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Blue Cell Effects

In this tutorial we are going to practice some blue cellt effects in Photoshop.

So let’s get right to it.

Blue Cell Effects

I will fill the newly created layer with this lights blue color.

Blue Cell Effects

I would like to put some layer styles on it.

Gradient overlay put to Linear lights mode with about half opacity; and of course some texture.

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Here is our result.

Blue Cell Effects

Looks ok as a background for out text.

I will no type some text doesn’t matter what. I just thought about Fujitsu-Siemens Amillo series then.

Blue Cell Effects

So our goal is to create a tar like style. So the color is known – it will be black.

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

As you can see I’m using bevel and emboss as the main tool to create
tar style. Plus to that I’ve added a little bit of texture.

Result? Good. It is Very alike.

So I will go on in practicing PS effects.

Just make a copy of amillo text layer switching off all the styles.

Blue Cell Effects

Turn off fill 0%.

Blue Cell Effects

And select the whole layer.

Save selection!!!

Blue Cell Effects

Further the selection a little bit.

Blue Cell Effects

Go to channels menu box and create a new document with similar size.

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Save and paste it to newly created document.

Blue Cell Effects

And save it as a separate PSD file.

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

Now this is when all the magic happens.

Switch to background layer.

Blue Cell Effects

Go Filters>Distort>Displace.

Blue Cell Effects

Use these settings.

Blue Cell Effects

Use our PSD file.

Blue Cell Effects

And a miracle had happened, a very cool and hard to understand effects so remember it.

Blue Cell Effects

Blue Cell Effects

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