Metallic Text

Metallic Text

We'll begin this tutorial by drawing a white rectangle using the "Rectangle Tool" on a 340 x 184 pixeled canvas. Name this layer "Rectanlge" then rasterize this layer by going to the layers palette and right-clicking and choosing "Rasterize". The background is a dark blue to black gradient by the way which can be applied by using the "Gradient Tool". On the background layer click and drag starting from the top to the bottom or visa versa. This will get you the gradient.

Now, right click on the rectangle layer and select, "Blending Options...". Now click on "Drop Shadow". use settings at left Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Bevel and Emboss". use settings at left Do not click OK yet. Still more to do.

Now click on "Gradient Overlay". use settings at left and in fig 1. You may now click OK.

Fig. 1 (or download gradient here)

You should now have the following:

Now type in "HeavyMetal" using the following settings:

You should now have the following:

Now, right click on the text layer and select, "Blending Options...". Now click on "Drop Shadow". use settings at left Do not click OK yet. Still more to do.

Now click on "Inner Shadow". use settings at left Do not click OK yet. Still more to do.

Now click on "Gradient Overlay". use settings at left and in fig 2. You may now click OK.

Fig. 2

You should now have the following:

Now type some new text below the original and use steps 8 and 9 for the style. The typeface that was used for "Music" was "Exocet" (download typeface here) while "my ears" was "Verdana". The color used was 696678. I also eliminated step 10.

Now "Ctrl" click the text layer "HeavyMetal" in the Layers Palette to create a selection around it. Go to the main menu and click on "Select" then "Modify" and lastly "Expand" set it to 4. Next, using the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" and holding the "Shift" key in on your keyboard, add to the selection where the selection dips down in between the letters. Still holding the "Shift" key in, draw a selection over the "Music 2 my ears" text. Now grab the "Polygonal Lasso Tool" and add a selection around the base of the "2". Once the selections have been made, inverse the selection by going to the main menu and selecting "Select" then "Inverse". Next, select the "Rectangle" layer in the layers pallet, then go to "Edit" and lastly "Cut".

The Results!!!

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