Using the Extraction Filter in Photoshop

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BLENDING

How To Make A 3d Text

Metallic Like Text

click
here to down the material needed for this material

Step 1:

start off by selecting File > New make sure the
background is #000000 take a soft brush and change the size to 265 px, then
at the bottom of your tool bar u have two boxes with
colors in it. click on the top box and change it to any
color. I'm going to use the color #E9829C. Place it in the
middle and make your circle. 

Step 2:

Now it's time to resize the gradient circle you just
made. press the shortcut keys Ctrl+T. Take your cursor and move transform it and
take your soft brush eraser and erase around the gradient
circle to get more of a softer look. It should look a little
something like this:

Step 3:

Let's start designing! Click on the custom shape tool and load the Dezignus set of shapes. use the same color that you used for the gradient
circle on step 1 #E9829C. After you have placed it on your
background, lower the Opacity to 11% again take a large
soft brush eraser and erase around it. Might look a little
something like this:

Step 4:

Make a new layer Now, I have just added a little more in the background to
make it stand out. Use the Lady Victorie Stars brush pick the one you want make
the color #FFFFFF now it should look like this:

Step 5:

Make a new layer, load new layer, select the Halftone Pattern from the
custom shape tool, load the new shape. Set it to the color
pick which one you want, I Used #E9829C. Then lower Opacity to 4%

Step 6:

Press the Text Tool, select your font and type your desired text. I am using
the word DESIGNING

Step 7:

right click on text layer, select Blending Options > Gradient Overlay
use the following colors:

Now it should look a little like this:

Final Step:

Finishing touches, you can basically do what you want to do with this now
that you have the font set up. I went ahead and just added a drop shadow
by,  right clicking on the text layer selecting Blending Options then Drop
Shadow. Opacity is set at 75% Angle is 120 degrees Distance: 2 px and Size: 5 px
then press ok.

Gold Text

Step 1: Click on
File > New width
500pixels height
500pixels

make the background black. 

Step 2: Select a new layer on your layer panel next to
the trash can.

Step 3: Select a take a 450 pixel
soft brush

change the color to this purplish color
#E000FB

Step 4: Then take any pattern you desire place it over the top of your layers and change the mode to
Soft
Light

Your picture should look a little something like this:

 

Step 5: Next Use the
Rectangle Tool and make two boxes
diagonal from each other and set

the Opacity to 50%

Step 6: Select a new layer
then select your text tool
,
type your desired text. I'm going to use

GOLD TEXT.

Step 6: Now it's time to dress up the text. Right click on the text
layer and follow the settings below:

use these colors for the Gradient:

Now your picture should look something like this:

Now you can add other things on there to make it your own. 

This is what I did

 

Have fun and remember designing is fun and easy if you put your mind to it!

Reflection Text

Step 1: Click on File >
New. Set the width
to 400 pixels the height
in 200 pixels then press OK

Step 2: Open New Layer by clicking on the little icon next to the trashcan on
your Photoshop.

Now press the text tool
and put your text on it.

Step 3: Right click on this layer now & select
blending
options

then select Gradient overlay and
use colors setting which are given below

then after you select ok, set the
radius
to 0 (zero), then click ok
again.

should look like this:

Step 4: Duplicate this Layer by right clicking on the layer
and name selecting Duplicate Layer

now rename it duplicate text. Now with the new duplicated layer select
Filter >
Blur > Gaussian Blur


and set radius to 3.7
should look like this:

 

Step 5: Now choose your first text layer &
Right click
> Blending Options > Inner Glow

& then press ok.

Step 6: Now go back to the layer we
started off with. Your background layer that is the 

color of #222222. Choose Filter
> Render > Clouds & then Filter
> Render > Difference Clouds

Step 7: Now Select Filter
> Blur > Gaussian Blur and set Radius
to 30.0

Step 8: Same layer still, Filter
> Stylize > Glowing Edges follow the settings
below

should look like this:

Step 9: Same layer
Filter > Texture > Craquelure

should look like this:

 

Step 10: Go to your duplicated text layer, click on it and
click on the new layer button

Then Edit >Fill use the color
#000000
then Select Filter > Render > Lens Flare

set the Brightness to 60%
then select
ok. Then select the Mode
above the layer
panel

to Screen.
Now you can move it to where you want it. It should look like this:

Step 11: Now choose your first layer text and duplicate it
again, click on

File > Transform > Flip Vertical
then lower the Opacity to 22%

Step 12: Now right click on that layer you just flipped
vertical and select Rasterize Layer

You will not be able to edit the text anymore by using your
text tool. Now click on your

eraser tool. Pick the 100 pixel soft brush and start erasing
to preferred look.

NOW YOU'RE DONE!!

Remember designing is fun and easy if you put your mind to it!

Creating A Cool Sales Tag

Step 1: Click on File >
New. Set the width
to 450 pixels the height
in 

300 pixels and the
Resolution
at 72 then press OK.

Step 2: Open New Layer by clicking on the little icon next to the trashcan on
your Photoshop.

Now using the pen tool make the following design. once you connect the lines
together, right click on 

select Make Selection. The
feather radius should be set on 0 and just press OK.

now it should look like this:

Step 3: Next click on Edit > Fill

use the
color E14141 for the color. Then go to
Blending
Options

Select Drop shadow & use the
following settings.

Step 4: Now select Burn Tool

which is presented
by this icon, 
& create the following 

shading like as shown below

Step 5: Now Open New Layer & select the
Elliptical
Marquee Tool to make the following shape.

Step 6: Now select Edit > Fill

use the color ECECEC

to fill in your new layer & then right click 

on your layer and select Blending
Options, select Drop Shadow & use the following settings

it should look like this:

Step 7: If you have already pressed OK, then right click on that last layer
and click on Blending Options  

once more. Then
select Bevel & Emboss & use the following
settings:

Now you should have something that looks like this:

Step 8: Select a new layer & then create the same circle, by clicking on
the 

Elliptical Marquee Tool you did once before,
but smaller this time.

Step 9: Click Edit > Fill and use the color
EFFFFF. Then go to Blending
Options, 

select Inner Shadow & use the
following settings:

should look like this:

Step 10: Select your brush tool. Set it at
2 pxl

Open New Layer & using your 

Pen tool make the
following shape:

Step 11: After you have made the shape Right Click on the line and select
stroke
path. 

Make sure you use the option for Brush. After you have done that,
take a small brush at 

2 pxl and erase the extra
lines to make it look like its going behind the tag like this:

Step 12: Now select
Text Tool
& create the any Text. If you want to move the text around 

use the shortcut
Ctrl+T & then select the check mark at the top right of your screen to let 


Photoshop know you are ok with where the placement is.

Step 13: Right Click on your text layer and go to
Blending
Options, select Drop Shadow
 

& use the
following settings:

should look like this:

Have fun and remember designing is fun and easy if you put your mind to it!