Today
I am going to share with you a stuffed text effect, created in
photoshop CS5. In this tutorial I have used some photoshop techniques to
create this stuffed text effect. I hope you will learn new photoshop
tricks and techniques to follow this tutorial. So enjoy and just
remember to share your opinions with us.
Create a Stuffed Text Effect in Photoshop - Final Preview
Final Preview
Lets start to create our stuffed text effect in photoshop.
Step 1
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) with 800x600 of size.
Create a New Document
Step 2
Select Gradient Tool and applying Radial Gradient on Background.
Radial Gradient on Background
After applying gradient get this result.
Get Result
Step 3
Select Text Tool from tool panel, type some text with (150px) of size applying this color #ffefd9, I am using Impact Font you can use any of font you like.
Type Some Text
After type text now I am going to applying some Blending Options on this text layer.
Drop Shadow
Drop Shadow
Inner Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
Gradient Overlay
Gradient Overlay
After applying these layer style we get awesome effect on text layer.
Get Awesome Effect
Step 4
Now I am going to add Orange Weave Texture in photoshop.
Add Texture Image in Photoshop
Go to Edit > Free Transform or press (Ctrl+T) and expand the texture left and right side as like in preview.
Transform it and Expand
After transform it you can see this result.
Get This Result
Now hold Ctrl key and click thumbnail of text layer for creating a selection.
Make a Selection
Press (Ctrl+Shift+I) to inverse the selection.
Inverse the Selection
Now select texture layer and rasterize it, hit delete button to delete the selected area then press (Ctrl+D) to deselect the selection.
Delete Selected Area
After delete selected area down Opacity (40%) of this texture layer.
Step 5
In this step I am going to create stuffed effect using some photoshop techniques, first of all create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) name it layer New Texture, hold Ctrl key and click thumbnail of text layer to create a selection.

Make a New Selection
Now set foreground color #a77d31, and background #774c21.
Set Color
Now select new texture layer and applying foreground color on it (Alt+Backspace) press (Ctrl+D) to deselect the selection.
Applying Color
After applying color go to Filter > Sketch > Reticulation set Density (21) Foreground Level (10) and Background Level (20).
Set Filter Reticulation
After set filter reticulation we get this result.
Get This Result
Now go to Filter > Artistic > Watercolor set Brush Detail (7) Shadow Intensity (0) and Texture (1).
Set Filter Watercolor
After filter watercolor setting result look like in preview.
Get Watercolor Result
Now finally go to Filter > Artist > Under-panting set Brush Size (0) Texture Coverage (40) Scaling (50%) and Relief (21).
Set Filter Under-panting
After set filter under-panting you can see a new result on new texture layer.
Get a New Result
Step 6
After set filter options now I am going to set Hue Saturation of this new texture layer.
Go to Image > Adjustment > Hue Saturation.
Set Hue Saturation
After set hue saturation get nice effect on new texture layer.
Get Nice Effect
Now set the Blend Mode to (Soft Light) of this new texture layer.
Set Blend Mode to Soft Light
Step 7
Here I am going to make one more new effect using photoshop brush techniques, select Brush Tool from tool panel open brush panel press (F5) and set these settings, Size (10px) Roundness (21%) Hardness (100%) Spacing (675%).
Set Brush Setting
Now open the first option of brush panel Shape Dynamics and set Minimum Diameter (20%) Angle Jitter (Control in to Direction).
Set Brush Settings
After set these settings close brush panel then right click on text layer and select (Create Work Path) option.
Create Work Path
After select work path option you can see a path, created around the text layer.
A Path Created
Now select the Path Selection Tool from tool panel right click on screen and select (Stroke Path) option then a small window opened.
Select Stroke Path Option
Now create new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) name it layer Lines,
if brush tool select in this small window then click OK otherwise
select brush tool and press OK then you can see a new effect around the
text layer.
Get This Result
Step 8
In this step I am going to applying some Blending Options on this Lines Layer.
Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying these Blending Options.
Drop Shadow
Drop Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
Color Overlay
Color Overlay
After applying these layer styles we get beautiful effect on lines layer.
Get Beautiful Effect
After all the struggle here we get our stuffed text effect in final preview.
Final Preview