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How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Photoshop

Next step we’ll download a set of brushes for in Adobe Photoshop, named: grunge procedural. Create a new layer and choose for it the next brush from downloaded set. How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Apply here some brush strokes as shown. The brush’s color is grey (Opacity 15%). This layer will be placed lower than the layer containing the 2010.

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set for the last made layer Fill to 66% and change the Blending Mode to Screen

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Create again a new layer and select here a Soft Round brush of white color from Brush Tool (B)

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Represent the illumination under the text’s layers:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Next we’ll create a new layer which must filled with Paint Bucket Tool (G) and fill it with #545454 color. The layer needs to be situated lower than the layers with the text in Layers panel:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Add some noise for this layer using Filter>Noise>Add Noise

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
We’ve got the next background:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
… and then apply Filter>Blur>Radial blur

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
We’ve got the next effect:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
… and finally apply Filter>Filter Gallery>Glowing Edges

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
This is the result so far:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Select Add layer mask icon from bottom part of the Layers panel. Change the foreground color to black. Select a Soft Round brush of black color

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4

Paint around the text to remove the rays’ effect. Set the Blending Mode to Screen for this layer

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and select the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the layer with this color – #6A413F. Place this layer under the layers containing the text 2010.

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set Fill to 25% and change Blending Mode to Overlay for this layer

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
Select Create new fill or adjustment layer icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
We’ve got the next effect:

How to Create a Silver Text Effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4
The final result!

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