shining text effect photoshop layer style

Shining Text Effect in Photoshop using Layer Styles

Are you looking to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your text-based designs? Look no further! In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a stunning shining text effect using Photoshop's layer styles.

To start, create a new document sized 550px *600px. Fill the background with a gradient color using the Gradient Tool from the toolbox. Don't worry too much about the color at this stage; we can adjust it later on.

Next, grab the Type Tool and type a big text (using a bold font of your choice) in the center of the canvas. Name this layer 'mother text' and reduce its opacity to 40%. You can also apply some layer blending options to give it a more subtle look.

Now, let's add some highlights to our text. Create a new layer on top of the 'light strip bottom' layer, name it 'highlight', and use a soft round white brush to do a single click as shown below:

'Shining Text Effect Photoshop Layer Style'

Move this highlight strip to the bottom of the text and change the blending mode to 'soft light'. This will give our text a nice glow effect.

To add some fancy lighting effects, duplicate the child text layer a few times, rotate each duplicated layer, and scatter them around the mother text. You can also reduce their opacity to about 30% to make them more subtle.

Finally, type another smaller size letter on the canvas, name it 'child text', drop its opacity to around 30%, and use the Free Transform tool to rotate it a bit so it looks like falling from the top.

To complete this tutorial, you will need the following stocks:

* A bold font (you can choose any one from the list)

* A new document sized 550px *600px

And that's it! With these simple steps, you should be able to create a stunning shining text effect using Photoshop's layer styles. Remember, you can always change the color later on with image adjustments.

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Shining text effect photoshop layer style