You can create many different text effects in Photoshop. Sometimes you can’t quite seem to come up with a name for them. But I was playing around with this particular text and came up with an amazing look. I think it favors a Chrome look. But you can be the judge of that. It is a fancy, pretty text effect that would make a nice logo. The text effects that you can create in Photoshop are endless. I plan on writing many tutorials dealing with different text effects. I came up with about 10 last night. So please keep checking back for more on different text effects in Photoshop. In this tutorial I will show you how to create the Fancy Blue and Silver Chrome Text. This tutorial is great for beginners and the advance. Please see the image to see how this effect will turn out.
How to Create Blue and Silver Chrome Text in Photoshop
Step One
Open your Photoshop program. Create a New File. Go to File > New to create a new file. Make the canvas size about 450 pixels x 450 pixels.
Step Two
Select the Type Tool in your toolbar. Change the type options at the top of your screen to the following.
Font Type – Gallery
Size – 120pt
Color – #2a85c5
Now you will need to draw you a space on your canvas to type. Make sure that you draw it big enough to type what you want. Once you have drawn your space, click inside the space. When you see your cursor blinking inside the space you can start typing. After you have typed what you wanted in the box, move on to step three.
Step Three
Locate your Layers Panel. If you do not see your Layers Panel then Click Window > Layers at the top of your Photoshop window. Now you should see your Layers Panel on the right hand side of your screen. You will see two layers in your Layers Panel, Background and Type or Text. Right click one time on the top layer and click Rasterize Layer.
Step Four
Right click on the top layer again and click Blending Options. The Blending Options dialog will appear. On the left hand side you will see many options. Below I will walk you through the options that we will use.
Drop Shadow
Click on the Word Drop Shadow and enter the following values below.
Blend Mode – Multiply
Color – # 8c8888
Opacity – 75%
Angle – 34
Use Global Light – Checked
Distance – 9
Spread – 8 %
Size – 9
Contour – Ring Double
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Noise – 0 %
Bevel and Emboss
Next click on the Word Bevel and Emboss and enter the following values below.
Style – Inner Bevel
Technique – Smooth
Depth – 200 %
Direction – Up
Size – 4
Soften – 2
Angle – 34 %
Use Global Light – Checked
Attitude – 0
Gloss Contour – Ring
Anti-aliased – Unchecked
Highlight Mode – Normal
Color – White
Opacity – 75%
Shadow Mode – Multiply
Color – Black
Opacity – 75%
Now click OK on your Blending Options dialog box. Now your text should look like the image that I have provided. You can use another color by changing the color of your font at the beginning of this tutorial. You can also change the size of the image by going to Image > Image Size and changing the size of the image. If you have any problems with this text effect in Photoshop please feel free to contact me using the contact button at the top of this page. Please see the Image that I have provided to get a better understanding of how this text effect should look.
