Latex Goth Text - by Spacific Designs.com

LATEX GOTH TEXT

This text Style will produce a shiny smooth Leather appearance.

1.) Create a New file, 800 X 600 pixels at 225 ppi on a white background. Press D on the keyboard to set the Foreground color to black.

2.) Select the Horizontal Type tool

. The font used is Vampiress Regular 150pt Smooth. (In the Options bar, you will need to type in 150 at the Size input box.) On the keyboard select Caps Lock, then type the First letter of your text. Select the Move tool

and Click+Drag type to position.

3.) Select the Horizontal Type tool

and in the Options bar enter 320 at the Size input box, on the keyboard turn Off Caps Lock and type the Last letter. Select the Move tool

and Click+Drag type to approximate position.

4.) Use Ctrl+T to bring up the Free Transform bounding box. Enter 55 in the width input box.

Now, In the Options bar (located top of program) click the Commit button

5.) Select the Horizontal Type tool

and click on the work area to create a New layer. Change font to Offenbach Chancery and in the Options bar enter 150 at the Size input box. Click on the work area and type the Center letters. Select the Move tool

and position letters. If you need to reposition the Outer letters at this stage, select the corresponding layer in the Layers palette... then go to the work area and Click+Drag into position.

6.) In the Layers palette... click on the Eye icon

to the Background layer to turn Off the layers visibility. (This will turn the Background to transparent). Go to Layer > Merge Visible. Notice, the Type layers have now merged to One layer.

Now, turn back On the Eye icon to the Background layer.

7.) Go to Window > Styles to open the Styles palette (if not visible). In the Styles palette... locate the style named Latex

and click on it to apply the effects. Go to Step 8.

(Alternately, you may apply settings manually by following Steps 7a thru 7d below.)

7a.) Go to Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow... and the Layer Style palette will open. Adjust settings below. Keep the palette open for the next few steps.

7b.) Next, click on the Bevel and Emboss tab. Click the downward triangle to the right of the Gloss Contour window to open the Contour-Picker. Double-Click on the contour named Latex1 to select and close the library. Adjust settings below.

7c.) Under the Bevel and Emboss tab- click the Contour tab. Click the downward triangle next to the Contour window to open the Contour-Picker. Double-Click on the contour named Latex2 to select and close the library. Adjust Range to 75%, then click the OK button to close the Layer Style palette.

8.) Here is what the text should look like at this point.

In the Layers palette... Ctrl+Click on the Type layer to create a Selection. Go to Layer > New > Layer... and when the dialog box appears, name it highlights, then click the OK button to close. Select the Brush tool

and carry over the work area, then Right-Click to bring up the Brush-Picker. (If the library is different than the image below, click the triangle

at the top right corner and a pop-out menu will appear, select Reset Brushes. A message box will appear, just click OK and the correct library will load.) Now, select the Soft Round 13px brush.

In the Options bar, adjust Opacity to 26%. Press X on the keyboard to change the Foreground color to white.

Now, paint several passes to build up the a soft shiny appearance. You'll want some of the edges to be fuzzy. (Press Ctrl+D to Deselect Selection or Shift+Ctrl+D to Reselect Selection as you work to preview your progress.) I also adjusted the brush Diameter to 6px and changed the Opacity to 38% and painted a little as well.

Here, is the completed highlights.

9.) With the Selection active (Shift+Ctrl+D)... click the Foreground color well and when the Color Picker appears, enter #CC0000 at the bottom input box then click the OK button to close.

Go to Select > Modify > Contract. When the dialog box appears, enter 5 then hit the OK button to close.

The selection will move inside the text, ready to add some Stroked color.

Go to Layer > New > Layer... and when the dialog box appears, name it stroke, then hit the OK button to close. Go to Edit > Stroke. When the dialog box appears... enter a Width of 2 and click Center for Location, then click OK to apply.

Go to Layer > Duplicate Layer... and when the pop-up appears, just hit the OK button to close. This will strengthen the color to the stroke a bit. Press Ctrl+D to Deselect. (The Layers palette should now have five layers.)

10.) Now to remove the unwanted white to the outside of the Stroke. Go to Window > Navigator. When the palette appears, type in 125 in the input box then hit Enter on the keyboard. The document window will enlarge to 125%.

Select the Eraser tool

and Right+Click on the work area to bring up the Brush-Picker. Select the Hard Round 5px brush. Press Enter on the keyboard now to close the Picker. In the Options bar (located top of program) set Opacity and Flow to 100%. (If the library is different than the image below, open the Brush-Picker, then click the triangle

at the top right corner and a pop-out menu will appear. Select Reset Brushes. A message box will appear, just click OK and the correct library will load.)

In the Layers palette... Ctrl+Click on the Top layer to start a Selection on the Stroke. Next, go to Select > Inverse. Now, click on the highlight layer. This will make it the Active layer in which to Erase. Start erasing along the Outside edges of the Stroke Selection to remove the unwanted white. Press Ctrl+D to Deselect when finished.

In the Tool palette... Double-Click the Zoom tool

to return the document window back to normal size. Your image should now look similar to the picture below:

11.) One last step to add a small amount of texture to the white highlights. In the Layers palette... . Click the Type layer to Select. Under the Effects bar, Double-Click on the Bevel and Emboss tab to open the Style palette.

12.) Once the Layer Style palette opens... in the left panel select Texture. Click the downward triangle next to the Pattern window to open the Pattern-Picker. (If the library is different than the image below, click the triangle

at the top right corner and a pop-out menu will appear. Select KS Patterns. A message box will appear, just click OK and the correct library will load). Locate the pattern named Rubber and Double-Click on it to select and close the library.

Adjust Depth to 40%. Click+Drag the blue bar on the Layer Style palette to reposition it where you can still see all of the highlights. Now, place curser on the work area and Click+Drag to move Pattern around until you get a result you are happy with. The effects will be subtle.

Text is now finished. Click here to compare your work.