Photoshop CS Timesaving Techniques For Dummies [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Color Plate 48-1 to see the metamorphosis from flat type to red jelly.

The steps may look rather complicated, but they’re not! Even if you’ve never used layer styles before, you can use these directions to create some super type. Just follow along and you can have jelly type in no time. (If you want to find out more about layer styles, take a look at Technique 20.)

Choose File>New to create a new document.

Make it rather large, say 3 inches high by 5 inches wide, and set it in RGB color mode with a white background.





Use the Horizontal Type tool to create some type.


It doesn’t matter what color the type is. For this example, I created some black type set in the Brush455 BT font at 180 points. (See Figure 48-9.)




Figure 48-9: Create some type in a nifty font.






With the type layer selected in the Layers palette, click the Add Layer Style button at the bottom of the palette and choose Color Overlay.

You’re using six layer styles, but the first one that you need to set up is Color Overlay. This overlay is the color of the type.





In the Color Overlay area in the Layer Styles dialog box, select Normal from the Blend Mode drop-down list, as shown in Figure 48-10.




Figure 48-10: Use the Color Overlay to select a color for the type.






Click the color square to select a color by using the Color Picker and set the Opacity to 100%.

My kids like cherry gelatin, so they told me to use red.





In the Effects column of the Layer Style dialog box, click the words Blending Options: Default to view those settings.





In the Advance Blending area, select the Blend Interior Effects as a Group check box.





Click the words Drop Shadow to select the Drop Shadow check box and to view the settings shown in Figure 48-11.




Figure 48-11: Use the Drop Shadow options to set the color and size of the drop shadow.






In the Drop Shadow Structure area, set the options for the shape and color of the drop shadow.





Select Multiply from the Blend Mode drop-down list.





Click the color square to select a shadow color that’s darker than the color that you selected for the Color Overlay. Because the color that I selected for the Color Overlay is bright red, I chose a dark brick red for the shadow.





Set the Angle to 135 and select the Global Light check box. (Selecting Global Light automatically sets the Angle option available in any other layer style to 135. So if you change the Angle in one layer style, the Angle changes for all the layer styles.)





Move the Distance slider to 50 pixels.





Set the Size to 35 pixels.







Click the words Inner Shadow to select the Inner Shadow check box and to view the settings shown in Figure 48-12.





Figure 48-12: Select a color and blending mode for the Inner Shadow.






In the Inner Shadow Structure area, select the settings for the shape and color of the inner shadow.





Select Darken from the Blend Mode drop-down list.





Click the color square and select an inner shadow color by using the Color Picker. This should be the same color that you selected for the Drop Shadow.





Set the Distance to 25 pixels, the Choke to 25%, and the Size to 25 pixels.







Click the words Outer Glow to select the Outer Glow check box and to view the settings shown in Figure 48-13.




Figure 48-13: Select a color and blending mode for the Outer Glow.






In the Outer Glow Structure area, set the options for the shape and color of the glow.





Select Screen from the Blend Mode drop-down list.





Set the Opacity to 70%.





Click the color square and use the Color Picker to select the same color that you used for the Color Overlay in Step 5. (I’m using bright red.)







In the Outer Glow Elements area, set the Size to 90 pixels.





Click the words Inner Glow to select the Inner Glow check box and to view the settings shown in Figure 48-14.




Figure 48-14: Use the Inner Glow settings to add extra brightness.







In the Inner Glow Structure area set the options for the color and opacity.





Use the Blend Mode drop-down list to select Multiply.





Set the Opacity to 70%.





Click the color square and use the Color Picker to select the same color that you used for the Drop Shadow in Step 9. (I’m using dark brick red.)







In the Inner Glow Elements area, set the Size to 40 pixels.





Click the words Bevel and Emboss to select the Bevel and Emboss check box and to view those settings, as shown in Figure 48-15.




Figure 48-15: The Bevel and Emboss adds a rounded shape to the type and white highlights.






In the Bevel and Emboss Structure area, set the Size to 40 pixels and Soften to 10 pixels.





In the Bevel and Emboss Shading area, use the Highlight Mode drop-down list to select Screen, and set the Highlight Mode Opacity to 80%.





Also in the Bevel and Emboss Shading area, use the Shadow Mode drop-down list to select Multiply, and set the Shadow Mode Opacity to 10%.





Click the word Contour to select the Contour check box and to view those settings, as shown in Figure 48-16.




Figure 48-16: The Contour adds extra shape to the Bevel and Emboss.






In the Contour Elements area, open the Contour Picker and select the Gaussian contour, and then set the Range to 90%.





Click the word Satin to select the Satin check box and to view those settings, as shown in Figure 48-17.




Figure 48-17: The Satin layer style is going to add a mottled effect.






In the Satin Structure area, set the options to create a shiny mottled effect:





Move the Opacity slider to 40%.





Set the Angle to 90.





Move the Distance slider to 175 pixels.





Set the Size to 100 pixels.





Open the Contour picker and select the Ring contour.





Select the Anti-Aliased and Invert check boxes.








Tip

Using this layer style is optional. Try viewing your type with and without Satin to see which effect you like best.








Click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box and apply the effects to your type.

Congratulations! At this point, your type should look something like the type shown in Figure 48-18.




Figure 48-18: The jelly type is looking pretty wiggly at this point.








Tip

Because the type is contained on a type layer, you can still edit it! If you want, you can change its font or size, and the layer effects automatically adjust to accommodate the changes.

If you like the effect the way it is, you can stop after completing the preceding steps. If you want to add extra brightness by using the Chrome filter, however, continue with these steps:

Click the Create New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette.

A new empty layer appears selected above the type layer.





Rename this layer if you want.

For this example, I named the layer Chrome. That’s how I refer to the layer for the rest of the steps.





Set the Foreground color to light gray.

For my example, I used the Color Picker to set H=0%, S=0%, and B=70%.





Ctrl+click/z +click the type layer’s thumbnail to create a type-shaped selection.





Make sure that the Chrome layer is still selected.





Choose Select>Modify>Contract.





In the Contract Selection dialog box, enter 5 pixels and then click OK.





Press Alt+Backspace/Option+Backspace to fill the selected area with the Foreground color.





Choose Filter>Sketch>Chrome.





In the Filter Gallery, set the Detail to 10 and the Smoothness to 10, as shown in Figure 48-19.




Figure 48-19: Use the sliders to set the Chrome filter.






Click OK to close the Filter Gallery and apply the filter to the Chrome layer.





Press Ctrl+D/z +D to remove the selection marquee.





In the Layers palette, use the Blending Mode drop-down list to select Soft Light.

Your wiggly jelly type is finished! Figure 48-20 shows the jelly type.





Figure 48-20: The type really looks like jelly.








Time-Saver

If you like this effect and want to use it again on other type, save the effect as a preset in the Styles palette. Then, you can apply the effect without having to run through all the steps again. Turn to Technique 20 for directions on creating a preset.