Dazzling Woven Text Effect
December 7, 2010 | 47 Comments » | Category: Inspired, Simple
In this tutorial, we’ll create a dazzling woven-like text effect, using Photoshop filters and Layer Styles. Because this effect is so busy and uses big bold fonts, it looks better when applied for 1 – 3 letters only.
The Final Result:
Notes:
* the software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
* the size of the final result image is 1024 * 768
* you might want to check the Basix Page to see some useful topics on dealing with Photoshop basics, such as loading palettes and some shortcuts.
Resources:
* Dazzling Text Effect Color Palette
* Woven Pattern
Step 1:
- Fill the Background with the color #044476, then go to Filter -> Texture -> Patchwork, make sure that the Square Size is 4, and the Relief is set to 8.
- Go to Filter -> Render -> Lighting Effects, and fill in the values below:
- Again, from the Filter menu, choose Brush Strokes -> Crosshatch, and type in the values 9 for Stroke Length, 6 for Sharpness, and 1 for Strength.
Step 2:
Create your text using the color #00a2e5. Bolder fonts work better with this effect. Choose a really bold font. The one used here is Rockwell Extra Bold, and the size is 480px.
Create a duplicate of the text layer, and make the original invisible (remove the eye next to it).
Right click on the duplicate, and then click Rasterize Type.
Step 3:
With the duplicated rasterized layer active (selected), set the Foreground color to #00a2e5 and the Background color to #b2ebfc.
Go to Filter -> Pixelate -> Pointillize, with a Cell Size value of 5.
Step 4:
Double click on the same copy layer, and apply the following layer styles:
(You might need to adjust the values according to the font you are using, thinner fonts need lower values).
- An Inner Shadow, change the color to #254e57, the Distance to 0, and the Size to 49px.
- Bevel and Emboss, change the Size to 32px, the Highlight Mode to Hard Mix using the color #7d93a0, and the Shadow Mode color to #164b7c.
- For the Texture, use the Woven Pattern. This will create the texture that gives the woven-like appearance to the effect.
Step 5:
- Right click on the original invisible text layer, and choose Create Work Path. This will create a path out of the text.
You should be able to see a grey line surrounding the text after you create the work path.
Step 6:
- Now, we will modify the brush settings to create a border for our text. Open the brush palette (Window -> Brush), and from the Brush Tip Shape choose the Chalk 17 pixels brush, then change the Spacing to 50%.
- Make sure the Foreground and Background colors are still the same as in Step 3, and check the Color Dynamics box, then set the Foreground/Background Jitter to 100%. This will make the colors of the brush range between the Foreground and Background colors, creating a nice effect.
Step 7:
Create a new layer and call it “bottom”, make sure that the Brush tool is still active, and that the Work Path is still available, then hit Enter.
(Alternatively, you can select the Pen Tool, then right click on the path -> Stroke Path, and choose Brush from the drop down menu, with the Simulate Pressure box unchecked.)
This will create a jagged line based on the path.
- Double click on the “bottom” layer to apply the following styles:
- A Drop Shadow, leave the values as they are by default.
- A Stroke. Change the Size to 1px, the Blend Mode to Multiply, and the color to #a2cae4.
You should get a result similar to this:
Step 8:
Don’t get rid of the Work Path yet, if it disappeared for any reason recreate it because we still need it.
Create a new layer above the “bottom” layer and call it “middle”. Choose a normal hard brush and change its Size to 9px.
Change the Foreground color to #5895c4, and uncheck the Color Dynamics box.
Hit Enter again to stroke the path with the new brush on the NEW layer. Change the layer Blend Mode to Vivid Light
Finally, click on the pen tool, then hit Enter to get rid of the work path.
And this is the final result once again.
boy this really cool tutorial and the maximum, by the way very well explained thank you.
Thanks a lot for the comment
Beautiful effect and a very good written tutorial.
Thanks a lot !
Gitte
Thank you very much
Muito bom, valeu mesmo. Paz aí.
muito obrigada.
Hii!! Great tutorial but i’m having problems with step 7.. So i create a workpath and then i create a new layer while the brush was selected.. But it creates nothing just an empty layer.. So i tried with the pen tool but i can’t select (right click) the work path but the option to stroke path is greyed out! I tried resetting the settings in photoshop but that didn’t help.. Please help. THANKYOU!!
Hello arthur,
When you “right click” on the text layer to create the work path, the text layer will be selected (become active), so make sure to select the “bottom” layer again before you right click on the path to create the stroke (using the pen method). Please feel free to add a reply if the problem still exists.
