Create Colorful and Shiny Text Effects in Photoshop

1. Steps to create colorful and shiny text effects in Photoshop

To create a colorful and shiny text effect in Photoshop, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Open a suitable background to create a background for the colorful and shiny text effect in Photoshop. To open the image, on the menu bar, select File => Open and open the suitable background image.

Step 2: On the toolbar, select the Horizontal Type Tool (T) with the following settings: 

Font: Lobster 1.4

Size: 210 pt

Anti-Aliasing mode: Sharp

Color: White #ffffff

Step 3: Proceed to write Shiny on the background. Proceed to align appropriately.

Step 4: On the text layer, double-click to open the Layer Style window.

Click Gradient Overlay and set the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Normal

Uncheck Dither

Opacity: 100%

Uncheck Reverse

Style: Linear

Tick vào Align with Layer

Angle: 90º

Scale: 100%

On the Gradient bar, select the first color as #ffc600 and leave it at 0%. The second color is #f8e45f and leave it at 100%.

Step 5: Still in the Layer Style window, select Bevel & Emboss and set the following parameters:

Style: Emboss

Technique: Smooth

Depth: 286%

Direction: Up

Size: 10 px

Soften: 0 px

Do not select Use Global Light

Angle: 96º

Altitude: 16º 

Gloss Contour: select the Contour 

Tick ​​Anti-Aliased

Highlight Mode: Screen

Highlight Mode Color: #ffee93

Highlight Mode Opacity: 67%

Shadow Mode: Normal

Shadow Mode Color: #190a20

Shadow Mode Opacity: 9%

Step 6: Still in the Layer Style window, select Stroke and set the parameters as follows:

Size: 4 px

Position: Outside

Blend Mode: Normal

Opacity: 100%

Fill Type: Color

Color: #7344ac

Step 7: Select Drop Shadow in Layer Style and fill in the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Normal

Do not select Use Global Light

Color: #ae00f6

Opacity: 100%

Angle: 120º

Distance: 5 px

Spread: 100%

Size: 5 px

Contour: Linear

Do not select Anti-Aliased

Noise: 0%

Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow: Checked

Step 8: Select the Shiny text layer then press Ctrl + J to duplicate it. Then rename the copied layer to Shiny TOP.

Step 9: Right-click on the Shiny TOP layer and select Clear Layer Style. Then double-click on this layer to open the Layer Style window.

Here, select Bevel & Emboss with the following settings:

Style: Inner Bevel

Technique: Smooth

Depth: 551%

Direction: Up

Size: 16 px

Soften: 0 px

Uncheck Use Global Light

Angle: 96º

Altitude: 16º

Gloss Contour: Cove - Shallow

Highlight Mode: Screen

Highlight Mode Color: #ffee93

Highlight Mode Opacity: 67%

Shadow Mode: Normal

Shadow Mode Color: #190a20

Shadow Mode Opacity: 9%

Step 10: Continue to select Inner Shadow in the Layer Style window and set the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Multiply

Color: #bf8c01

Opacity: 21%

Uncheck Use Global Light

Angle: -45º

Distance: 5 px

Choke: 0%

Size: 5 px

Contour: Linear

Uncheck Anti-Aliased

Noise: 0%

Step 11: Continue to select Gradient Overlay in the Layer Style window and set the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Color Burn

Dither: Unchecked

Opacity: 100%

Style: Linear

Align with Layer: Checked

Angle: 90º

Scale: 100%

On the Gradient bar, set the first color to #a5a5a5 and leave it at 4%. The second color to #ffffff for 27%. The third color to #e2e2e2 for 74% and the fourth color to #b2b2b2 and 100%.

Step 12: Continue to select Outer Glow in the Layer Style window and set the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Screen

Opacity: 75%

Noise: 0%

Color: #eac919

Technique: Softer

Spread: 0%

Size: 0 px

Contour: Linear 

Uncheck Anti-Aliased

Range: 50%

Jitter: 0%

Step 13: Continue to select Drop Shadow in the Layer Style window and set the following parameters:

Blend Mode: Exclusion

Color: #1eff00

Opacity: 100%

Uncheck Use Global Light

Angle: 120º

Distance: 3 px

Spread: 100%

Size: 3 px

Contour: Linear

Tick ​​Anti-Aliased

Noise: 0%

Tick vào Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow

Finally, click OK.

Step 14: Now hold Ctrl and click on the Shiny and Shiny TOP layers to select both. Then press Ctrl+G to group the layers.

Step 15: Double click on the newly merged group to open Layer Style then add Drop Shadow with the following settings:

Blend Mode: Normal
Color: #000000
Opacity: 30%
Do not select Use Global Light
Angle: 120º
Distance: 3 px
Spread: 39 %
Size: 5 px
Contour: Linear
Tick ​​Anti-Aliased
Noise: 0%
Click chọn Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow
Finally, click OK. You have done the colorful and shiny text effect in Photoshop and the result is as shown.

2. Conclusion

Above is a summary of the steps to create colorful and shiny text effects in Photoshop. Hopefully, you can create more unique effects from the instructions in the article above, SaDesign wishes you success soon.