TECHNIG
Gateway for IT Experts and Tech Geeks

How to Create Metal Text in Photoshop?

Related to Photoshop Tips articles, I have wrote this to show you how to create metal text in Photoshop. In this nugget we will be working with some advanced features and options of Photoshop. For creating this article I going to create metal text effect PhotoshopAlso we will learn something new about channel, Filter menu lighting effect and Clipping Mask.

How to Create Metal Text in Photoshop?

1. Press ctrl+N for creating new document with 800 widths and 400 height pixel. After creating the document press T or go to Shape section of tools and then select type tool.

Note: You can select any font by your own desire. I have selected Bernard MT Condensed Font. After selecting type tool change its color code to 000000 which is black and type anything you want.

Metal text Effects
Metal text Effects

2. After typing Teching we need to rasterize our layer. We can rasterize our layer into two ways:

  • A: Right click on the layer in layer panel and then select rasterize type.
  • B: Go to Layer in menu bar select rasterize- type.

3. Here we need to load selection. In order to do this, press Ctrl on the keyboard and left click on the Technig layer. After this go to channel panel, if it is not enabled, go to window menu- check channel.

Here we need to create a new channel in channel Panel by clicking on the Icon in channel panel.

Creating new Channel in channel panel
Creating new Channel in channel panel

4. After you create a new channel, your preview will change into selection and your background will be black.

Result of New Channel
Result of New Channel

5. I need to change it’s color into white by pressing Ctrl+Backspace, and press Ctrl+D to Deselect the selection.

Note: Press D on the keyboard to select Default colors in foreground and background then press Ctrl+Backspace.

6. After applying them go to Filter Blur Gaussian Blur and put it’s amount to 5 pixels.

Gaussian Blur settings
Gaussian Blur settings

7. Till this step our work is finished with channel panel, instead go to Layer panel.

8. After reaching into layer, press Ctrl+Shift+N to create a new layer. And then press Shift+F5 or you can reach by navigating Edit Menu-Fill to open Fill dialog box, select 50% gray and click OK. Your background will be change to Gray color.

Fill Settings
Fill Settings

9. Go to Filter Render Lighting Effect and apply these settings.

Lighting Effects
Lighting Effects

10. Go to Layer and select create clipping Mask and your result will be like below screenshot.

Final Project
Final Project

Also If you want more lighting effects and more editing in your project you can apply them by navigating Image Menu Adjustments and apply any effect which you want, just like this Image.

Create Metal Text in Photoshop - Technig
Create Metal Text in Photoshop – Technig

Note: If you make this project in previous versions of Photoshop It will look more attractive. Since Adobe has merged lighting effects with 3D one of it’s important role has been dismissed.

But again If anyone wants to create this project in previous versions, they can give their feedback, and I will here for helping you to create metal text in Photoshop. I hope you have created your own name with this designing article inside Photoshop.

Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

where to buy viagra buy generic 100mg viagra online
buy amoxicillin online can you buy amoxicillin over the counter
buy ivermectin online buy ivermectin for humans
viagra before and after photos how long does viagra last
buy viagra online where can i buy viagra