You are viewing our Forum Archives. To view or take place in current topics click here.
Tutorial on how to make chrome / carbon looking TEXT
Posted:
Tutorial on how to make chrome / carbon looking TEXTPosted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
Tutorial on how to make chrome / carbon looking TEXT
1. Create a new image with the dimensions 450x350px. Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill the background with black.
2. This tutorial has very specific settings, so it's best if you download the same font I used and follow the steps exactly. You want to use "Viper Squadron Solid." If you need help installing the font, Just PM me.
Link to font:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Use a white fill for the text, Which should give you this:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
3. The rest of the work will be done using layer styles. Double click the text layer in the Layers Window to bring up the Layer Styles window. Now click on 'Bevel and Emboss' and type in the values circled in red:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Here's a quick explanation:
* Increasing the depth and size of the bevel will make more of a 3d look
* The angle and altitude basically affect the direction of the bevel. You can play around with this setting and still get a nice result.
* The gloss contour setting will give you an advanced highlight and shadow that is more like a real reflection
* For the last 2 settings, you are just making the highlight lighter and the shadow darker. This will make your chrome more realistic.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
4. Now click on the Satin layer style, using the following settings. You will be using it to give some roundness to the letters.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
To do this step, I just experimented a little until I got the effect I wanted, which is this:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
5. Now select the 'Outer Glow' layer style with these values:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
The idea here is to make the text stand out more against the black background. The settings are pretty much self explanatory, except for "Precise," which gives a stronger glow effect then "Softer."
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
6. Now you will make a carbon fiber look by using a pattern.
7. And you have glossy carbon fiber text:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
or don't use a pattern and get this result
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Hope this helps
1. Create a new image with the dimensions 450x350px. Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill the background with black.
2. This tutorial has very specific settings, so it's best if you download the same font I used and follow the steps exactly. You want to use "Viper Squadron Solid." If you need help installing the font, Just PM me.
Link to font:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Use a white fill for the text, Which should give you this:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
3. The rest of the work will be done using layer styles. Double click the text layer in the Layers Window to bring up the Layer Styles window. Now click on 'Bevel and Emboss' and type in the values circled in red:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Here's a quick explanation:
* Increasing the depth and size of the bevel will make more of a 3d look
* The angle and altitude basically affect the direction of the bevel. You can play around with this setting and still get a nice result.
* The gloss contour setting will give you an advanced highlight and shadow that is more like a real reflection
* For the last 2 settings, you are just making the highlight lighter and the shadow darker. This will make your chrome more realistic.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
4. Now click on the Satin layer style, using the following settings. You will be using it to give some roundness to the letters.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
To do this step, I just experimented a little until I got the effect I wanted, which is this:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
5. Now select the 'Outer Glow' layer style with these values:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
The idea here is to make the text stand out more against the black background. The settings are pretty much self explanatory, except for "Precise," which gives a stronger glow effect then "Softer."
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
6. Now you will make a carbon fiber look by using a pattern.
7. And you have glossy carbon fiber text:
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
or don't use a pattern and get this result
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Hope this helps
Last edited by FlamesUK ; edited 2 times in total
#2. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Apr 16, 201113Year Member
Posts: 462
Reputation Power: 22
Status: Offline
Joined: Apr 16, 201113Year Member
Posts: 462
Reputation Power: 22
Nice good post !! Going to help new comers with there Graphics.
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#3. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Jun 14, 201113Year Member
Posts: 1,258
Reputation Power: 52
Status: Offline
Joined: Jun 14, 201113Year Member
Posts: 1,258
Reputation Power: 52
Hey thanks man the font looks awesome
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#4. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
Any more feed back guys
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#5. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 201014Year Member
Posts: 7,364
Reputation Power: 478
Status: Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 201014Year Member
Posts: 7,364
Reputation Power: 478
Though I will never use this tutorial as I am bad at GFX, but I must say it's brilliant and provides excellent steps on how to do it.
I bet I could use Photoshop now, huh?
I bet I could use Photoshop now, huh?
- 1useful
- 0not useful
#6. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 11, 201014Year Member
Posts: 3,854
Reputation Power: 181
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 11, 201014Year Member
Posts: 3,854
Reputation Power: 181
Nice tut.
Its more like melting text to me but nice still. :p
Its more like melting text to me but nice still. :p
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#7. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 06, 201113Year Member
Posts: 1,226
Reputation Power: 53
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 06, 201113Year Member
Posts: 1,226
Reputation Power: 53
Wow, this is a good tutorial man! Boss
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#8. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 13, 201014Year Member
Posts: 1,588
Reputation Power: 107
Status: Offline
Joined: Jul 13, 201014Year Member
Posts: 1,588
Reputation Power: 107
That looks sick nice find, i should experiment with stuff and find good stuff too... I'm going to use this
- 0useful
- 0not useful
#9. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Jun 18, 200915Year Member
Posts: 5,611
Reputation Power: 254
Status: Offline
Joined: Jun 18, 200915Year Member
Posts: 5,611
Reputation Power: 254
Just the chrome itself was enough. The outedge glow kinda killed it.
But very good tutorial bro.
But very good tutorial bro.
- 1useful
- 0not useful
#10. Posted:
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
Status: Offline
Joined: Sep 23, 201014Year Member
Posts: 2,245
Reputation Power: 304
TTG_RANGER wrote Just the chrome itself was enough. The outedge glow kinda killed it.
But very good tutorial bro.
I was thinking the same but i didn't no what to do keep it or not
Thanks for your in-put pal
Thanks for your in-put pal
- 0useful
- 0not useful
You are viewing our Forum Archives. To view or take place in current topics click here.