Post: Glossy text tutorial
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04-21-2011, 04:03 PM
#1
t0asty
Web Dev / Security
In this tutorial you will learn the basic's of creating a professional "glossy" look on your text in literally no time at all. Well, what are you waiting for? Begin below. :whistle:
Ok, Start by creating a new Photoshop document (any size, but i'm using 500, 250 pixels)
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Than add you text, if you want to know the font i used was "impact" and the size was "100pt" and the color code was "49abe4"
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Now we have our text we can proceed. Add a new layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N), right click the new layer and choose "create clipping mask"
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Head on over to your eclipse tool and drag it onto the area you want to be "glossy", be careful not to highlight too much; a good guide would be around 40% of the text / object should be highlighted.
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Next step is to apply a white overlay, you can do this via either the brush tool or what i did was simply use the fill tool. Once you have that out of the way you can remove the selected area by pressing (CTRL + D). Now you will be left with this:
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Doesn't really look "glossy" no does it? Well we havent finished yet!, to bring out the "glossy" look you will need to drop the oppacity down; The ammount varies depending on color, size, Ect.. but for this example i set it to 27%.
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Done!
Now if you want you can add any extra effects you please. Here is the finished product:
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04-22-2011, 01:10 AM
#2
Mrs.Drake
GOAL: 1000 POSTS
Originally posted by Mr.
Ok, so i made this for a GFX blog i started but i cant be arsed anymore so ill just post my tutorials in here instead
In this tutorial you will learn the basic's of creating a professional "glossy" look on your text in literally no time at all. Well, what are you waiting for? Begin below. :whistle:
Ok, Start by creating a new Photoshop document (any size, but i'm using 500, 250 pixels)
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Than add you text, if you want to know the font i used was "impact" and the size was "100pt" and the color code was "49abe4"
You must login or register to view this content.
Now we have our text we can proceed. Add a new layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N), right click the new layer and choose "create clipping mask"
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Head on over to your eclipse tool and drag it onto the area you want to be "glossy", be careful not to highlight too much; a good guide would be around 40% of the text / object should be highlighted.
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Next step is to apply a white overlay, you can do this via either the brush tool or what i did was simply use the fill tool. Once you have that out of the way you can remove the selected area by pressing (CTRL + D). Now you will be left with this:
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Doesn't really look "glossy" no does it? Well we havent finished yet!, to bring out the "glossy" look you will need to drop the oppacity down; The ammount varies depending on color, size, Ect.. but for this example i set it to 27%.
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Done!
Now if you want you can add any extra effects you please. Here is the finished product:
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In this tutorial you will learn the basic's of creating a professional "glossy" look on your text in literally no time at all. Well, what are you waiting for? Begin below. :whistle:
Ok, Start by creating a new Photoshop document (any size, but i'm using 500, 250 pixels)
You must login or register to view this content.
Than add you text, if you want to know the font i used was "impact" and the size was "100pt" and the color code was "49abe4"
You must login or register to view this content.
Now we have our text we can proceed. Add a new layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N), right click the new layer and choose "create clipping mask"
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Head on over to your eclipse tool and drag it onto the area you want to be "glossy", be careful not to highlight too much; a good guide would be around 40% of the text / object should be highlighted.
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Next step is to apply a white overlay, you can do this via either the brush tool or what i did was simply use the fill tool. Once you have that out of the way you can remove the selected area by pressing (CTRL + D). Now you will be left with this:
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Doesn't really look "glossy" no does it? Well we havent finished yet!, to bring out the "glossy" look you will need to drop the oppacity down; The ammount varies depending on color, size, Ect.. but for this example i set it to 27%.
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Done!
Now if you want you can add any extra effects you please. Here is the finished product:
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I guess its a good tut. Very simple though. if you have photoshop you should know this. /facepalm
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04-22-2011, 01:13 AM
#3
t0asty
Web Dev / Security
Originally posted by Mr.Obama
I guess its a good tut. Very simple though. if you have photoshop you should know this. /facepalm
So you expect people to be born knowing how to this?
