlay styles and combining different techniques to create a fiber background.
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Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 1920px by 1200px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Select then the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the new background layer with #353430 color.

To create a fiber background we’ll download Spiderman Pattern from brusheezy.com. Copy the pattern file and paste it into, C:/Adobe/Photoshop/Presets/Patterns.
Then create a new layer and fill this layer with #959595 color using Paint Bucket Tool (G).

Set Opacity to 41% for this layer and click to Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Pattern Overlay. Go to Pattern Picker, and additional Spiderman Pattern can be added by loading them from the Picker’s submenu.

We’ve got the next fiber background:

Click on the same layer on the bottom part of the layers’ panel on Add a Mask icon and choose a Soft Round brush of black color from Brush Tool (B)( set the Opacity to 15% in Options bar)

Use Soft Round brush to clean out a little the picture’s edges:

Make a copy of the last made layer, set the Fill to 0% and click Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to select Gradient Overlay:

Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.

We’ve got the next effect on background:

Click the Horizontal Type tool (T). Select a font, size and color in the Character panel.


Click in the image and type HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 text. Press Enter to apply the text.

Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow:

Also set the Gradient Overlay

Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.

We’ve got the next greetings text:

Using the Free Transform (Ctrl+T), we can incline the text a little to give it the same look as on the next picture:

The final result!
View full size here.
Tags: christmas, inspiration, new-year, Photoshop, text-effect



















Bob
11.27.09
Thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial!
jake
11.27.09
what version of adobe is this for?
Best Texture World
11.27.09
Nice tuts.
TheWebTuts
11.27.09
Tutorial added to thewebtuts.com
Arjanit
11.27.09
Answer to Jake: I have worked with ps-cs4 and cs3 and
im 100% sure u can do this with these versions if you follow
the steps by ART-D
FAQPAL
11.27.09
Excellent end result, thanks for the share.
Svenn
11.27.09
Nice!
Ccyber freak
11.27.09
nic tut dude…
Andrew Yates
11.27.09
Great Tut, lovely end product.
Gustavo
11.27.09
very good!!!
passerby.>_
11.27.09
AWESOME ,THANKS!
Waasys
11.27.09
Good and easy to follow tutorial!
DJ Marik
11.27.09
awesome tut! very simple. i did decide to add something to it.
here are my results!
http://blakkenshin.deviantart.com/art/Happy-New-Year-2010-146174536
Chelsie
11.27.09
OH ITS COOL
hyperend
11.27.09
thank you friend.good tutorial
Resting
11.27.09
nice effect. but I’m stuck at the part of creating the radial gradient. this is th effect i have. http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm64/emojunior101/newyear2010.jpg
theres a dark circle in the middle. any clues what might be wrong?
cocolastico
11.27.09
Don’ worry Jake. Almost every tuts I see on this website can be done with free softwares too (I use Gimp only, this works fine)
Future Webs
11.27.09
Simple But Works really well, great tutorial, Thanks
Jordy666sic
11.27.09
Oeeh a very cool one! I’d thought I share my outcome here:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2dmi2px.jpg
Laterr
Mira
11.27.09
Thanks for this simple, yet great tutorial!
I’ve added a little of my usual Criminal Minds effects to the mix. This is my result: http://www.flickr.com/photos/miranl/4227071576/
Goldweb
11.27.09
nice man! very good style, its simple and good looking, i will try to do it once at least. Congratulations
Askaniusz92
11.27.09
good job .
Cron
11.27.09
I only had to use a bigger brush for the mask layer, but besides that I got the same excellent results.