Archive for November 28th, 2005

Create An Amulet Shape

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ November 28th, 2005

Create an amulet shape

Make a new document, 1000×1000 pixels, white background

On a new layer, make a shape with the poligonal lasso tool, something like this:

Duplicate the layer and right click on the shape, free transform and then flip horizontal. Now moove the shape until you get a new nice shape. Here is mine:

Merge the two shape layers and repeat the steps above, but now flip the shape vertical. Now you’ll have something like this:

Merge again the two layers and repeat the steps but now you’ll have to flip the shape 90 degrees. Now this is what you’ll get:

Now add a “drop shadow”, “inner shadow”, “outer glow”, Bevel, satin, pattern overlay, whatever you like until the result will suit you.

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Create Matrix Type Text Effect

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ November 28th, 2005

Creating a matrix text effect
Make a new document, 500×500 pixels, black background

Now, to get a matrix text, all sorts of signs and stuff, try to open a small image with notepad. You’ll see that you’ll get all that you will need for your matrix text. Copy a portion of the text in clipboard

Now get the vertical type tool and paste your text in your document, using a green color. Your image should look like this:

Duplicate the layer and rasterize the one that is on the bottom. Now apply a Filter > Blur > gaussian blur of 1-2.

Duplicate the text layer and rasterize again the one that is under. Now apply it a mask and on the mask, with the default Black/white colors for background/foreground, apply a Filter > Render > Clouds. Your image should look like this:

Now rasterize the text layer, the one that should be on top of all the others and put it on Linear dodge mode from blending options. Now apply on it a mask and on the mask go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. With a small brush, paint with white on the mask some areas you want to be more shiny. Your layer palette should look like this:

You’re done: