Notes:
* the software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
* the size of the final result image is 1024 * 768
* you might want to check the Basix Page to see some useful topics on dealing with Photoshop basics, such as loading palettes and some shortcuts.
Resources:
* Old Iron Text Effect Color Palette
Step 1:
- Fill the Background with the color #737373.
- Set the Foreground color to #493728, and the Background color to #919191. Create a new layer, call it "Background-2", then go to Filter - Render - Clouds.
Step 2:
- Make sure the "Background-2" layer is selected, and go to Filter - Artistic - Sponge. Type in 10 for the Brush Size, 3 for Definition, and 15 for Smoothness, and hit OK.
- Go to Filter - Sketch - Water Paper. Type in 3 for the Fiber Length, 60 for Brightness, and 80 for Contrast. Hit OK.
- Change the "Background-2" Blend Mode to Soft Light.
Step 3:
- Create the text using the color #7b7b7b. The font used here is Deutsch Gothic, and the size is 300px.
- Double click on the text layer to apply the following styles.
- Drop Shadow: Change the color to #686868, and the Distance to 10.
- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #634e38, the Distance to 0, the Size to 10, and the Contour to Valley - High.
- Bevel and Emboss: Choose Chisel Hard for the Technique. This creates the metal look. Change the Size to 16, remove the check box next to Use Global Light as we want to change the Angle to 90 and the Altitude to 30. Use Terraced for the Gloss Contour, and change the Shadow Mode color to #7b7b7b.
Also, check the Contour box (in the panel to the left).
- Finally, add a simple Stroke. Change the Size to 1, the Position to Center, and the color to #616161.
You should end up with something like this:
Step 4:
- Create a new layer on top of the text layer and call it "Texture". We are going to create a simple texture to give the old-iron effect to the text. First, we need to create a selection. So press Ctrl and click on the text layer thumbnail (icon).
- Make sure that the Foreground and the Background colors are still the ones set in Step 1, and go to Filter - Render - Clouds.
- Go to Filter - Artistic - Paint Daubs. Change the Brush Size to 8, the Sharpness to 7, and choose Sparkle form the Brush Type drop down menu. Hit OK.
- Press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection, and change the "Texture" layer Blend Mode to Hard Light.
Step 5:
- Add a Solid Color adjustment layer on top of all layers.
- Type in the color #cbb99d. Then, Change the adjustment layer's Blend Mode to Multiply, and the Opacity to 75.
Step 6:
Finally, set the Foreground color to Black, Grab the Gradient Tool, and choose the Foreground to Transparent gradient. Click on the Radial Gradient icon, and check the box next to Reverse.
Create a new layer and call it "Gradient", then change its Blend Mode to Soft Light. Click on the center of the document then drag to one of the corners to create the gradient.
And this is the final result once again.
