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Tle Photoshop Activity
Tle Photoshop Activity
I'll start with the steps for setting up the document and adding the initial text. But if you have already
added your text, you can skip to Step 8 where we start turning the text into gold.
And in the New Document dialog box, set the Width of your document to 1600 Pixels,
the Height to 800 Pixels, and the Resolution to 72 pixels/inch.
Then in Photoshop CC, click the Create button, or in CS6, click OK:
Setting the Width, Height and Resolution of the new document.
The new document appears:
The new Photoshop document.
Set the Size of the type to 72 pt. We'll resize the type once we've added it, but this will give us the
largest preset size for now:
Choosing a font and setting the size to 72 pt.
But this is where we run into a difference between Photoshop CC and CS6.
How to resize the text in Photoshop CC
As of Photoshop CC 2019, Free Transform now locks the aspect ratio automatically as you drag the
handles, so you don't distort the shapes of the letters as you resize the text. This is the behavior we
want, so if you're using Photoshop CC, you can just drag the handles without adding any modifier
keys.
When you're done, press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) on your keyboard to close Free Transform:
In the Layers panel, make a copy of the Type layer by dragging it down onto the Add New Layer icon
at the bottom:
Dragging the Type layer onto the Add New Layer icon.
A copy of the Type layer appears above the original:
Still in the Layers panel, make sure the "GOLD copy" layer is selected. Then click the Layer
Styles icon (the "fx" icon) at the bottom:
First, clear away any previous settings you may have used by clicking the Reset to Default button:
In the Color Picker, set the R value to 247, the G value to 238, and the B value to 173. Then click OK
to close the Color Picker:
Changing the color for the left side of the gold gradient.
Back in the Gradient Editor, double-click on the color stop below the right side of the gradient:
In the Gradient Editor, name the gradient "Gold", and then click the New button to save it:
Then double-click on the Ring - Double contour to select it (third thumbnail from the left, bottom row):
The easiest way to do that is to first click inside the Size value box to make it active. Then use the Up
Arrow key on your keyboard to slowly increase the value. As you do, you'll see the letters filling in
from the outer edges towards the centers.
The Size value you need will depend on the size of your text. For me, a value of 41 pixels does the
job:
Then click on the small arrow to the right of the gradient swatch and select the "Gold" gradient we
saved earlier by double-clicking on its thumbnail:
Changing the Fill Type to Gradient and choosing the custom Gold gradient.
Step 24: Set the Style, Position and Size of the stroke
Change the Style of the gradient from Linear to Reflected.
Then set the Position of the stroke to Outside and increase the Size to around 8 pixels:
Click on the words Bevel & Emboss on the left of the Layer Style dialog box:
Instead, simply change the Style from Inner Bevel to Stroke Emboss. The Technique should be set
to Chisel Hard.
Set the Size value to the same size you chose for the stroke, which in my case was 8 pixels:
Changing the Style, Technique and Size options.
Depth: 170%
Angle: 120°
Gloss Contour: Ring- Double
Anti-Aliased: Checked
Highlight Opacity: 75%
Shadow Opacity: 75%
The Bevel and Emboss settings for the stroke.
Click directly on the words Outer Glow on the left of the Layer Style dialog box:
Setting the opacity and changing the color of the Outer Glow.
In the Color Picker, set the R value to 232, G to 128 and B to 31, and then click OK:
We're done with our layer effects, so click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box.
And here's the gold text effect with all of our layer effects applied, including the new Outer Glow:
In the Layers panel, click on the "GOLD copy" layer (the top layer) to select it:
Clicking the Add New Layer icon while holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac).
In the New Layer dialog box, name the layer "Sparkles" and click OK:
In Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe redesigned the brush panels. So use the steps below to load the
brush based on your version of Photoshop.
Double-click on its thumbnail to select the brush and close the Brush Preset Picker:
Double-click on its thumbnail to select the brush and close the Brush Preset Picker:
Press and hold the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key on your keyboard to temporarily switch from the
Brush Tool to the Eyedropper Tool, and then click on a light gold color to sample it.
Holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and sampling a color from the text.
For added variety, change the brush size before each click by pressing the left or right bracket
keys on your keyboard. The left bracket key makes the brush smaller and the right bracket key
makes it larger.
Don't add too many sparkles or you'll overdo it. A couple of larger and smaller ones is all you really
need. If you don't like the last sparkle you added, press Ctrl+Z (Win) / Command+Z (Mac) on your
keyboard to undo it, and then try again.
Here, I've added a couple of sparkles to the letter "G", a third, smaller sparkle at the bottom of the
letter "L", and a fourth one in the upper left of the letter "D":
You'll find the Opacity option in the upper right of the Layers panel. I'll lower mine to 80%: