Turquoise Metallic Text Effect

This tutorial explains how to use different layer Layer Style to create a bright turquoise metallic text effect, then add a simple stroke and some pins all around it.

The Final Result

Tutorial Details

• Software Used : Photoshop
• Version : CS5 Extended
• Time : 0:45 – 1:25

Resources

• Baltar font.
• Texture 230 by Sirius-sdz.
• Texturetastic Gray pattern by Adam Pickering.

Step 1

Create a new 1152 x 864 px document. Set the Foreground color to #66717d and the Background color to #2d3d48. Pick the Gradient Tool, choose the Foreground to Background gradient, and click the Radial Gradient icon in the Options Bar. Then create a radial gradient from the center of the document to one of the corners.

Place the Texture 230 image on top of the Background layer, then change its Blend Mode to Multiply and its Opacity to 70%.

Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation, then change the Hue value to 180, and the Saturation value to -70.

Step 2

Create the text using the color #8bbabe. The font used is Baltar, the Size is 250 px, and the text is created in All Caps.

Also, you will need to change the Leading value to 270 pt, and the Tracking value to 75 pt to avoid overlapping.

Double click the text layer to apply the following Layer Style:

Drop Shadow: Change the color to #7f7f7f and the Distance to 6.

– Inner Shadow

• Color : #3da09f
• Distance : 0
• Size : 27

– Outer Glow

• Blend Mode : Multiply
• Color : #75b2b6
• Size : 50

– Inner Glow

• Blend Mode : Multiply
• Color : #54a5af
• Size : 18

Both glow effects are used to intensify the shadow effects by changing the Blend Modes and the colors.

– Bevel and Emboss

• Size : 20
• Highlight Mode : Vivid Light
• Color : #9df0ff
• Shadow Mode – Color : #bff3f8

– Contour

• Contour : Half Round
• Check the Anti-aliased box.

– Texture

• Pattern : Texturetastic Gray
• Depth : 30%

– Satin

• Color : #b3e6ed
• Contour : Log

This will create the bright metallic effect.

Step 3

Right click the text layer and choose Create Work Path.

Create a new layer below the text layer and call it Stroke. Then choose a hard round 25 px brush, and set the Foreground color to #909090.

Pick the Direct Selection Tool and right click the work path, then click Stroke Path.

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

This will add the stroke. Hit Enter to get rid of the work path.

Ctrl/Cmd + cClick the text layer’s thumbnail to create a selection, then press Delete to get rid of the inner parts of the stroke.

Go to Select -> Deselect to get rid of the selection.

Step 4

Double click the Stroke layer to apply the following Layer Style:

– Drop Shadow

• Color : #737373
• Distance : 10

– Bevel and Emboss

• Check the Anti-aliased box
• Highlight Mode : Vivid Light
• Color : #dcdcdc
• Shadow Mode – Color : #7d7d7d

– Contour

• Contour : Valley – Low
• Check the Anti-aliased box.

This will give the stroke an iron-like effect.

Step 5

Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it Pins.

Double click the Pins layer to apply the following Layer Style:

– Drop Shadow

• Distance : 0

– Inner Shadow

• Color : #63b4bf

– Bevel and Emboss

• Check the Anti-aliased box
• Highlight Mode : Vivid Light
• Shadow Mode – Color : #7bd0dc

– Contour

• Contour : Ring – Double
• Check the Anti-aliased box.

Now set the Foreground color to #c97070, and use a hard round 18 px Brush to add some pins on the corners of the stroke. Try not to add too many pins.

 

Step 6

Finally, click the Create new fill or adjustment layer icon down the Layers panel, and choose Gradient Map.

Make sure the Gradient Map layer is on top of all layers, then change its Blend Mode to Multiply and its Opacity to 70%.

Click the Gradient box to create the Gradient used.

The Gradient values are:
(clickce below the gradient bar to add a color stop)

Color – Location

• 1 – #adafb1 – 0
• 2 – #e1e3e5 – 60
• 3 – #ffffff – 72
• 4 – #f0f2f3 – 80
• 5 – #bec1c2 – 100

The gradient map will intensify the colors and add more contrast to the final result.

That’s it.