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Photoshop - Glossy Text

Tutorial Name: Photoshop - Glossy Text  

Category: PC Tutorials

Submitted By: Nag

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Step 1:

- Open a Background Image, and create your text using the color #77a5c2. The font used is Alba, and the size is 500px.

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

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- Double click on the original text layer and apply the following styles:

-Drop Shadow: Change the color to #51626a, remove the check next to Use Global Light and change the Angle to 30. Also, change the Distance to 17 and the Size to 8.

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- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 500, the Size to 43, and the Gloss Contour to Steps. Check the Anti-aliased box for a smoother result.

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- Contour: Choose Half Round, and check the Anti-aliased box as well.

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The result should look like this.

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Step 2:

Double click on the copy text layer to add another layer style:

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- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 215, the Size to 18, the Gloss Contour to Cove - Deep, and check the Anti-aliased box.

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- Contour: Choose Steep Slope - Rolling, and check the Anti-aliased box.

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The text should look more glossy now, and even more reflective.

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Step 3:

- Create a new layer between both text layers and call it "texture". Press the Ctrl key and click on one of the text layers icon to create a selection.

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- Set the Foreground color to #164b7c and the Background color to #b2ebfc. Go to Filter - Render - Clouds. Then press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection.

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- Go to Filter - Brush Strokes - Crosshatch, and change the Stroke Length to 50, the Sharpness to 20, and the Strength to 1.

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You should get a similar texture to this.

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- Finally, change the "texture" layer Blend Mode to Overlay.

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Result

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im going to try this,ill feedback the results soon.