In this beginner Photoshop tutorial we are going to learn how to create a plastic effect using layer styles. Here is the desired effect we want to achieve: Step 1) Creating the new document The first thing we will need to do is create the Photoshop document. You can do that quickly by pressing CTRL + N. I am going to use the web preset of 640x480. Step 2) Fill the document with a black background Press the letter D on the keyboard to reset your foreground and background colors. Now you can use the keyboard shortcuts to fill your background by pressing ALT + Backspace. This will always fill your...

This is a beginning Photoshop tutorial for a text effect. It is assumed you have all the necessary software installed on your machine and you will understand the basic terminology used within this tutorial. Step 1) Creating the background layer For this tutorial we will be using a radial gradient for the background. Set the focus of the gradient to the bottom right corner of the page. The colors I used were Color 1 - #2e5b15 Color 2 - #103533 Color 3 - #090e13 Step 2) Adding the letter to the screen Now we will be adding the layer to the screen. I will choose the letter Q but this will work with...

This tutorial will walk you through how to create worn and torn text using Photoshop. This is a beginner to intermediate tutorial and we may be using shortcuts that are a little advanced. You can always refer to the beginner tutorials if you need some help on a certain task we cover here. Step 1) Creating the background For the purpose of this tutorial we used the default settings for a web template. 640 x 480. We then set the background to black by filling it. Press D to set black as your foreground color, then simply press Alt + Backspace to fill in the layer. Step 2) Adding the text From here...

This is a beginner tutorial for Photoshop and it assumes you have all the necessary software installed on your machine. You will be walked through step by step in how to create the effect. Step 1) Creating the document First we will need to create a new document. I chose to create the document 500x500 and fill it with a radial gradient. #102f40 to black. Step 2) Adding the Text For this tutorial I will only be doing 1 letter, because once you learn how to create the effect you will be able to do it over again with multiple letters. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting...

This is a beginner level Photoshop tutorial and it is assumed you have the necessary software installed on your machine. Step 1) Preparing the Text For this tutorial I used Myriad pro, but you can choose to use any font that you want. Most font websites offer many different choices. Once you have chosen a font and typed what you want on the screen we will be adding the following layer styles. Step 2) Getting the Blood Brushes You will need to download blood brushes of your choice. If you type those keywords into any search engine you will have some good results pop up that you can choose from....

Today we will be creating a tutorial on how to add a texture to the font treatment you are using. The application of choice today will be Adobe CS5, but this effect will work in all versions of Photoshop so do not worry. Step 1 ) Creating the Background setting for your text For the purpose of this tutorial we used the previous supplied Photoshop default background and changed the color to black. If your layer is locked you can just double click the layer and you should now have an unlocked layer with the option to change the background color. Once you have the background color changed and the...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to use a text background to take on the color and texture of a photo. We will start with a blank canvas, colored black. And the first thing we want to do is to create our tiled text background. Choose the Type tool and then add your text. Make sure you pick a size and font you like. The color doesn't matter. Next, goto Edit > Transform > Rotate. Angle it a little, and make sure the text is covering the entire canvas, like so: Now paste in your image you want to use as the overlay, and resize it as needed. For this example, we are using the following...

In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a fire text effect in PhotoShop. Although this tutorial is written with CS4, most versions are largely the same. The first thing to do is to create a new document in PhotoShop. For this example, we create a 400x300 black canvas. then We add our text to the canvas, in White: Now, goto Image > Rotate Image Rotation > 90° CW. Next, we need to Rasterize the text. But first, right-click the text layer and choose Duplicate Layer. Then hide that copied layer by clicking on the eye next to it: We used over 10 web hosting companies before...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at creating a cool text effect using PhotoShop CS4 where the letters overlap each other and cancel each other out, creating a cut-out effect. To start with, we create a new document and add text to the canvas using a font and color of your choice. TIP: use a relatively bold-looking font for best results: The next thing we want to do is goto the Layer menu, and choose Type > Convert to Shape. At this point, we will no longer be able to edit our text, so make sure it is as you want it. [Click to enlarge] Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality...

In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a high quality 3D text effect using PhotoShop CS4. To begin, we will start with a blank canvas and use the text tool to write some text to the document. Make it pretty big, like so: If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting , try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. Next, we want to make duplicates of our text layer, but first, right-click the layer and choose Rasterize Layer. This will make the text no longer editable, so that we can manipulate...