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Chrome effects by Chuck Davis
Want
to create eye-catching chrome effects? Try this handy
tutorial for creating chrome effects using Photoshop
and our Boston
Truckstyle font. |
1. Type your text
The
number values in this tutorial apply to a 300 dpi image at
1269 x 452. You may have to adjust the numbers according to
the size and dpi of your image.
Choose a rather bold typeface with thick enough strokes to
show the chrome effect. Type your text in white and kern properly.
Duplicate this layer by using the flyout menu on the Layer
palette. You will need this extra layer later.
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2.
Airbrush horizontal streaks
If you look closely, you'll notice this image has light gray
streaks across it. To do this, create a mask around your lettering
by holding the Ctrl key while selecting one of the
layers with the lettering. Select the airbrush tool and change
opacity to 10. Using black color and a soft brush slightly
larger than the opening of the “R,” airbrush light
horizontal streaks across the letters. Make sure your strokes
are light and even. Here, I have airbrushed at the top, middle,
faintly at the bottom and at the bottom of the “K.”
This step is crucial.
Tip: In versions prior
to 6, you can hide the dotted line mask surrounding your text
by going to View | Hide Edges. In version 6 you would
go to View | Show | Selection Edges.
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3.
Add dimension
Go to Select | Deselect to deselect the text. Choose
white as your foreground color and black for your background
color. Go to Filter | Sketch | Bas Relief and use the
following: For Detail use 10, for Smoothness
use 2. Make sure your Light Direction is set for Bottom.
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4.
More dimension
This step varies depending on which version of Photoshop you
are using.
Version 5.5 or earlier: Go to Layer | Effects
| Bevel and Emboss, select Outer Bevel and set
Angle to 120°. Set Depth to 5 and Blur
to 4. Set Highlight Mode to Screen and use white at
88% opacity
Version 6: Go to Layer
| Layer Style | Bevel and Emboss select Outer Bevel
and set Angle to 120°. Set Depth to 100%
and Size to 5. Set Technique to Smooth and Direction
to Up. Use white at 88% opacity for Highlight Mode
and set at Screen.
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5.
Adding
the bottom color
Click on the Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw a box around
the bottom portion of the letters starting at approximately
the center of the letters. Then go to Select | Feather and
use 10 pixels. Then go to Image | Adjust | Hue/Saturation.
Check the Colorize box and use the following settings: Hue:
34, Saturation: 39, Lightness: +15. Next, go to Image | Adjust
| Brightness/Contrast and use the following settings: Brightness:
+63, Contrast: +55. These settings will depend upon how dark
or light your image is and may vary slightly.
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