December 6th, 2010
*You can use the Star Background for this…
Open the Star Background you created.
Create a new layer and name it Colors.
Select the marquee selection tool.
Make a selection on the top half of the document.
Select the gradient tool from the tools palette.
Use this gradient:
Use the following settings:
Start the gradient in the bottom lefthand corner and take it to the top righthand corner diagonally.
You will have this:
Press Command D to deselect.
Set the layer to Linear Light at 40% Opacity.
Select the Eraser tool.
Use a large soft edge brush and bring to opacity of the brush down to 50%. (You may want to toggle the opacity levels to get a more realistic result)
Erase the bottom edges lightly while changing the opacity levels frequently to achieve the desired result:
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December 6th, 2010
Open a new document in photoshop sizing:
Fill the entire background with black.
Now go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise
Use the following settings:
Now go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur…
Use the following settings:
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Levels…
Use the following settings:
Select the gradient tool:
Use the following settings:
Apply the gradient from the bottom up.
You will have this:
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December 2nd, 2010
Open a new document in photoshop sizing:
Now select your type tool.
Use the following settings:
Type a letter of your choice. I used the letter J in Arial black font.
Now, right click anywhere on the document and select “Create Work Path”…
You will want to hide the text layer so you can view the path. To do this, click the eyeball in the layers palette next to the text layer so you do not see it.
You will have this:
Change the size of your text to the following settings:
Click on the path, and you will get this:
You may now start typing whatever you want in the letter…
When you finish typing what you want inside the letter, you can change settings of the text by clicking this icon:
It will bring this up:
If you want equal spacing choose justify:
You will have this:
Choose the Layer with the one letter on it.
You may now change the color of the letter.
Right click on the Letter layer and choose Blending Options…
Use the following settings:
You will have this:
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