Blending Option
July 6th, 2007 in Designing, Tutorials, Web Graphic by kailoon
Today I am going to do a very simple but very useful tutorial. It is about the blending option. Blending option is a very important component in PS and if you can get use to it well then you can make life easy when you doing graphic design. I choose to use text for this tutorial and you may also be able to use this technique in other object such as the button, logo and etc. let’s start now.
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Create a new document (400px X 200px) with white background color.
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Type something with a bold font so that we can see the effect more detail. I use Arial Black, 48pt and type LOONDESIGN again.
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Ok, let’s start with the blending option by double click the type layer. Check the Inner Glow Option and set the blend mode to normal, 35% opacity and 8px for size:
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After that, Gradient Overlay with 100% opacity and linear style.
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This is the most important part and you should do some experiments on this. For now, set as below:
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Final step, Stroke Option, 1px inside stroke with 100% opacity and the color shown below:
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You’re done! Easy, right?
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Here is some other examples, hope you enjoy!














Thank you, appreciate it in plenty…..thank you again for teaching
awesome..
Simple step, awesome result…..
That is sweet! I love making graphics that look super professional but were made by me with my simple knowledge.
thanks!
Simple and cool! thanks for sharing ;D
Yup, there is a text reflection tutorial before this entry
What about the reflection? Do you have a tutorial about how to create the reflection seen in the uppermost image, just bellow the title of this post?
ha! great!
thanks this was an easy project to do in class
Dragolux :
You are welcome!
Canabizz :
Glad that you enjoy this!
Hi there
Cool!!
Thank You
This is SO COOL! I love stuff that you can do with only blending options. Thanks a million!
Eh, add mine also leh… =p…. Mine dont have photoshop tutorial though. =p
@> Cometh: Actually are 5 elder sister and 1 younger sister. lol.
@> iCalvyn: Thanks Calvyn, happy that you enjoy it
ur link was added too
kai loon, i get alot of idea and infor from your photoshop tutorial, thank anyway..your link was add, just add mine as “iCalvyn.com” and URL is http://www.icalvyn.com
Woh, I never knew you got 7 sisters. Wah, i tot you got 3 elder sis and one younger sis. Paiseh paiseh
youngest 1 is 7th….
Woh, I feel cheated. =p Your 4th sister is the youngest one right?
Ben, u know who is mui chew fong?heheh..my 4th sister….lol
Yes, I think so. I been to Loon hometown last time. The one with the eagle logo rite?
For top commentator, you shud buy them some raub groundnuts. To show your apprciatio. You tried that groundnuts before, Cometh?
top commentator got comic character by freehand
get to use 1 then is ok liao la
For top commentator got prize or not?? =p
Photoshop is way cool…hehehehe… I heard Gimp is also quite dynamic (still cant compare) but hell, it’s open source meaning FREE… hohohoho =p