Photoshop - Abstract FX Text Effect

8/8/2019 Photoshop - Abstract FX Text Effect

1/15

Abstract FX Text Effect

Sunday, 15 August 2010 16:29 Siva KumarPhotoshop Tutorials - Text Effects

Article Index

Abstract FX Text EffectPage 2Page 3

All PagesPage 1 of 3

Learn how to turn any text into a beautiful text designusing layer styles, gradients, and Photoshop brushes. This tutorial is great for novice Photoshop

users who want to learn how to easily add style to any text.

Preview of the Final Product


2/15

Abstract FX Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial

Step 1 - Create a new Document

Choose File > New (Ctrl + N). I'm using a wallpaper of 1440px (width) X 900px (height). Youcan have a wallpaper of any other size. The background color should be black.


3/15

Step 2 - Create a Text

Type the text that you want to work with. I'm using "FX" as my choice of text, but you can useanything else. The font color should be white. I'm using the font "Harabara".


4/15

Step 3 Rasterize the Text

Next, we need to duplicate the layer (Layer > Duplicate Layer). Right click on the duplicatedlayer then click Rasterize Type.


5/15

Step 4 - Adding Satin Style

Click Layer Style (fx) in the layer palette, and select Satin, then enter the settings below:

y Blend Mode: Multiplyy Opacity: 100%y Angle: 143y Distance: 3pxy Size: 3px


6/15

Step 5 - Adding Bevel and Emboss

Adding Bevel and Emboss will shed a smooth light shade on the text. "Bevel and Emboss" is justabove "Satin" that you clicked on in the previous step. Apply the following settings

Structure

y Style: InnerBevely Tech: Smoothy Depth: 100%y Direction: Upy Size: 250pxy Soften: 7px

Shading

y Angle: 132y Altitude: 26y Highlight mode: Normaly Highlight Color: #9a1a82y Highlight Opacity: 84%y Shadow mode: Normaly Shadow Color: #c5df27y Shadow Opacity: 27%.


7/15

Step 6 - Adding Colors to Background


8/15

We shall now merge 4 different colors to create a colorful background.

First, create a new layer to work on. Select Pen Tool from the tools bar on the left then create apath as you see in the image below with the gray line. Select Brush Tool (B) from the tools then

right click on the screen. Select the feather brush, which I have highlighted with the red circle in

the image below.

Go to the Pen Tool then change the foreground color to Pink (#FF00FC). Right click on the

screen then select "Stroke Path". Choose Brush, activate "Simulate Pressure" (for soft andfeathered edges), then clickOK.We now have a path in pink.

Repeat this step three times but use different colors;

y Blue (#009CFF)y Green (#46FF00)y Yellow (#FFF700)

Place these colors next to each other. Take a look at the picture in Step 7 to get an idea of whereto place these "colored paths". I recommend creating a new layer for each color so that it'll be

much easier to make adjustments.


9/15

Step 7 - Merging Background Colors

Select all the layers & Merge (Ctrl + E). Now all the effects we've done appear on the same

layer.

Step 8 - Making Soft & Smooth Color Shade

The way to create soft & smooth edges for the colors: select Menu > Filter > Blur > Gaussian

Blur > Radius = 66.4px, and reduce the opacity to 33%. You should have a background image

similar to this one below.


10/15

Step 9 - Duplicating Layer to Add Glow behind the Text


11/15

Select the text as you see in the image. Click on Select > Modify > Expand = 2px. Create a newlayer below the text. It should be white.

Step 10 - Adding Blur

In order to make the text smooth, we need to choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius =

5px).


12/15

Step 11 - Filling Colors


13/15

Our goal is to fill 4 different colors inside the text. Select the blurred text & lock it. Then go tothe tools bar & select Brush Tool (B) > right click on the screen & select the feather brush.

Fill the 4 different colors that we used in Step 6. See the image below for reference. You should

end up with a picture the same as the final image below.


14/15


15/15

Documents

Photoshop - Abstract FX Text Effect