flip Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 How to Make Sexy Glossy Text You'll need the alpha mask plugin for this. 1. :AddNewLayer: Make a new layer and write some text in some color, it doesn't matter at this point. 2. Duplicate the layer and go to Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. (Or press Control + U.) Make the lightness all the way down to 0. Then use a transparent gradient (from the bottom to the top) to make it look something like this: 3. Duplicate the original text layer again and press Control + U and make the lightness all the way up. Use another transparent gradient (up to down) and make it look something like this: 4. Make another new layer and set your tolerance to about 70% and select the line tool. Make the brush width 2. Draw a line, curve it a bit, and fill the top in. 5. Go to that layer's options and make the opacity less. 6. Now, this part is a little tricky for some of you noobs. ( :wink: ) Here's where the alpha masking comes in. Go to your original text layer, press Control + A, then copy it. (Control + C) Make a new image with the size it's already in. (It should be the size of your original image.) Make a new layer, and paste. (Control + V) 7. On the background layer of your new image, fill it with black. Go to your new text layer and go to Hue/Saturation again and make it all white. 8. Flatten this image and save it as "mask.png" You'll need it in a sec, so remember where you put it. 9. Now, go back to your cool looking image. Go to the highlight layer; the one with all the white that's transparent. Use the alpha mask plugin, and load the "mask.png" Your image shouldn't look that different, unless you weren't on a white background. But, what you just did was very important. You took away all of the white that wasn't on the text, and if you didn't do that your text would look something like this: It might be hard to see, but the white highlight is around everything, and not just the text. So anyway, you can be done now, or you can change the color of stuff and spice it up. [/shimmy] XJ14 Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Roadkill Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I was hoping that you might do a tut for this. My Gallery SAC, WOTW and Photo Manip Competition Host To visit the Comps click HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Ha, thanks. Was it easy to follow, because I made this up completely as I went. Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 quite a nice outcome, i personally found it easy to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Very nice tutorial, flip! I'll post my results later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomik_arts Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Yea that pretty cool. Heres my attempted: Nooby style... lol heres a better one. Yea that was fun to make. Shop : Myspace : Facebook ~Devon~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackfrack Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Good Job on this tutorial here's my go at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Thanks. Nice text, too. Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 My try. Good tutorial, btw. There is a lot you can do with this EDIT: No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 EDIT: in case you didn't know, this has been done before...in fewer steps. This tutorial just allows more variations in the effect That tut was made after mine. Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 ah...sorry 'bout that :oops: . typically, better tutorials come after the less impressive ones. I'll go fix my other post... No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghelie19 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Cool, thanks. That was amazing. <spam> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arave Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 hey guyz i need help.im a bit lost at number 2.why when i use the gradient and set it to transparency mode,theres nuthin happen,please someone help me I'm too young and I'm Malaysian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Check what layer you're on. Make sure you're on the new black text layer. Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex979 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 How does it look?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 A little :AntiAliasingOff: on the edges, but nice otherwise. Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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