Choose Select > Modify > Contract by 2 pixels.ħ.

Ctrl + Click (Win) or Cmd + Click (Mac) on the text thumbnail in the Layers palette to select the contents of the layer.Ħ. Now we want to add loads of diamonds to show that we are extra classy!ĥ. If you can’t see Silver listed then click on the arrow in the top right corner to load the additional gradients that come with Photoshop and choose Metals from the drop down menu.

Set the stroke position to center and change the Fill Type from Solid to Gradient.ĭouble click on the Gradient to open the Gradient Editor, then choose Silver from the list of gradients. Now click on the word Stroke and use the following settings. Click on the words Bevel and Emboss on the left hand side and use the following settings. Click on the layer effects button on the bottom of the Layer palette and choose Inner Shadow and use the same (or similar) settings to what I have below. We’ll use layer styles now to make our text look like it’s made from silver. The bling effect works best with fairly thick heavy fonts.Ģ. I’m going down the gangsta route here and pimping out SitePoint using a Blackletter font called Divine set in white. Start off with a new canvas (size 600 x 300 pixels in this example) with a dark gray background. So today we’ll have a look at how to produce some sparkling silver and diamonds (or diamante) text in Photoshop using layer effects, blending modes and filters.ġ. I’ve also noticed quite a few ads on TV using bling text as Christmas approaches. Last week I was watching the opening credits of “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” and I noticed the titles consist of bling bling text getting dropped into the jungle.

Diamond sparkle photoshop brush