How to create a gold text effect in Photoshop

• March 4th, 2024
• Tutorials

In this Photoshop tutorial, we will guide you on how to create a gold text effect in just a matter of seconds.

Tutorial details

• Program: Photoshop
• Time estimation: Under 3 minutes
• Difficulty: Easy

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Step 1: Adding Text

Start by opening Photoshop and creating a new canvas. Write out the desired text in the middle of the canvas.

Step 2: Blending Options

1. Right-click on the text layer.
2. Select “Blending Options” from the menu.
3. This will open the Layer Style dialog box.

Step 3: Changing Color Overlay

1. In the Layer Style dialog box, click on “Color Overlay”.
2. Change the color to a bright yellow. You can use the hex code F8C028, or any other bright yellow of your choice.
3. Click “OK” to apply the color overlay.

Step 4: Bevel Emboss Settings

1. In the Layer Style dialog box, click on “Bevel Emboss”.
2. Make sure the style is set to “Bevel”.
3. Set the technique to “Smooth”.
4. Increase the depth to 1000%.
5. Change the size to 13.
6. Keep the angle at 90 and the altitude at 30.
7. For gloss contour, select the “Double Ring” contour.
8. Leave the rest of the settings as they are.
9. Click “OK” to apply the bevel emboss effect.

Step 5: Final Result

Congratulations! You have successfully created a quick and easy gold text effect using Photoshop. Your text should now have a shiny and metallic appearance.

Thanks for following this tutorial! Stay tuned to Creative Nerds for more quick tips and tutorials on how to use Photoshop.

Video Transcript:

Hello, and welcome to Creative Nerds. In today’s Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to be sharing with you how you can create a gold text effect using Photoshop in a matter of seconds. So we want to start off by writing out some text in the middle of our canvas. And then we want to head over to our text layer, right click and select blending options. This will bring up the layer style dialog box. And what we want to do is start by changing the color overlay. So you want it to be a yellow. So a good yellow to use is F8C028, but any bright yellow of your choosing will work really well for this effect. Select OK. Then head over to bevel emboss, and we want to ensure that the style is in a bevel, technique is smooth, and we’re just going to increase the depth all the way up to 1000%. And then we’re going to increase the size to become 14, in fact 13. We’re going to keep the angle the same, so that’s 90, we want to keep the altitude the same, 30. And we’re going to change the gloss contour, so we want it to use the double ring contour. And then all of the rest of the settings will remain the same. And then select OK. And there you go, we’ve created a quick and easy gold text effect using Photoshop in a matter of seconds. Thanks for watching and stay tuned to Creative Nerds for further quick tips on how to use Photoshop.