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Text Reflection in a Few Steps

Author: Netcubo Author's URL: www.netcubo.com More by this author
Added:Mar 15, 2005 Rating: Less than 3 votes yet   Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop  

Introduction
Learn to make your text have a nice reflection.

Step 1
Make a new document 400x300 and start by selecting the Text tool. Select any font, colour and size. Enter in the your text, I used Netcubo as an example.

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Step 2
Now go to Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options > Stroke and enter in the settings as show below (image):

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Step 3
Now select Gradient Overlay and enter in the settings as shown below (image):

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Step 4
Now select Bevel and Emboss and enter in the settings as shown below (image):

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Step 5
Now select Drop Shadow and enter in the settings as shown below (image):

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Step 6
You now should have something which looks familier to yours.

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Step 7
The best big, adding the reflection. Simply Duplicate the text you have just been editing, on your layers palette and drag it down just below. Set the opacity to 13% and go to Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical. You should now have a nice reflection on your text.

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Text Reflection