Medieval Stone Text - by Spacific Designs.com

MEDIEVAL STONE TEXT

This Style is reminiscent of an old world Cobblestone.

1.) Create a New file, 800 X 600 pixels at 225 ppi. Press D on the keyboard to set the Foreground color to black. Now, press Alt+Backspace to fill the Background layer with black.

2.) Press X on the keyboard to switch the Foreground color to white. On the keyboard Select Caps Lock. Select the Horizontal Type tool

and type your text. I used Arial Black Regular 48pt Smooth. While the curser is still blinking, move curser under text, then Click+Drag into Center of document window. Now, click the Commit button

to set type. (It is located at top of program in the Options bar.)

3.) Press Ctrl+T on the keyboard to bring up the Free Transform bounding box. In the Options bar, enter 120 for Width and 300 for Height and text will expand appropriately.

Now, click the Commit button

once again.

4.) Go to Window > Styles to open the Styles palette (if not visible). In the Styles palette... find the style named Medieval Stone1

and click on it to apply it's effects. Go to Step 5.

(Alternately. you may apply the settings manually by following Step 4a below.)

4a.) In the Layers palette... Right-Click on the Type layer and a pop-out menu will appear. Select Pattern Overlay. When the Layer Style palette appears, click the downward triangle next to the Pattern window to open the Pattern-Picker. Now, 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. Find the Pattern named Medieval Stone1, then click on it to apply. Now. click the OK button to close the Layer Style palette.

5.) At the bottom of the Layers palette... click the Add a new layer button

to add a new blank layer. Next, in the Tool palette, select the Brush tool

. Carry the brush over the work area and Right-Click to bring up the Brush-Picker. Select the Hard Round 9px brush, then press Enter on the keyboard to close the library. (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, paint a few stone shapes.

6.) In the Styles palette... find the style named Medieval Stone2

and click on it to apply effects. Go to Step 7.

(Alternately, you may apply settings manually by following Steps 6a thru 6c below.)

6a.) In the Layers palette... Right-Click on the Type layer and a pop-out menu will appear. Select Pattern Overlay. When the Layer Style palette appears, click the downward triangle next to the Pattern window to open the Pattern-Picker. Find the Pattern named Medieval Stone2, then click on it to apply. Keep the Layer Style palette open for the next few steps.

6b.) Click the Bevel and Emboss tab. Adjust settings below.

6c.) Under the Bevel and Emboss tab- Click the Texture tab. Click the downward triangle next to the Pattern window to open the Pattern-Picker. Select the Pattern named Medieval Stone2, then click the OK button to close the Layer Style palette.

7.) Rocks will begin to form embedded into the Stone backdrop.

Continue painting stone shapes onto the text. The layer will now apply the effects automatically now as you paint!

When finished, the text should have a similar appearance as this.

8.) In the Layers palette... turn Off the Eye icon

to the Background layer. Now, go to Layer > Merge Visible. This will merge the two layer styles as one unit to prepare it for the final step. Turn back On the eye icon to the Background layer.

9.) At this point we need to add some lighting. Go to Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss... and when the Layer Style palette appears, it will display the default settings, just click the OK button to close the palette.

Text is finished. Click here to compare your work.