I see what your saying, yes its simple but the reason i made the tutorial was because hundreds of people asked me. And that's just me, im not exactly popular so that shows that people want to know how to do it.
04-22-2011, 01:17 AM
#4
Mrs.Drake
GOAL: 1000 POSTS
Originally posted by Mr.
So you expect people to be born knowing how to this?
I see what your saying, yes its simple but the reason i made the tutorial was because hundreds of people asked me. And that's just me, im not exactly popular so that shows that people want to know how to do it.
I see what your saying, yes its simple but the reason i made the tutorial was because hundreds of people asked me. And that's just me, im not exactly popular so that shows that people want to know how to do it.
well start being popular cuz I've only been on this site 2 months. lol. its been almost a full year for you /facepalm
but I agree, it will be good for the people that don't know wat the crap they be doing.
04-22-2011, 01:34 AM
#5
t0asty
Web Dev / Security
Originally posted by Mr.Obama
well start being popular cuz I've only been on this site 2 months. lol. its been almost a full year for you /facepalm
but I agree, it will be good for the people that don't know wat the crap they be doing.
but I agree, it will be good for the people that don't know wat the crap they be doing.
I was only here for like a month then i quit because of fags. But most of them have gone now so i came back. :y:
04-28-2011, 02:15 AM
#9
starrix
Banned
Originally posted by Lewbo11
Ok, so i made this for a GFX blog i started but i cant be arsed anymore so ill just post my tutorials in here instead
In this tutorial you will learn the basic's of creating a professional "glossy" look on your text in literally no time at all. Well, what are you waiting for? Begin below. :whistle:
Ok, Start by creating a new Photoshop document (any size, but i'm using 500, 250 pixels)
You must login or register to view this content.
Than add you text, if you want to know the font i used was "impact" and the size was "100pt" and the color code was "49abe4"
You must login or register to view this content.
Now we have our text we can proceed. Add a new layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N), right click the new layer and choose "create clipping mask"
You must login or register to view this content.
Head on over to your eclipse tool and drag it onto the area you want to be "glossy", be careful not to highlight too much; a good guide would be around 40% of the text / object should be highlighted.
You must login or register to view this content.
Next step is to apply a white overlay, you can do this via either the brush tool or what i did was simply use the fill tool. Once you have that out of the way you can remove the selected area by pressing (CTRL + D). Now you will be left with this:
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Doesn't really look "glossy" no does it? Well we havent finished yet!, to bring out the "glossy" look you will need to drop the oppacity down; The ammount varies depending on color, size, Ect.. but for this example i set it to 27%.
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Done!
Now if you want you can add any extra effects you please. Here is the finished product:
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In this tutorial you will learn the basic's of creating a professional "glossy" look on your text in literally no time at all. Well, what are you waiting for? Begin below. :whistle:
Ok, Start by creating a new Photoshop document (any size, but i'm using 500, 250 pixels)
You must login or register to view this content.
Than add you text, if you want to know the font i used was "impact" and the size was "100pt" and the color code was "49abe4"
You must login or register to view this content.
Now we have our text we can proceed. Add a new layer (CTRL + SHIFT + N), right click the new layer and choose "create clipping mask"
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Head on over to your eclipse tool and drag it onto the area you want to be "glossy", be careful not to highlight too much; a good guide would be around 40% of the text / object should be highlighted.
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Next step is to apply a white overlay, you can do this via either the brush tool or what i did was simply use the fill tool. Once you have that out of the way you can remove the selected area by pressing (CTRL + D). Now you will be left with this:
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Doesn't really look "glossy" no does it? Well we havent finished yet!, to bring out the "glossy" look you will need to drop the oppacity down; The ammount varies depending on color, size, Ect.. but for this example i set it to 27%.
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Done!
Now if you want you can add any extra effects you please. Here is the finished product:
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Glossy text tutorial please? :2k7:
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