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Hey guys in this tutorial you will be creating a cool text effect I discovered on accident. Anyway, lets jump right in!

End Result:


Pre-Step: Pattern
Before we begin we're going to have to create a pattern real quick. Open up a 10x10 document and draw out this with a 1px pencil.

Note: I added a grey background so you can see the white in the pattern. Leave your background transparent.

After you've created the pattern, define it. Edit>define pattern. Now our pattern is ready for use!


Step 1:
Open up a fresh document 600x330px in size. Set the background to white.


Step 2:
Set your foreground color to #a74930 and type out your text in big letters. I used the font "bebas".


Step 3:
Now set your foreground color to #7ca730 and type out the second part of your text in a new text box. In my case thats the "GFX" part.


Note: from this point on apply the steps to both text layers.

Step 4:
Open up blending options (layer>layer style>blending options) and apply drop shadow with the settings shown below.


Step 5:
Now apply Gradient Overlay.


Step 6:
Now it's time to use that pattern we made. Apply pattern overlay.


Step 7:
Last but not least apply stroke.


That's it, heres how your final product should look. Pretty cool huh?

WOW This is sexy! Good job balloon!

Where can I download the text?

@Balloon
isn't it something like you should zoom in as much as possible to better be able to paint the squares?

Focnr Wrote:Where can I download the text?

The .psd is attached, but I recommend you follow the tutorial instead.

@chirdian: Not sure what your asking, but yes I zoom in so it's easy to get the pattern exactly right.

Just submitted this tutorial to good-tutorials, hopefully this will help bring in some new members

I've gotten us a few members from a tutorial!
And yeah, I'll do the tutorial.

Cool, cool

yeah that's what I meant
And @Everyone
Keep pulling them in, make them join the dark side, once they join, they'll never leave

Very usefull tut! Now I know how easy it is to make a beautifull text effect.
Used youre tut in this pic, with a c4d from Chridian. Made it very quick so it's not the best I can do :

Made another one