Learn How To Create A Killer Chrome Text Effect

In this tutorial I'll be showing you how to create a killer chrome style text effect in photoshop from scratch, using nothing but layer styles.

What We’ll Be Creating

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Creating The Background

Create a new (Ctrl + N) Document 3000 x 3000 pixels with a black #000000 background. Right click the background layer and select “Layer From Background” from the fly out menu. Now download the fabric texture pack from the resource list and load it into photoshop.

Double click the background layer and apply the leather texture from the texture pack.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Create a new layer above the background layer and fill (G) it with the color white #ffffff. Now add the following layer styles to the layer.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

You should now have something like this.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Creating The Chrome Text

Select the “Text Tool” (T) and write your text on the canvas.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Now add the following layer styles to your text layer.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

You should now have something like this.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Adding Texture To The Chrome

Duplicate your text layer then right click the layer and select “Clear Layer Styles”. Now add a “Gradient Overlay” using the settings below.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Now, load a selection around the text layer you just duplicated “Select > Load Selection”.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Create a new layer at the top of your stack then fill (G) the selection with any color. With the selection still loaded apply the noise filter “Filter > Noise > Add Noise”.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Once you’ve added the noise filter deselect the selection (Ctrl + D) then set the layer blend mode to “Soft Light” and opacity to 20%.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Creating The Outer Chrome Layer

Load a selection around your original text layer “Select > Load Selection” then go to “Select > Modify > Expand”. Expand the selection by about 10 pixels, create a new layer underneath your text layer and fill (G) the selection with any color. Now add the following layer styles to this new layer.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

You should have something like this.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Adding The Shadow

Finally load a selection around your original text layer “Select > Load Selection”, create a new layer above your background layers then fill the selection with the color black #000000.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Select the “Move Tool” (V) then move the shadow layer between 5-10 pixels down and between 5-10 pixels left. Your finished result should look something like this.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

Conclusion

Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial I’d love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page Or Tweet them via twitter @photoshop_plus.

Learn How To Create Realistic Chrome Text

About Author

Tom loves to write on technology, e-commerce & internet marketing. I started my first e-commerce company in college, designing and selling t-shirts for my campus bar crawl using print-on-demand. Having successfully established multiple 6 & 7-figure e-commerce businesses (in women’s fashion and hiking gear), I think I can share a tip or 2 to help you succeed.