TECHNIQUE 41: CREATING SHINY PLASTIC TEXT HINT: To learn how to create the entire reflective surface menu design in Figure 41-1, see Technique #51, “Making Magical Reflected Surfaces.” STEP 2 Press T to select the Type tool, set the font to a thick display font such as Gill Sans Ultra Bold in 80 pt with the color set to a Hex value of #ff0000, and type the word BURGER in all caps across your document. Click the Add Layer Style button at the bottom of the Layers panel and choose Bevel and Emboss from the pop-up menu. When the dialog box opens, set the style to Inner Bevel, the technique to Smooth, the depth to 150%, the size to 18 px, the angle to 120°, the altitude to 40°, the Highlight Mode’s opacity to 100%, and the Shadow Mode’s opacity to 0%. For the Gloss Contour, click the down arrow to open the Contour picker and click the arrow in the upper-right corner to select the Contours option. When the dialog box opens asking if you want to replace or append your contours, click Append. Then scroll down the list, select Ring – Triple, and put a check in the Anti-Aliased checkbox. Now select the Contour category below the Bevel and Emboss style, choose Shallow Slope – Valley from the Contour picker, and click the Anti-Aliased checkbox. Don’t close the Layer Style dialog box yet. STEP 3 To put a shine around the outer edges of the letters, add an Inner Glow style. Change the blending mode to Multiply, change the color to #4f2409, set the source to Edge, and change the size to 23 px. Now click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box. At this point, your text should look something like the example in Figure 41-2.
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Figure 41-2
STEP 4 Press Ctrl+J/Ô+J to duplicate the text layer, and then reselect the original text layer to make a few more tweaks. Double-click the Layer Style icon on the right side of the original layer to reopen the Layer Style dialog box and add a stroke with the size set to 9 px, the position set to Outside, and the fill color set to #5d1616. To add more depth to the lettering on the original layer, reselect the Bevel and Emboss style, change the bevel style from Inner Bevel to Stroke Emboss, and change the depth to 32%.
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