Thursday, 26 February 2015

HOW TO CREATE LETTER PRESS EFFECT IN PHOTOSHOP


Letter Press typography is very popular at the moment in both web and graphic design. Here’s a little step-by-step tutorial that will make you master the letter press effect for sure.

 


Step One: Create A Document


First things first, create a new document with a 800 X 600 pixels in size and make sure it’s set to transparent background.


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Step Two: The Background


For the background, I will be using a very regular and simple gray color #7f7f7f, you can just use the Paint Bucket tool (G) and fill your layer out.


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Step Three: Adding Text


Now using the Text Tool, type something! I am using a font that you can download for free called Honey Script, with the color #414141, and the size is 200 pt.


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Click on the little icon that looks like multiple tabs for more options.


Then match your settings to mine.


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Step Four: Drop Shadow


On your text layer, right click and select “Blending Options”, then go to “Text Shadow”. Match your setting to mine.


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The reason I want the drop shadow to be white is because my background is dark, if you want a light background, you can keep the default drop shadow settings but maybe change the size, distance and opacity (shown above).


Step Five: Inner Shadow


Now select “Inner Shadow”, and match your settings to mine.


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This setting should work fine with both light and dark backgrounds.


So, we are now done with the text.


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Step Six: Add A Little Something


Now let’s add some effects to our poster. On your color panel, make the foreground color #686868 and your background color #7f7f7f.


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Now go to your background layer, and then go to Filter > Render > Clouds.


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Step Seven: Some Color Would Look Nice


Make a new layer and place it between the background and the text layers. Now fill it with a gradient of a foreground #d71069 and the background #c61061. And make a line from the middle of the poster to the bottom left.


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Set the layer to Overlay.


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Step Five: Merge Everything, And You’re Done!


Merge all visible layers by right clicking and choosing Merge All Visible.


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That’s all folks! Here’s how my final image looks like. (Click on the preview to see it in full size)


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HOW TO CREATE LETTER PRESS EFFECT IN PHOTOSHOP

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