Change this layer’s blending mode to Color Burn to allow the texture to interact with the text. Add a Noise filter (Filter > Noise > Add Noise) with the settings 10%, Uniform & Monochromatic. Load the outer text selection and fill a new layer with white. On a new layer, draw some 1px white lines across the straight edges of the text to act as highlights.Īdd a layer mask to the highlighting lines layer and erase out the ends of the lines with a soft brush.įind a stock lens flare and paste in multiple copies to highlight the edges and corners of the text. Load and inverse the selection of the text layer and delete out the excess from the highlights layer. Replace this white fill with a blue (#283891) to red (#f07b71) gradient using the layer style options.Ĭhange this layer’s blending mode to Linear Burn to allow the gradient overlay to replace the colour of the white to black gradients underneath.ĭab a few spots of white across the text to add a variety of highlights and tones. Then CMD-click the original inner shape layer and delete this selection from the fill. Aim to contrast black against white on each shape to highlight the diagonal edge lines.ĬMD-click the layer of the original outline shape and fill a new layer with white. Repeat the process on every other letter. The gradient is running in the wrong direction on the horizontal shapes, so tweak each one by adjusting the angle of the gradient fill. Right click the layer and select Paste Layer Style, then select all the other layers and paste the same layer style. Fill each edge with white on individual layers.Īdd a simple black to white gradient on one of the shape layers. Close the path by cutting diagonally across the outline at each corner. Zoom in and draw around each edge of the outer outline with the Polygonal Lasso tool. Now let’s start work on the chamfered edge. The text is beginning to develop some definition with the gradients and stroked outlines. Enter 2px to reduce the mask size to accommodate the stroke, then inverse the selection (CMD+Shift+I) and delete. Load the selection of the reflection layer, then go to Select > Modify > Contract. Use the rectangular marquee tool to remove the middle portion between each circle. Zoom right in and draw a circular selection at each end of the reflection gradient layer on each letter. Fill this with white on a new layer.ĭouble click the layer to open up the layer styles and add a vertical gradient running from dark indigo (#261528) to mid-indigo (#241e53) to white (#ffffff) to a very light indigo (#b6b4c7). Grab the Rectangular Marquee tool and hold Alt while dragging a selection across the upper portion of the text, leaving just the lower half selected. Hold the CMD (Mac), or CTRL (Windows) key while clicking the thumbnail of the inner-text layer to load the selection. Next, add a soft Inner Glow using a mid-blue (#76a5cd), set the opacity to 100%, blending mode to Normal, size to around 8px and add a 2px stroke to accommodate the stroke in the next step.Īdd a 2px stroke in white, then set the alignment to the Inside and blending mode to Color Dodge. Use dark blue (#426bc7), light blue (#719cff) and white (#ffffff) swatches and run the gradient vertically from the top. Start by replacing the fill with a Gradient Overlay. The temporary rectangle will maintain the proportions between the two objects when copied through to Photoshop.ĭouble click the inner shape layer and begin adding some layer styles. Repeat the process but this time with the inner shape.

A sky blue to white on the inner shape and a red to blue gradient on the outline will do the trick.ĭraw a temporary rectangle around the text, then select this along with the outer shape. Right click on the objects and select Ungroup.Īdd a couple of basic gradient fills to the two shapes to make it easy to identify them. With the shapes selected, go to Object > Path > Offset Path. Here I’m using the font Viper Squadron, and the word ‘Epic’. Set out the wording of your choice in an appropriate font and convert the text to outlines (CMD+Shift+O). We’ll begin in Illustrator for the first couple of steps to lay out our type. Look closely at the colours used, the style of text and what seems like a desert landscape in the reflection of the text. As a little initial research, collect a few logos and graphics to refer to when creating your own text effect. WWF Wrestling, Metallica’s Ride the Lightning album, Robocop, Amiga games and Transformers are all examples that I can relate to. Subscribe to the Spoon Graphics YouTube Channel

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