Glossy Particles-Textured Text Effect

This is a very simple way to create a nice glossy particles-textured text effect, using two Layer Styles, and two Filters.

The Final Result

Tutorial Details

• Software Used : Photoshop
• Version : CS5 Extended
• Time : 0:30 – 0:45

Resources

• Insaniburger font.
• Grungy seamless tiling cement by LANBO.
• Modified Glitter Brush.

Step 1

Create a new 1024 x 768 px document. Set the Foreground color to #6fb1bf, and the Background color to #2a4d53, then, create a Reflected Gradient from the center of the document to the bottom.

Place the Grungy seamless tiling cement texture on top of the Background, and change its Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Step 2

Create the text in White. The font used is Insaniburger and the Size is 345 px.

Change the text layer’s Fill value to 0.

Duplicate the text layer.

Create a new layer below the two text layers and call it Texture. Press the Ctrl/Cmd key, and click a text layer’s thumbnail to create a selection. Set the Foreground color to #164b7c, and the Background color to #b2ebfc.

Step 3

With the Texture layer selected (active), go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds. Press Ctrl/Cmd + D to get rid of the selection.

Go to Filter -> Artistic -> Watercolor. Change the Brush Detail to 5, the Shadow Intensity to 0, and the Texture to 3.

Go to Filter -> Artistic -> Paint Daubs. Change the Brush Size to 6, the Sharpness to 5, and choose Sparkle from the Brush Type drop down menu.

Once again, go to Filter -> Artistic -> Watercolor, and apply the same values.

Step 4

Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation, and change the Hue value to -10. This will match the texture color with the Background color.

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

– Bevel and Emboss

• Style : Outer Bevel
• Size : 11
• Uncheck the Use Global Light box
• Angle : -104
• Altitude : 48
• Gloss Contour : Ring
• Check the Anti-aliased box
• Highlight Mode :
• Color : #1dfcff
• Opacity : 100%
• Shadow Mode – Color : #919191

– Contour

• Contour : Cone – Inverted
• Check the Anti-aliased box.

This will create the glossy stroke of the text effect.

Now click the copy text layer to apply another Bevel and Emboss effect:

– Bevel and Emboss

• Depth : 500
• Size : 20
• Uncheck the Use Global Light box
• Angle : 120
• Altitude : 48
• Gloss Contour :
• Check the Anti-aliased box
• Highlight Mode : Vivid Light
• Color : #ffffff
• Shadow Mode – Color : #707070

This will create the awesome glossy effect.

Step 5

Finally, set the Foreground color to #ffffff and the Background color to #b2ebfc, create a new layer on top of all layers and call it Glitter and change its Blend Mode to Vivid Light.

Use the Modified Glitter Brush to add some glitters inside the text. The effect is subtle, but really nice.

And this is the Final Result!