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 ligh