Photoshop
Photoshop: Create a dark text-based logo with gradient effect
by admin on Aug.15, 2011, under Photoshop
This tutorial will describe how to create this great looking dark blue logo using Adobe Photoshop CS5.
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First of all, open a new document:
Then use the text-tool to write your text using white as the foreground-color. The font which has been used in this tutorial is named Blade 2 and can be downloaded here. The font-size is 150px.
After writing your text go to Layer → Layer Style → Blending Options… and configure the settings as shown in the screenshots below:
Now apply an Outer Glow with the following settings:
After that, apply the Bevel and Emboss settings:
And now change the settings for the Gradient Overlay:
Here are the color settings for the gradient:
Your text should look like this:
Now select the custom-shape-tool from the toolbox:
Select the Nature presets and use the Grass 3 shape:
Set the foreground-color to white and draw a huge grass-shape over your picture:
Edit the layer properties of the newly created custom-shape-layer. Set it to Overlay adjust the Opacity to 63%.
The only thing left to do is to flatten your image. So go to Layer → Flatten Image and you’re done.