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Futuristic Text Effect

In this tutorial, we are going to create a glowing glossy futuristic looking text effect. Many Layer Styles will be applied to achieve this text effect, along with a nice brush trick to create the feathery fluffy stroke.

The Final Result

Tutorial Details

  • Software Used : Photoshop
  • Version : CS5 Extended
  • Time : 0:45 – 1:15

Resources

Step 1

Create a new 1024 x 768 px document. Set the Foreground color to #264c55, and the Background color to #322d2d. Create a Radial Gradient by dragging from the center of the document to one of the corners.

Create the text using the color #7b7b7b. The font used is Arista 2.0, and the Size is 300 px.

If needed, center-align your text, then open the Character panel (Window > Character), and set the Leading value to something around 220 px, so that the vertical space between the words isn’t so big.

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Duplicate the text layer, then double clickthe original one to apply the following Layer Style:

– Drop Shadow

  • Color : #686868
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– Inner Shadow

  • Color : #634e38
  • Distance : 0
  • Size :
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– Inner Glow

  • Blend Mode : Luminosity
  • Color : #786450
  • Size : 18
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– Bevel and Emboss

  • Technique : Chisel Hard
  • Depth : 250
  • Size : 16
  • Uncheck the Use Global Light box
  • Angle : 90
  • Altitude : 30
  • Gloss Contour : Shallow Slope Valley
  • Check the Anti-aliased box
  • Shadow Mode – Color : #7b7b7b
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– Contour

  • Contour : Cove Shallow
  • Check the Anti-aliased box.
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Step 2

Back to the duplicated text layer, change its Fill value to 0.

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Then double click it to apply an Inner Glow effect:

  • Blend Mode : Vivid Light
  • Color : #a9cdd8
  • Size : 7
  • Contour : Cone
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This is what you should get:

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Step 3

Right click one of the text layers and choose Create Work Path.

Futuristic TE step 3

Select the Brush Tool, then, in the Brush panel (Window > Brush), choose the Star 42 pixels brush tip, and change its Settings as below:

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Shape Dynamics

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Step 4

Create a new layer under both text layers and call it stroke_1. Set the Foreground color to #b2ebfc, and pick the Pen Tool. Right click the path you’ve just created and choose Stroke Path.

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Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.

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Hit the Enter/Resturn key to get rid of the path. You should get a stroke similar to this.

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Duplicate the stroke_1 layer, rename the copy to stroke_2, then drag it between the original and copy text layers, then change its Blend Mode to Color Burn.

Futuristic TE step 4

Step 5

Create a new layer under the stroke_2 layer and call it dots. Double click it to apply the following Layer Style:

– Drop Shadow

  • Color : #7f7f7f
  • Distance : 0
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– Inner Glow

  • Blend Mode : Overlay
  • Color : #00f6ff
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– Bevel and Emboss

  • Gloss Contour : Notched Slope Rounded
  • Shadow Mode – Color : #767676
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– Contour

  • Contour : Log
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Set the Foreground color to #a0e5fb, then pick a hard round brush and start adding dots (on the dots layer). The sizes of the brush used here are 10 and 15 px.

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Step 6

Finally, create a new layer on top of all layers, call it radial gradient, and change its Blend Mode to Soft Light. Use the Gradiant Tool to crate a Radial Gradient like you did in Step 1, except this time the gradient should be set to Foreground to Transparent using a Black Foreground color. Don’t forget to check the Reverse box to get the right gradient.

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And we’re done!


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