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Metal Text

Author: Netcubo More by this author

Added: Mar 17, 2005 Rating:

Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop

Introduction
Make any logo have a great Metal text effect to it, using this tutorial.

Step 1
First start of with a new document 500x500 pixels and select your text tool and put in any text you want, make it a fairly big size. Make the foreground of the text black.

Step 2
Now going to give it a chrome effect, on your layers palette hold CTRL and click text layer and the go to {Filter » Sketch » Chrome} and enter these settings:

Detail = 4
Smoothness = 7

You should have something that looks like this:

Step 3
While still selecting all of the text outline, go to {Select » Modify » Expand} and enter in 3. You will see that your text has enlareged its outline. Make a new layer call it {bg}, drag it below your text layer and fill it in with a grey colour #D0D0D0. You should have someting that looks like this:

Step 4
Now we are going to add a stroke to the background, in your layers palette, select {bg} layer and go to {Layer » Layer Style » Blending Options » Stroke}. And make the colour black and size 1px.

Step 5
The final touch, adding the stroke to the text. On layers palette select your text, and go to {Layer » Layer Style » Blending Options » Stroke}. And make the colour black and size 1px. Really you should have something that looks like this: