Star Wars text effect
In this tutorial we will be working on a Star Wars text effect.
Step 1
Start with a new black document. Mine is 1024×768.
Step 2
Before you can do anything you will need the Star Wars Font. I found it on http://www.dafont.com/.
Now write you text. What I have in mind is to make a nice grunge text to use for a Clone Wars Poster.
Step 3
Double click on the layer to enter the Blending Options menu. Here use my settings:
Step 4
Next you need to duplicate the layer by clicking Ctrl + J. In the Blending Options Menu use these settings:
Step 5
Set the Fill of the layer to 0%.
Step 6
Next I will add some more text and place it on the bottom of the Clone Wars text. Also I will use some different settings:
Step 7
In the next step I will use the Rectangle Tool to make some simple shapes.
Step 8
Now for all these 3 shapes add my settings for the Blending Options.
Step 9
Make a new layer over all the layers and name it Gold.
Ctrl + Click on all the layer thumbnails to make a selection.
Step 10
Next go to Select - Modify - Expand and use 3 pixels.
Step 11
Make sure you have the Gold layer selected.
Set the foreground color to #fcff00 and fill the Gold layer with this color.
Step 12
Set the layer to Soft Light and Opacity to 35%.
Step 13
Make a new layer and name it texture.
Fill the layer with #7e4f2f. Next go to Filter - Noise - Add noise and use my settings.
Step 14
Next go to Filter - Blur - Motion Blur and again use my settings:
Step 15
Next you need to add one more effect to this texture. Go to Filter - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask and again use my settings:
Step 16
Ctrl + Click on the Gold layer thumbnail to make a selection. Now that the text is selected make sure you have the texture layer selected and Add a layer Mask. Last set the layer to Overlay.
Step 17
Next I will bring in a texture that I found on this link: http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=599574
I have imported the texture to the document and resized it so it will fit into my image size. Next you need to go to Image - Adjustments - Desaturate to make the image Black and White.
Step 18
Again as we did with the first texture we need to make a selection of the text and Add a Mask to the layer. So please do that right now. Basically you will repeat Step 16 but this time for a different layer.
Step 19
The last thing we will do for this second texture is to set it to 63% Opacity and Overlay.
Final
You are finished. If you want you can add some more lights or shadows to the text.
Thank you for reading.
keep up the good work Constantin, your doing great!
Nice tuts.
That’s seriously a great effect i will try when i get home from work
wow… good one m8…
thanx….
i cant find the you used cand you please give me the name or the link because i can seeit on dafonts
Awesome Tut, man.
Keep them coming!
Yeah, using a Star Wars font to create an effect even cooler than what’s been done for Star Wars isn’t actually THE Star Wars Text effect. But still, like I said, it’s cooler.
Nice Tutorial, just remember: Clipping Masks would make your job so much easier.
Here is the link for the font you guys:
http://www.dafont.com/search.php?psize=m&q=jedi
Cool. Thank you very much. Very professional effect.
I think in some areas the texture should be erased so the text is clearer, but the whole tutorial is awesome!
Constantin you excel as always. It’s amazing how something so stunning can be broken down into simple steps for even a mug like me to follow. Amazing effect, this could be a series - recreating famous movie posters
nice outcome!.
“bookmarked”
nice idea thank you
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awsome… great work … sincere appreciations >>> thank U
Great!!!
so simple, thank you!
bookmarked
comon constantine make some tutarials, and you gotta update ur site more often or u lose ur readers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am working on it guys. Patience
awesome, love you men no homo
plz don’t mock my lack of pro’ness
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28513353@N05/2664086366/
thank you very much for this tutorial
it’s really a great effect
thanks:)
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End result is awesome, the problem I have though is seeing the setting you have in those images. They’re way too small…
very cool, like the effect of the movie.
how did you get the mind ……
You cant even see the settings.. so i cant make this text effect.
ditto what dana said…ive had to zoom in to get a ‘clue’ as to what the settings are, think i’m going to hunt around for another ‘copy’ of this tutorial, i’ve seen it on several websites already. Nice tut if you can read it though, outcome is sweet.
Didn’t see that you could get the psd at the top, so now I can go through and see the settings better.
Oh Yes.
Didnt See The Psd Either.
Thanks!
Play around with photoshops own techniques. This proves, again, that no-one needs those plugins of the 80s.
Hey thank you for this tut very helpful. now i’m no pro with photoshop i’m just learning and i’m having difficulties getting my end result likes yours mine seem dull compared to yours. i’ve followed exactly like you have and tried changing things but that made it worse can u give me any help please would be much appreciated
thanks again for a wonderful tut
-Matt
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I guess I’m just too old to figure it out but after you download the font, how do you get it so you can use it? I’m trying to use it in photoshop for a title in a video project I’m putting together in Premirer Pro. I can get it downloaded but can’t get it so I can use it.
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Awesome tutorial! I came here from Smashing Magazine, and glad I found your site.
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Great work man! Have bookmarked it but you should consider giving the blending layer screenshots a popup with a larger size. They are difficult to read!
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