Photoshop: Aqua Plastic Text
By using Photoshop layer styles you can create an aqua plastic text effect. Just follow 6 steps below.
Step 1: Create a new image (size: 800 x 800 px, white background). It’s wise to start out with a nice big work area to get the best results – we will reduce the size later. If you plan to apply this effect to a full word, you should increase the width of the image as necessary.
Firstly, use the Color Picker to choose the color for your text (the example uses R:0 G:132 B:255, though you can choose another color if you prefer). Select the Type Tool, and type your text as big as you can so it fills as much of the canvas as possible.
Step 2: Create a new Layer (Layer 1). Hold CTRL and click on the type layer you created in step 1 to create a selection of your text. With “Layer 1″ selected on the layers palette, go to Edit » Fill and in the pop up use the settings shown in the image below.
Step 3: Do not lose the selection of the text. Switch to the channels palette, create a new channel and fill the selection with white.
Go to Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur and enter 14. Then again, Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur and enter 7. And again Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur and enter 4. Last time Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur and enter 2. Deselect (CTRL+D) and go back to the layers palette.
Now, hold CTRL and click on “Layer 1″ and then go to Filter » Render » Lighting Effects.
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