Creating Gel Text

Team Photoshop · 10-31-2005, 01:20 AM

An easy way to produce Gel Effect Text
Tutorial is here Creating Gel Text

If you have any questions or comments regarding this tutorial please post it in this thread

USAPatriot · 01-19-2006, 10:44 AM

I'm trying to do the Gel text but am using PS 7.0, which does not seem to have this step in the menu:

Once you have your text done go to Layer/Type/Render Layer to render your text. Name this layer base. Now Ctrl+Click on this layer to select it. Once you have done that create a new layer above that.

There may be other steps that don't fit my version, I don't know yet. Advise? I'm a beginner-level user, using PS for only simple tasks. -Rod-

Fig · 01-19-2006, 05:02 PM

Layer -> Rasterize -> Type should do it for ya.

chris

jmc_021 · 05-25-2006, 08:50 AM

when working with text (especially with this tutorial), would you suggest applying this style in Illustrator instead of Photoshop since vectors are cleaner and much more smooth? or would this particular tutorial not fully work in Illustrator?

Fig · 05-25-2006, 11:19 AM

don't think it would really matter, though i'm not entirely sure how illustrator handles gaussian blurs and if that part would work well. no real reason to do it in illustrator unless you're trying to create something scalable though, at least none that i can think of.

photoshoplover · 10-06-2006, 10:03 AM

you can boost it with the curves and i think it could be better than that

like :

levelup · 11-12-2008, 05:28 AM

is really useful for me, I am glad to read it here.

10-31-2005, 01:20 AM	#1
Team Photoshop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 61	Creating Gel Text An easy way to produce Gel Effect Text Tutorial is here Creating Gel Text If you have any questions or comments regarding this tutorial please post it in this thread Last edited by Rich; 11-14-2005 at 12:26 AM.

01-19-2006, 10:44 AM	#2
USAPatriot Original USAPatriot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Not where I'd like to Posts: 1	Problem I'm trying to do the Gel text but am using PS 7.0, which does not seem to have this step in the menu: Once you have your text done go to Layer/Type/Render Layer to render your text. Name this layer base. Now Ctrl+Click on this layer to select it. Once you have done that create a new layer above that. There may be other steps that don't fit my version, I don't know yet. Advise? I'm a beginner-level user, using PS for only simple tasks. -Rod-

05-25-2006, 08:50 AM	#4
jmc_021 jmc Join Date: May 2006 Location: co, usa Posts: 41	question when working with text (especially with this tutorial), would you suggest applying this style in Illustrator instead of Photoshop since vectors are cleaner and much more smooth? or would this particular tutorial not fully work in Illustrator?

10-06-2006, 10:03 AM	#6
photoshoplover Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9	you can boost it with the curves and i think it could be better than that like : Last edited by photoshoplover; 10-06-2006 at 10:53 AM.

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01-19-2006, 05:02 PM	#3
Fig designer of stuff... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,625	Layer -> Rasterize -> Type should do it for ya. chris

05-25-2006, 11:19 AM	#5
Fig designer of stuff... Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,625	don't think it would really matter, though i'm not entirely sure how illustrator handles gaussian blurs and if that part would work well. no real reason to do it in illustrator unless you're trying to create something scalable though, at least none that i can think of.

11-12-2008, 05:28 AM	#7
levelup Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 8	is really useful for me, I am glad to read it here.