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<\/a><\/p>\nFinal Preview<\/h4>\n
This what we gone do Today<\/p>\n
Open photoshop and create a new document, mine is 550\u00d7498px<\/strong> with a white background.<\/p>\n Fill the color in background layer, mine color is #333333<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select Horizontal Type Tool<\/strong> and type text on front. I am using \u201cArial<\/strong>\u201d with Bold<\/strong> and size \u201c90<\/strong>\u201d to make sure I get the best detailing in to it.<\/p>\n Right-click on the text layer and click on Rasterize Type<\/strong> (or Rasterize Layer depending on what Photoshop CS version you\u2019re using).<\/p>\n Let\u2019s continue to transform our text into 3D<\/strong>. Select the INFOWAY<\/strong> layer. Than go to \u201cEdit\u201d -> \u201cTransform\u201d -> \u201cPerspective\u201d<\/strong>(CTRL+T) <\/p>\n Holding down Ctrl, click on the top right transform control of the box. Should look like this.<\/p>\n We are going to start giving this text a 3D look. First, we want to duplicate<\/strong> our text layer; Now, while holding down <\/strong>CTRL+ALT<\/strong>, press the UP arrow,<\/strong> as you will notice, this duplicates the layer, and move it up by 1 pixel<\/strong>. now do this about 8 to 10 times, after that, you will get something like this:<\/p>\n Now, what you need to do is marge ALL the “duplicated<\/strong>” layer together, EXCEPT the top one.<\/p>\n To do this, make sure you select the 2nd layer to the top and Merge it to ALL the layers underneath it together like so…(DO NOT Merge to the background layer)<\/strong><\/p>\n Now apply some effect<\/p>\n Now Go to Layers Palette<\/strong>, select the INFOWAY layer. <\/strong><\/p>\n Styling the Text double-click on the INFOWAY<\/strong> Layer\u2019s thumbnail in the Layers Panel to open up the Layer Styles dialog box, we will apply a Color Overlay effect<\/strong> for your Text. Then click on the color box, i choose #E97E2C<\/strong>. Next apply the Inner Shadow<\/strong> layer style. Keep the angle at 120o<\/sup><\/strong>, than changing the values of opacity, Distance and Size. I choose to set the Opacity<\/strong> at 75%<\/strong>, Distance<\/strong> at 1px<\/strong> and Size<\/strong> at 5px<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Change the Inner Shadow<\/strong> color from the default to #D75D00<\/strong><\/p>\n Next apply the Inner Glow<\/strong> layer style. Keep the Blending mode<\/strong> at Screen<\/strong>, than changing the values of Opacity, Choke and Size. I choose to set the Opacity<\/strong> at 45%<\/strong>, Choke<\/strong> at 7%<\/strong> and Size<\/strong> at 90px<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Change the Inner Glow<\/strong> color from the default to #FFA800<\/strong><\/p>\n Next apply the Satin<\/strong> layer style. Keep the Blending mode<\/strong> at Multiply<\/strong>, than changing the values of Opacity, Distance and Size. I choose to set the Opacity<\/strong> at 46%<\/strong>, Distance<\/strong> at 11%<\/strong> and Size<\/strong> at 14px<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Important Part<\/strong>: Keep the angle at 19o<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n Change the Inner Glow<\/strong> color from the default to #FF0000<\/strong><\/p>\n After that, you will get something like this:<\/p>\n Now we will apply all these layer styles (Layer \u00bb Layer Styles \u00bb<\/strong> … )to the Bottom layer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Now apply some effect<\/p>\n Styling the Bottom Layer<\/strong> double-click on the Bottom Layer\u2019s<\/strong> thumbnail in the Layers Panel to open up the Layer Styles dialog box, we will apply horizontal gradient<\/strong> effect for your Bottom Layer<\/strong>. Then click on the color gradient<\/strong> on the right of the Gradient option to open up the Color Gradient Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Double-click on left-color-stop<\/strong> and enter the color value #CC0000<\/strong> then double-click on right-color-stop<\/strong> and enter the color value #840000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Next apply the Inner Shadow layer style. Keep the angle at 120o<\/sup><\/strong>, than changing the values of opacity, Distance and Size. I choose to set the opacity<\/strong> at 75%<\/strong>, distance<\/strong> at 5px<\/strong> and Size<\/strong> at 24px<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Finally we will apply the drop shadow, Keep the angle at 120o<\/sup><\/strong>, than changing the values of opacity, Distance and Size. I choose to set the opacity<\/strong> at 75%<\/strong>, distance<\/strong> at 2px<\/strong> and Size<\/strong> at 5px<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When everything is setup you should now have something looking like this:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nStep #1<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #2<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #3<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #4<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #5<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #6<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #7<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep #8<\/h4>\n
Color Overlay<\/h4>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\nInner Shadow<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nInner Glow<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSatin<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n Gradient Effect<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nInner Shadow<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nDrop Shadow<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nResult<\/h4>\n