Stone Texture Effect

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Notes:* the software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop CS6, but

you can use CS3+ versions as well.

* you might want to check the Basix Page to see some useful

topics on dealing with Photoshop basics, such as loading palettesand some shortcuts.

Resources:* Black Texture by Ethenyl.

* gradient-shapes for Photoshop by ilnanny.

Note: You might need to load the Contours used in the tutorial,

so check this image to see how to do so.

Step 1- Create a new 1600 x 1200 px document. Set the Foregroundcolor to #4b4133 and the Background color to #190500, pick the

Gradient Tool, click the Radial Gradient icon in the Options bar,

then click and drag from the center of the document to one of

the corners.
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- Place the Black Texture image on top of the Background then

change its layers Blend Mode to Overlay.
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- Go to Image -> Adjustments -> Levels, and change the Gamma

value to 1.90 to brighten up the texture a little bit.


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- Create the text with the color #7c7c7c. The font used

is Piximisa, and the size is 300pt. If you have more than one line

of text, place each line in a separate layer as we are gong to use

a Gradient Stroke later on.

Duplicate each text layer two times, so that you have two copies

besides the original layer. Then, change the third text layer

copys Fill value to 0% (the layer at the top).
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Step 2

Double click the original text layer to apply the following LayerStyle:

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Style to Stroke Emboss. This

effect requires the Stroke effect to work, so you wont see any

difference until the Stroke effect is applied. For now, change the

Gloss Contour to Cone, check the Anti-aliased box, and change

the Highlight Mode color to #ffd570.


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- Contour: Choose the Cone Asymmetrical contour, and check

the Anti-aliased box. This will give a smoother result.
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- Stroke: Change the Size to 5, the Fill Type to Gradient, and

choose the Gold Label 55z gradient from the Goldmedal.grd

file in the gradients pack folder.


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- Drop Shadow: Change the Distance to 12, the Spread to 40, and

the Size to 15.


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- This will create a shiny stroke for the text. The cool thing about

the Stroke Emboss is that its an easier option for creating a

simple stroke without the need for creating and stroking work

paths then styling them.


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Step 3

Double click the first copy of the text layer to apply the followingLayer Style:

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Technique to Chisel Soft, the

Size to 21, the Highlight Mode to Soft Light, and its color to

#eaffd4.


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- Contour: Just check the Anti-aliased box.


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- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Vivid Light, and choose

the Gradient fill type using the gradient CSP Agate Gradient XV

from the CSP Agate Gradients.grd file in the gradients pack

folder. Then change the Size to a quite big value such as 45, andcheck the Anti-aliased box. This will fill the text with a gradient

glow, creating some nice marble-like waves.


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- Drop Shadow: Use the default values.


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- This will add the main texture to the text without using any

filters; just a simple glow trick using the gradient. You can try

applying some other gradients to see how they look if you like as

well.


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Step 4

Double click the second copy of the text layer to apply thefollowing Layer Style:

- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 250, un-check the Use

Global Light box, change the Angle to 11 and the Altitude to 37,

choose the Cone Asymmetrical Gloss Contour, change the

Highlight Mode to Vivid Light, and the Shadow Mode Opacity to

50%.


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- Contour: Just check the Anti-aliased box.


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- This will add a glossy effect to the text.


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Step 5

- Create a new layer below the second text layer copy and call itTexture. Then set the Foreground color to #213926, and the

Background color to #cbb99d.


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- Ctrl + Click a text layers thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.


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- Go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds, then go to Select -> Deselect

(or press Ctrl + D) to get rid of the selection.


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- Go to Filter -> (Filter Gallery) -> Artistic -> Poster Edges, and

change the values as below:


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- Go to Filter -> (Filter Gallery) -> Artistic -> Sponge, and change

the values as below:


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- Change the Texture layers Blend Mode to Overlay. This will

add a subtle texture and a nice color to the text.


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- Make sure that the adjustment layer is on top of all layers then

change its Blend Mode to Soft Light and its Opacity to 50%.

- Create the Gradient using the colors #736357 to the left, and

#213926 to the right.


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- Add another Gradient Map Adjustment Layer on top of alllayers, and change its Blend Mode to Soft Light and its Opacity to

30%. The gradient used is called Childhood_CC and is found in

the BoahmedAllinone.grd file in the gradients pack folder.


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The adjustment layers add nice coloring to the final result. Hope

youve enjoyed the tutorial and found it helpful.

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