PHOTOSHOP 101 HOW TO
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Pro tip: Hit the “G” key to quickly bring up the “Paint Bucket” tool.ġ1. Select the “Paint Bucket” tool and fill in the selected area on the light layer with white. This will allow you to create a selection on the light layer that is the same shape as the logo layer.ġ0. Select this layer, hold down the CTRL key, and click on the thumbnail of one of the layers with with your logo on it. Then you can click OK to finalize the changes you’ve made to the layer.ĩ. Navigate to the “Drop Shadow” tab in the “Layer Style” window and change the settings to match below. You will be using a black and white gradient, so remember to open up the gradient editor and set the colors to absolute black (R:0, G: 0, B:0) and white (R:255, G:255, B:255) for the best results.Ĩ. Navigate to the “Gradient Overlay” tab and once again change the settings so that they match the diagram below. Without closing the “Layer Style” window, select the “Inner Shadow” option and change the settingsħ. Change the “Bevel & Emboss” settings so that they match the picture below.Ħ. From here, select the “Bevel & Emboss” option to begin creating the beveled effect. Double-click this new layer to bring up the “Layer Style” window. This will give you a copy of your logo that appears to be composed of the same material as your background.ĥ. Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N) and then paste the selection you copied into this new layer by hitting Ctrl+V. Click the Background layer and then Copy by pressing Ctrl+C. Alternatively, you can hold the Ctrl button and left-click the layer thumbnail.Ĥ. Select the pixels on this layer by right-clicking the layer’s thumbnail and clicking Select Pixels. is in the correct position and is the right size for the design.ģ. Pro tip: Use the CTRL+V shortcut to automatically paste as pixels.Ģ. Paste the logo, text or artwork that you want to emboss into the document using the “paste as pixels” option. Open up your background texture image (in this case, a piece of textured paper) in Photoshop and create a new layer. We’ll be applying the embossed and debossed effects to one of our folder mockup templates, but you can use this technique with any design you like.

PHOTOSHOP 101 HOW TO

In the following tutorial, we’ll show you how to use a simple Photoshop technique to create embossed and debossed effects that look so much like the real thing, nobody will be able to tell the difference.

You’ll never see a truly “embossed” imprint on a web image-but that makes it difficult when you want to show off your embossed print design on a computer screen. The coolest thing about embossing and debossing is that it’s completely exclusive to printed paper.

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