![]() To finish off the artwork with a halftone print effect, using the shortcut CMD+Shift+ALT+E to create a merged copy on a new layer. Draw a line over the areas where the colour changes from the darker to lighter blue.Ĭontinue adding diagonal lines across the text to fill in the bold outline wherever the stroke effect is missing. Select the Line tool and set the options to Pixels and a Weight of 5px in the top toolbar. ![]() Change the Position of the stroke from Outside to Inside.įinally apply an Inner Glow effect to this layer using Black, Multiply, 30% Opacity and a Size of around 50px.Ĭreate a new layer at the top of the layer stack, then sample the dark blue stroke as the foreground colour. Begin by turning off the Bevel and Emboss effect, then add a new Color Overlay of #ff344c.Īdd a Stroke, which will apply the same settings previously used. Move the Output Levels slider underneath to brighten the darkest areas.ĭouble click the text face layer to edit its Layer Styles. In the Properties window, adjust the Levels handles so the shadows, midtones and highlights overlap in the centre of the histogram. Adjust the Angle to -45° so the shadow flows from the back of the 3D shape, fading towards the front face.Īpply a Stroke using a dark blue of #1a294b, 6px Size, positioned to the Outside.Īdd a Levels Adjustment Layer above the 3D text layer, then hold the ALT key while clicking between the layers to apply a Clipping Mask. Set up an Inner Shadow using Black, Multiply, 50% Opacity and a Size of around 60px. Apply a new Color Overlay using a mid blue of #5989f6, with the Multiply blending mode.Īdd an Outer Glow, using the settings Normal, 50% Opacity, White and a large Size of around 215px. Use the shortcut CMD+E to Merge Layers.ĭouble click the merged layer to add some new Layer Styles. Select Layer 30, then hold the Shift key and select Layer 1. Keep pressing the shortcut to produce 31 layers. Each new layer is offset by 1px to create a 3D appearance as the Bevel and Emboss shading is layered up. Repeatedly press the shortcut CMD+ALT+Shift+T to perform the Transform Again command, which also generates a new layer for each duplicate. Hit the Enter key to apply the transformation. Begin by pressing CMD+T to Transform, then nudge the text down and right 1px using the keyboard cursor keys. We’ll use the Transform and Transform Again commands to duplicate this layer. Begin with a Color Overlay using a mid-grey of #848484.Īdd a Bevel and Emboss effect using the default settings, but boost the Depth to 1000%. Use the roundness of the letter ‘o’ as a guide.ĭouble click the layer to add some Layer Styles. Drag the side handle inwards to squash the text to bring back the correct proportions. Hit the Enter key to apply the Warp transformation, then use the CMD+T shortcut to Transform the text again. Add a Bend of 10 and a Horizontal value of -20. In the top toolbar, click the Warp icon, then select Arc from the dropdown menu. Merge the two type elements with the CMD+E shortcut, then press CMD+T to Transform. In my example I’m splitting my Super Hero text over two lines, so the Baseline Shift was adjusted to align the small caps to the top of the first character. Use the Small Caps option to scale down all the characters with the exception of the first letter. I’m using a typeface named Phosphate, but any strong geometric sans-serif will do. Use the Type tool to set out your superhero name in a bold font. Fill the background with a pale yellow colour, such as #edde8e. To complement the retro comic book look, an overlay of halftone dots helps adds some texture to the clean digital artwork to reflect the aesthetic of low quality comic book prints.īegin by opening up Adobe Photoshop and create a new document. It features a blocky 3D appearance, distorted with a slight bend and coloured in bright red, blue and yellow. The text effect we’ll be creating in this tutorial is based on the original Superman comic book covers. Subscribe to the Spoon Graphics YouTube Channel
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