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!
Font used: Baroque
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!
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