Final Product What You'll Be Creating
In this quick tip tutorial we will show you how to create a glass
text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let’s get started!
Tutorial Assets
The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.
Step 1
Preparing assets and creating document. First create a new .PSD
document, 600 x 400 pixels in RGB mode, 72 DPI with WHITE background
color. Now prepare your assets. Install The Nautigal font into your
computer and optionally open the .PAT file for creating background or
use the Background Image instead of starting new document, so you can
skip creating background and jump to step 3 of this tutorial.
Step 2
Making Background. Go to Menu > Layer > Layer Style >
Blending Options and use the settings below. You can also access
Blending Options with two faster ways. First and the fastest way is to
double click on the layer in your layers menu. Other way is to right
click on the layer in your layers menu and choose Blending Options. When
you are done with all the settings below, don’t forget to hit “OK” in
the Blending Options window! If you have downloaded the Patterns file –
use the pattern number 31. You can also leave the background without the
pattern overlay or use any other pattern as the result will look great
on any light background.
Step 3
Start creating first text layer. Now we can start making our text
effect. First choose a type tool and change font to Tha Nautigal, size
around 255 pt and anti-alliasing Sharp. Now type your text somewhere in
the center of the image. You can write any word, but in this tutorial
I’ll use “Wow”.
Step 4
This first text layer will be at the bottom of all text layers. Go to
Menu > Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options and use the
settings below on your text.
Step 5
Creating and customizing 2nd text layer. Now duplicate your text
layer. Select new text layer. Select the text layer in layer menu and go
to Menu > Layer > Duplicate layer and name it as you wish. Now go
to Menu > Layer > Layer Style > Clear Layer Style as we will
make different style for this layer. Finally go to Menu > Layer >
Layer Style > Blending Options and use the settings below on your
text. You can also use the quicker methods to access Blending Options
from “Step 2″ of this tutorial. When you are done with all the settings
below, don’t forget to hit “OK” in the Blending Options window! This
text layer will be in the middle of all 3 text layers in your layer
menu. So for now it should be above the first one.
Step 6
Creating and customizing last 3rd text layer. We are almost there.
Now we need to duplicate our 2nd text layer. Select the text layer in
layer menu and go to Menu > Layer > Duplicate layer and name it as
you wish. Now go to Menu > Layer > Layer Style > Clear Layer
Style as we will make different style for this layer. Finally go to Menu
> Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options and use the settings
below on our text. Again you can use the quicker methods to access
Blending Options from “Step 2″ of this tutorial. When you are done with
all the settings below, don’t forget to hit “OK” in the Blending Options
window! This text layer will make most of the effects and must be on
top of all other text layers.
Final Image
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