Metallic Text Effect Tutorial

Subject: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:41 pm

Well the last tut went quite well so heres another one

Metallic Text Effect

This a quick but awesome text that might seem impossible!

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Step-1

Open a image any size and write anything you want in any font/size in a black colour.
I Wrote SoV Clan
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sovclan

Now this gets a bit messy we're going to be using Layer Styles a lot.
This is where they are (Its the darkened option.)
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial LayerStyle

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial LayerStyle

Click it once and then click Drop Shadow and put in these settings :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial DropShadow

Now click on Inner Shadow and put in these settings : ( Oh Yeah make sure to click the thing right of Multiply and put in this colour code : 00aeff
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial InnerShadow

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial InnerShadow

Now click on Outer Glow and out in these settings :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial OuterGlow

Now click on Inner Glow and put in these settings :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Innerglow

Now click on Bevel and Emboss and put in these settings : ( BE VERY CAREFUL TO CONFUSE THIS CONTOUR WITH THE NEXT!)(As for the contour design just click around and move the dots around to get the Image I have.)
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial BevelAndEmboss

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial BevelAndEmboss

Now click Contour and input these settings : ( Yes More dotted lines w00t)
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Contour

Now click Texture and input these settings :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Texture

Now click Satin and input these settings : ( The colour code (Beside the Blend mode ) Is C8C8C8)
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Satin

Now click Colour Overlay with these settings :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Colouroverlay

Now click Stroke and put in these settings : ( W00T THIS LIEK TEH L4ST 0N3!)
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Stroke

Thats it. REMEMBER! It might take long, It might be hard. BUT It's worth it.
If you have questions on the colour codes/anything else , ask me and i'll reply ASAP.
Here's my image :
Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sovclanmettalic

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sovclanmettalic

I frankly love it lol.
Enjoy!

If you thought it took long , then you don't want to know how long it took me to set up this tut lmao.

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:01 pm

wow O_O thats kinda complicated, how did you figure all this crap out? XD
i'll have to try this, just as soon as FALC GETS ME PHOTOSHOP >__< *hits falc*

edit: btw, the text looks really cool Very Happy

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:05 pm

Er figure it out... It's called some tips were given by a friend and others were made through pushing buttons and adjusting stuff. LMAO at hitting falc , try the vortex one first , just to give you the "feel" Of photoshop. And thanks ;D!

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:06 pm

He doesnt have photoshop atm, and wont let me forget it. Also i cant give him photoshop, he must get it himself (i dont have the setup files).

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:09 pm

DUDE WTF GIMME NAO U NUBHED!!!!!!!!!!!! i wants and yoo dun giv!!!
well, off to uTorrent, i hope it resets the router again so you get kicked off Razz

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:14 pm

LoL aww the brothers love each other so much Smile

Any comments on the actual tut LMAO?

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:28 pm

i already said it was cool >_________>

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:30 pm

actually that was aimed at ryan , not you lol haha sorry for the misunderstanding~

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:33 pm

Didnt get a chance to try it yet lol >_>

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:45 pm

Lol , any comments on how the ending part looks though O_O?

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:59 pm

Haha looks awesome, now I just wanna try it. Very busy for the next 2 days though.

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:44 am

Thankies ^ ^
Busy with the college thing?
Best of luck to you !
*waits for the nexts two days to pass before he sees falco's attempt*

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:40 pm

Mm yeah but hopefully its all over till late August (When classes start).

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:42 pm

Awesome ! Thats a good while away * waits to see falco's attempts*

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:06 pm

i kinda went a little past the tut again XD i added a background to it and changed the color overlay to green Very Happy

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Greenmetallicwithbackground

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:31 pm

HOLY SHIT LMAO , thats great , good job and thanks for trying my tut and advancing it O_O. The background for it it really good O_O

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:11 am

it was partly by accident, i didnt realize at first i had made a different layer for the background, i was just trying some effects Very Happy

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:06 pm

LMAO more like Lady Luck was on your side , anyway it looks awesome ;D

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:21 am

Heres mine, but i changed the gradient

Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Bippymettaliccopy

Subject: Re: Metallic Text Effect Tutorial Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:40 am

Wow nice, I like the gradient ^^ , very nice finsh. Keep up the good work bips Razz

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