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Quick Tip: Create Metallic Text on a Concrete Background

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:35 AM PDT

In today’s quick tip tutorial I will demonstrate how to create some cool metallic text on a slick concrete background. This can be done in just a few steps so let’s get started!

Step 1

Create new document, 1280 x 1024 and name the default layer "concrete."

Step 2

Go to Filter > Noise and apply the following settings.

Step 3

Go to Filter > Stylize > Emboss and apply the following settings.

Step 4

Add a Level Adjustment by clicking on the icon in the bottom of the layer palette.

Step 5

Apply the following settings.

Step 6

To make this more realistic press Cmd + Shift + E to merge all layers.

Step 7

Press "W" to select Magic Wand. Set Tolerance to 5. Click on second icon to activate "add in selection option"

Step 8

Now click anywhere on the document to get a random selection.

Step 9

Once you have your selection, pick the dodge tool "Range: Highlights" and "Exposure: 100%" and randomly paint inside selection. You should now have something like the image below.