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Gold Effect

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Added:Feb 09, 2007 Rating:   Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop  

Step 1.

Create a new 250X150 pixels document with the black background. Compose a text by 50% grey and rasterize this layer.

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Step 2.

Choose the Magic Wand Tool (W) and select a text (holding Shift). Now save the selection (apply Select > Save Selection).

Step 3.

Go to channels palette. We have a new channel ("GOLD") there. Now press the right button of your mouse and choose "Duplicate Channel". Go to "GOLD COPY" and apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with the following settings: Radius->2,5.

Step 4.

Now press RGB channel and go to layers palette. Apply Filter > Render > Lighting Effects with the following settings: Light Type->Omni, Texture Channel->gold copy.

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Step 5.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Curves (Ctrl+M) and use the following settings:

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Step 6.

We have got a chrome text. Now apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (Colorize->ON, Hue->+58, Saturation->+68) and we have got a gold text. And that's it.

Gold Effect