Create Gold Ornamental Text in Photoshop
Final Product What You'll Be Creating
Ornamental
text can be created in several ways. Today we will demonstrate how to
combine several stock images to create some nice gold ornamental
typography. Let’s get started!
Resources Used
Step 1
Create a new document 1400 x 800 px and fill it with black. Draw a vertical guide that cuts your document in half.
Step 2
Place the
clouds
photo as shown. Now desaturate this image by going to Image >
Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and apply the settings as shown.
Step 3
Now place the
grunge texture as shown and change its layer blending mode to soft light.
Step 4
Now
it’s time to start creating text. You can choose to create any word
that you like but in this case we are going to create the word “Aztec.”
For this step it is very important that you choose nice stock images to
create the ornaments. I chose this
package of images from CGTextures.com.
Step 5
Extract ornaments using the Pen Tool as shown below. When you’re done you should have about 11 pieces.
Step 6
Now start combining these elements to create your letters. Feel free to warp, re-size, position, or erase areas as needed.
Step 7
Repeat Step 6 until you have created a “z”.
Step 8
Repeat Step 6 until you have created a “t”.
Step 9
Repeat Step 6 until you have created a “e”.
Step 10
Repeat Step 6 until you have created a “c”.
Step 11
Now
we need to start blending our letters together. To do this, duplicate
all your layers and merge them down to one. Make sure to save a copy of
all your layers just in case. Now take your smudge tool and start
blending the elements together to make everything look smooth. A nice
soft brush about 4 – 9 px should work well.
Step 12
Now let’s add some shadows. Apply the following layer style to your text.
Step 13
Applying an inner shadow will increase the contrast of the piece.
Step 14
Now let’s add some additional elements to our background. Open the Splatter Brushes and apply them on a new layer as shown using black.
Step 15
Now open this brush pack and select a red #8d0000 color. Use the first brush in the
pack and paint some red in as shown.
Step 16
With
a red # dc0021 color still selected keep painting in some bright red
highlights with a 35 px brush as shown below on a new layer.
Temporarily turn off the visibility of the text layer and go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.
Now use a soft 65 px brush to erase areas as shown and set blending mode to color dodge.
Step 17
Use the second brush from this
pack and apply it to the background as shown on a new layer.
Create
a clipping mask (Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + G) for this brush. Create a new layer
above the brush layer and draw something similar to what is shown
below.
Here is how this layer looks without a mask.
Step 18
Merge all the background elements and go to Filter > Blur > Surface Blur.
Use a soft eraser to remove areas you don’t like. Use the smudge tool to smooth out rough areas as well.
Step 19
Turn on your text layer’s visibility and draw in some highlights as shown with a 3 px #360a0b color.
Step 20
Select
the type tool # cc982f and add the text “TREASURES OF THE” and place it
as shown. Use the Blair Caps font and apply the layer styles as shown.
Step 21
To add something extra to your text use a 3D brush from this
pack and apply it on a new layer with #ddaf00 selected.
Step 22
Add some sparks using this set of
brushes.
Apply the following layer style.
Step 23
Create
a new layer above all others and take a large 300 px brush and paint in
some black around the edges as shown. Now go to Blur > Gaussian Blur
to smooth out the transition.
Step 24
Duplicate and merge your layers into one. Now add a radial blur as shown.
Set the blending mode of this layer to lighten and its transparency to 75%.
Step 25
Our artwork is almost complete! Add some backlights with a soft 100 px brush using #e96800 as shown.
Delete areas as needed with the eraser.
Set the blending mode to screen.
Step 26
We’re
almost finished! Go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen. Then go
to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast. Done!
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