1. Create a new image. Size depends on the size you want on your text.
Make some text. Make it big, and use a cool font!
Now your image should looks SOMETHING like the image on the right.
2.
First
change the color of your text to a nice color!
In my case, I changed it to (#00A4FF)
Now
we are going to make some light.
Hold (ctrl) and click on ur type layer to
select the whole thing.
Create a new layer still selecting the whole
text.
Now select the eliptical marquee tool and
hold (alt) while drawing a
nice circle over some of the text.
Now you will be selecting only some of
the shape.
Go
to select - modify - contract and contract
by 1 or 2 pixels depending on the size of
your text. .
In the layer you created, fill this with (#92D8FF).
Remember that
the size of these images are only 50%!
3.
Now
you could either stop and leave it like this
or continue.
Continue! Merge the two layers
Click on the text layer at ur layers palette.
Go to layer - layer style - blending options
and apply these settings!
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4.
Now
that you have added some depth to your text,
we're going to give it a 3d proggy-like 3d
style.
Now, insert a layer below the
top layer. Click on the top layer, and press
(ctrl+e).
DO NOT MERGE THE Background LAYER!!!
Now,
while holding (ctrl+alt), press up, left,
up, left, up, left until you have a nice 3d
effect.
Now, merge all the layers you have except
the one at the far top.
You should now have 2 layers.
5.
Now
click on your lower layer, and go to layer
styles - color overlay - and use 50% opacity
and black as a color (#000000).
Now merge all your layers except the bg layer.
6.
Now
we are to make that tight looking metal effect.
Play around a lot, and remember your image
will probably look a lot better if you use
a bigger size.
To do this, select the whole layer, go to
channels and create a new channel. Glaussian
blurr it by first 10, then 5, 2,5 then 1.
Go to layers palette, click the layer and
go to filter - render - lightning effects.
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