Step 1
Before opening Photoshop, install the font
Rothenburg Decorative and these
grunge brushes.
Open
Photoshop and Create a New Document, 1800 x 1300 pixels in RGB mode, 72
DPI and finally then Fill the background with this dark grey color
#1f1f1f.
Step 2
Create a New Layer, name it ‘texture’ and using these
Grunge Brushes
click a couple of times in the center of the document using a white
color. Use different brushes, try to cover the center of the document,
varying the textures.
Step 3
Double-click on the thumbnail of the Layer ‘texture’ to open the Layer Style panel. Into the ‘Blending Options’
Reduce the ‘Fill’ to 0, then apply a ‘Drop Shadow’ and an ‘Inner
Shadow’ using these settings. This will give the texture a realistic
embossed look.
Step 4
Click on the ‘Add Layer Mask’ icon, then click Command/Ctrl + (I) to invert it.
Pick a big soft Brush (hardness: 0% – size: 950px) and click in the
center of the document. This way the ‘texture’ Layer will be shown only
in the center, fading on the edges of the document.
Step 5
Using
the ‘Type Tool’ (T) and these settings, type the word ‘Othello’ or
whatever you want. If you can’t see the ‘Character Window" go to Window
> Character.
Step 6
Open
the ‘Layer Style’ of the ‘Othello’ Text Layer and apply these settings.
Below each step you can find a preview for the effect just added.
Step 7
Once
you’ve modified the Style, click Ok. Now select the word ‘Othello’,
using the Type Tool (T). Select everything beside the first capital
letter and reduce the kerning to -5 as in the image below. You can find
the Character Window under Window > Character.
Step 8
Duplicate
this Layer with Command/Ctrl + (J), right-click on the Layer’s
thumbnail and choose ‘Clear Layer Style’. This way the text below
matches exactly the one above, and now we can add more effects. My
favorite way to work with 2 Layer Styles, is to create a solid base as
we did to the first Text Layer, and then add lightings and reflections
on the second Layer above. This way you can blend easier the lights and
colors with the textures of the Layer below.
Step 9
Let’s
go on, adding a Layer Style to this second ‘Othello’ Text Layer. Double
click on its thumbnail to open the Layer Style panel. Set fill opacity
to 0 in blending options.
Step 10
The
effect is pretty much done, but we need to make it look crisp and
realistic, in this final step. Take a look at the trick with the
‘Stroke’: dropping down it’s Opacity to ’0′ it works almost as a layer
mask, hiding the Layer on its edges. A Stroke of 3px ‘Inside’, for
example, will hide the Text for 3 px along the edges, revealing what’s
below in that 3px range. Once you’ve finished with these settings, click
Ok to apply the effect.
Conclusion
Remember
that when you Save the final effect, as a jpg image for example, it may
look different, sharper, and more defined overall.
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