PHOTOSHOP® CS DOWN & Dirty TRICKS

Gothic Chiseled Type Effect

Sure the Harry Potter movies had some amazing special effects, but did you see that beautifully beveled logo? That thing is a Layer Styles work of art. What may be most amazing about it is that the entire thing is created in just one dialog box (the Layer Styles dialog). So here's a look at how to turn some plain gray type into a gold gothic chiseled effect that is pure gold at the box office.

Quick Tip: Gradients To bring up the Gradient Editor, switch to the Gradient tool and in the Options Bar at the top, click once on the Gradient thumbnail. To add a new Color Stop to your gradient, click anywhere below the Gradient Editor Bar. To remove a Color Stop, click-and-drag downward. To edit the color of any Color Stop, ...