Using Photoshop to make a warm Christmas snow font effect

Final effect

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1, before the beginning, first open the supply of three kinds of texture pictures, and they are customized as a pattern resource, under the definition is named, so that the following tutorial easy to find and use.

2, create a new 1152x864 pixel file. Sets the foreground color to #5b5b5b and the background color to #343434. Select the Gradient tool and click the radial gradient icon in the top option bar. Then, pull the gradient background out of the center and copy the background layer.

3, double-click the background copy layer, apply pattern overlay effect, use "coarse cloth" texture pattern, and then change the blending mode for color deepening.

4, textured texture of the background out.

5, create ' hue/saturation ' adjustment layer, check: coloring, the value is as follows.

6, with the provision of ' rounded informal ' font input: 52PSXT, color: #e0e0e0, and then set the following figure in the font parameters.

7, press ctrl+j copy layer, get 52PSXT copy layer.

8, double-click the copy layer, apply the following layer style.

9, right key text copy layer, select-Grid text, and then select the Brush tool, open the Brush Panel (window-> brush).

10, select ' 11th ' brush tip, and modify its settings as follows.

11, at the bottom of the Brush panel, click the "Create a new brush" icon, and then enter the name of the brush: Snow element Brush, add it to the brush resources, so you can use it later.

A new layer is created between the 12 and two text layers and is called a brush.

13, and then double-click it to apply the following layer style.

14, and then copy the ' A Brush ' layer, and copy the layer renamed to: B Brush.

15. Right-click?? The original 52PSXT text layer and select "Create Work path." Select a brush layer, set foreground color to purple #7c28ca, background color white (#ffffff), and select ' Direct Selection tool '.

16, right click-Work path, select-Stroke path. Then, the Drop-down menu selects the Brush tool and does not tick "simulate pressure" to determine.

17, the font edge to get purple and white wire effect. Change the background color to black (#000000), select the "B Brush" layer, and then follow the same step to add a stroke path, into black and purple metal layer, this effect will show some 3D.

18, select the ' Eraser ' tool, and then choose ' snow element brush ', is the 5th step in the custom brush.

19, change the size of the brush to: 5 pixels, select the top layer of text, select the ' Direct Selection tool ' Right click the path, and then select-Stroke path, in the pop-up window Drop-down options to choose: Eraser, press OK. This will cause the font edges to be removed and the clutter of the metal wire.

20, select ' Mobile Tool ', then select the most original layer of text, using the arrow keys on the keyboard to the left and down arrows, cross the moving text to the left 6 pixels and down 6 pixels (simply, that is, press the direction key left 1, under 1, repeat 6 times), which will make the font more solid.

21, double-click the original text layer, apply the following layer style.

22, select the ' Pen tool ', tick the following picture of the curve.

23. Create a new two layer on the ' hue/saturation ' layer and name it: Rope A and rope B.

24, the use of ' snow element brush + stroke path ', add wire to the ' A ' and ' B ' brush above, and also give ' rope A and B ' wire, where ' rope a ' is purple and white, ' rope B ' is purple and black.

25, press the OK key to cancel the path, right click ' A brush ' layer-Select duplicate layer style, then right click on two rope layer, select-paste layer style.

26, double click on ' Rope a ' layer to add layer style: Shadow.

27, this step is a little complicated, please see clearly. Create two layers below the ' rope a ' layer, named ' Rope 2A ' and ' rope 2B ', then create two layers above the ' rope B ' layer and name ' rope 2 a before ' and ' Rope 2 B '. The order of the layers is compared as follows.

28, right button ' rope B '-select copy layer style, paste into the newly created four layer, then right ' rope a '-select Copy layer style, paste to ' rope 2A '.

29. The next step is to add wire to the above. We first use a pen to check out a circuit diagram for reference, special attention is reference, after the reference will delete this roadmap, the following figure, with a pen to tick the path (try more than a few times), and then stroke the path-red line, to load the selection, with a blue brush to draw some blue lines, the dotted line can be used to check the eraser tool to wipe out.

30, the following explanation of the role of the Guide line, red represents the line from the bottom to the string, blue for the string from the top down, the dotted line is actually not visible, and do not have to ignore it. The role of the angular reference line, the red line with a pen, select ' snow element brush ' with the foreground color purple and background white, select ' Rope 2A ' layer, right-stroke path.

31, again check out the blue path, select the ' Rope 2 a before ' layer, create the front part. Hides the guide layer with the following effect.

32, after completion, repeat the above steps, with the foreground purple and background black continue to stroke those parts, note: Must choose ' Rope 2B ' and ' rope 2 b before '.

33, select the ' Polygon tool ' and set the following in the options bar at the top.

34. Create a new layer below the original text layer and name it: Star, set the foreground color to #d4aa19.

35, click and drag on the wire to create a small star, and then select-Group shapes in the options bar.

36, to meet this wire constantly create more small stars.

37, double click on the star layer (if there are several star layers, please merge them first), apply the following layer style.

38, open ' star bright ' material map, move to ' hue/saturation ' layer above, adjust the size.

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39, press Ctrl+u to open hue/saturation command, change hue value is: 75.

40, change the layer blending mode to: lighten.

41, the new layer on all layers, named: Edge, with 360 pixel black soft corner brush, four weeks on the edge of the black brush, and then adjust the layer opacity: 50 or so, this according to their favorite to do.

Final effect: