Create a wooden font effect in Photoshop

The tutorial for you today is how to create a wooden font effect in Photoshop, in the process of learning we will use PS 3D action. With this tutorial, you can easily create a variety of effects you like by using different fonts, shapes, and layer styles. You can try to use metal, leather and other materials to replace the wood material in this tutorial.

Let's get started, hope you like it

1th Step:

Create a new PSD file, here I use the size of 800x564px, you can according to their own situation to define the size of the canvas. Then drag the warehouse material to the file and adjust the size and position.

2nd Step:

Copy the warehouse layer one layer, named the ceiling, and adjust to the bottom of the warehouse layer.

3rd Step:

Flip the ceiling layer ctrl+t vertically and adjust downward to the appropriate position. Select the warehouse layer, use the Rectangular marquee tool to select the upper part, and then switch to the Move tool, moving the selected part down to the position shown below, exposing the ceiling.

4th Step:

Add a layer mask to the warehouse layer and draw on the mask with a black soft edge brush to blend the lower area with the ceiling layer.

5th step:

Add a brightness/contrast adjustment layer for the ceiling layer and draw on the mask with a black brush so that the lower part is unaffected by the adjustment layer.

6th step:

Download and install the dotted text. Create a new blank file and enter text in the document with the horizontal type tool. Here I use the word wood, which you can enter according to your preferences.

7th step:

Download the wooden texture and open it in Photoshop. Performs an edit > definition pattern and adds a wooden texture to the pattern.

8th step:

Go back to the point-type layer and add a stroke layer style to it.

9th step:

Download and install the PS 3D action. In the action panel find the www.shejipai.cn 3D effect action, click the Play button.

Final effect:

10th Step:

Hides the group of layers other than the 3D effect layer group.

11th Step:

Click the menu layer > Layer style > Global light to adjust the global light value.

12th Step:

Expand the 3D effect group to select a layer other than the first layer. Right-click and select Convert to Smart object.

Adds a brightness/contrast (clipping mask) adjustment layer for the newly created smart object.

13th Step:

Merge the Ctrl+e layer group and drag to the warehouse file that you created when you first started.

14th Step:

Copy the wood text layer one layer and drag underneath the wood layer to name the shadow. Ctrl-click the shadow layer thumbnail to create a selection, and then fill it with black. Performs filters > Blur > Gaussian blur, and blurs shadows. The shadow is then moved to the appropriate position as a projection of the text on the wall.

15th Step:

Copy the shadow layer one layer and flatten it as a projection on the floor ctrl+t.

16th Step:

Add a pattern to two O. I'm using two cartoons, and there's no downloads available. You can add it according to your preferences. Then add the layer style to the pattern.

17th Step:

Download the rope footage, drag it to the file and resize it. Select the appropriate paragraph and remove the other parts. To enhance the icing on the rope, we add a layer style to it.

18th Step:

Next, create a new layer underneath the rope layer, and we'll add a projection to the rope. Use the black soft edge brush to draw on the new layer, paying attention to the angle of the projection. You can use the SHIFT key to draw a line.

19th step:

Gaussian blur the rope shadow layer.

20th step:

Download and install the light brush, create a new layer, and select the appropriate white brush to draw on the layer. When you finish drawing, set the layer blending mode to overlay, and adjust the layer opacity to 50%.

When you look at our results! Click here to download the final PSD file.

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