In this Photoshop tutorial we’ll be creating a unique text effect that would suit an arcade website nicely. It’s a simple, glossy text effect that can be achieved easily by using mostly layer styles. 1. Document & Background Get started by making a new document in Photoshop – something sized around 1000 x 600 will be good for this. Fill the background with a dark color/gradient ( #2b2e2c & #1a1a1a ). Now, just for a little effect, create a new layer and put a few shapes or brushes onto your canvas, using the colors that you used for the gradient. Lower the opacity for this layer to around 20% or something like that. So now we have a nice home for our text. 2. Text Alright, now it’s time to start the text. Get out the Horizontal Type Tool (this is the normal text tool) and write something onto your canvas, using a relatively large font and a bright, fun color. The text setup that you can see in the above image: Font: NeoTech (commercial) Color: #b0cc00 S...
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