| This Tutorial will show you the basic's of creating
Gel like text. |
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| 1.) Let's begin by creating a new file. Go to
File > New. Make it 200 X 100 pixels on a
white background. |
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| 2.) Select the Text tool from the tool
palette. |
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| 3.) Type something large to fill the space. (I
used color #FF9900). |
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| 4.) Next, hold down the Ctrl key and in
the Layers palette, click on the new text layer. a
selection will be created. |
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| 5.) Go to Layer > New Layer.
(Name it if you wish, then hit OK). Now go to
Select > Modify > Contract. (Dialog box
will appear). set at 3 pixels |
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| Selection should now look like this: |
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| 6.) Select second color. (I used #FFCC00). Next
go to Edit > Fill. Use 100% opacity and hit
OK. Now Deselect selection. (Ctrl +
D) |
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| 7.) Go to Filter > Blur >
Gaussian Blur. Set the Radius to 2.1 pixels. Hit OK. |
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Optimum results is a nice blurring of the lighter edges.
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| 8.) Go to Layer > Layer Styles >
Bevel and Emboss. Set settings as below, be sure
both highlight and shadow modes are set to white. |
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Text should now look like this:
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| 9.) To finish off the text, Let's add a bit of
a drop shadow. In the Layers palette, click next
layer below. Now, go to Layer > Layer Styles
> Drop Shadow. I used the following settings below: |
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*See image at top of page to compare
your work. |