YES! it worked thank you so much!!!
Great! Thanks for your comment.
Hi there,
Amazing tutorial. Very well explained in a step by step fashion. My result was pretty close to the one displayed. This tut also helped me understand a few finer aspects of PS that I can apply to other works.
It does not matter much, but I would have loved to know the font you used for the text ‘All the way’. I have used ‘Brush script std’.
The downloads you supplied are already a part of PS CS5, though they could be useful to people using older versions. It was the Rockwell font that took time to find. Here is a free font : http://www.eaglefonts.com/download.php?action=zip&image_id=130957
Thanks, once again.
Shiva.
Hi Shiva,
Thank you so much for your comment, glad the tutorial was useful.
As for the fonts used, there are plenty of sites that provide free fonts, and you can find ones that are similar to those used in the tutorial, but I’ll try my best to use free fonts.
The other font used is “HoustonPen”.
Thank you for the feedback.
Best Regards.
AWESOME!!!!!! This is an awesome effect man. Thanks for making it
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for the comment Endre.
i like the effect….
Glad you do!
Thank you so much.
You’re welcome.
Beautiful effect and a very good step by step explaination
At the end I saw that I have forgotten to separate the U higher than the P. I’ve tried to separate it but I could not do it
Yours look better .
Thanks again
Hello omalisette,
You don’t need to separate them, as the ‘U’ is typed in upper case, and that’s why it seems higher.
Glad you liked the tutorial, and thanks for the comment
First i will give you credit for at fantastixc tutorial.
It is very useful and so easy to follow the step by step information.
I have a question abot the Dazzling Color Palette. I put the icon here:
C:\Program\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Presets\Color Swatches.
When i am doing the tut – how do i get exactlys those colors from the Dazzling Color Palette.
Greetings from Sweden
Bitte
Hello Bitte,
Thank you so much for the comment.
As for the color palette, you can load it into your color swatches panel as shown here. Then, just click on any color to use it, instead of typing its value (code).
Hope this answers your question. If there still is any problem with the palette, please feel free to add another comment.
Thanks once again
Now i understand.
Thank you so much.
You’re welcome.
Wonderful tutorial. Very detailed and easy to follow. Here’s my version: http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k488/jcfreak6363/Photoshopped/woven-jcf.jpg
That’s great, very well done!
Glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
Thank you so much for the comment.
Another fantastic tut!
Thanks for the comment.
Thank you very much. you tutorial may give me oppertunity to make money with my first design. ^_^
Glad to know that!
Thanks for leaving a comment
I love your tutorial and the final result is amazing ,, but I have a problem with step 7
After I click enter the result is not as yours ,, plz check it and tell me what’s wrong 
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3669/53296509.jpg
Hello Muhamad,
I can’t see the image, but did you try using the alternative way (right clicking)?
Please try it and tell me if it works.
I tried but it also gives me this pale blue stroke ,, that’s the image again on another uploading site
http://www.pikipimp.com/pp/pimped_photo/s/image/59/973/653/Up.jpg?ts=1316182421050
It is so pale compared to yours
Oh I see ..
Please check that you have the following values in the Brush Tool options bar (the bar at the top when the brush is selected):
- Mode: Normal
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
The problem might exist because of one of those value. If this doesn’t work, please add another comment.
Oops
It’s the opacity ,, Thanks for help your’re the best 
Final result : http://i55.tinypic.com/2i6gyvp.jpg
Thanks again for your help
No problem, glad it worked
Amazing outcome as well.
Thanks a lot for all of the comments and the links.
Cheers
Have a PSD example for download?
Thanks.
I’m really sorry, but psd files are not available for download right now.
You can add any questions in a comment and I’ll try my best to answer them.
Regards.
i’m stuck in the first step, when i fill my background with the color, i can’t texture it, what am i doing wrong???
Can you please go to Image -> Mode and make sure that RGB is checked?
Hello… I´m trying to do the tutorial but at step 5 it says something abour faux bold and I can´t continue… in fact, the program closses!!! what can I do? thanx
Hello Sara,
Seems that for some reason Faux Bold is applied to the text. To solve this problem, open the Character panel (Window -> Character), and un-click the Faux Bold icon as shown in this image, then try to follow Step 5 again.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Cant i change the color of this text??
You can try adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer and playing with the values, or you can to choose different colors from the start.
Hope this helps.
Please feel free to add any other queries you have.