I really wanted to try something new, so I've decided to start doing
tutorials. They all have to do with Photoshop, so if you have Photoshop
version CS2 - CS6, then you're good!
Today's tutorial
is considered something that can easily be done. I've been around
graphic design for a long time, and I've realized that
this technique was big back in 2007 - 2009, and it's now starting to
make a bit of a comeback. Glitter font can be used for numerous things.
Such as blog headers, Facebook cover photos, tumblr, websites, etc.
Also seen on my personal blog
here!
1. Since gradient font is popular right now, I will start with a simple gradient. There are two ways you can do this. ONE: You can double click your text layer, go to Gradient Overlay, and add a gradient. TWO:
Create a text layer with whatever word/font you choose. Then, press 'T'
on your keyboard, and highlight one letter at a time. To change the
color of a letter, go to your Character Window, go to Color, and click
on the colored box to change the color.
As you see here, I did mine the second way.
2. Now,
click on your text layer to make sure that it's highlighted (like mine
above), go to Layer > Duplicate Layer. You should now have two
text layers. Click on the bottom text layer, then go to Filter >
Other > Offset, and match my settings:
If it seems a bit off to you, you can tweak it.
3. Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise and match my settings:
4. For a little drama, we're going to add a gradient and a stroke. Double click your top text layer and match my settings:
5. Add whatever brushes, backgrounds, textures, etc. to your photo to spruce it up to your liking!
