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Aqua Text Effect

May 12, 2008 02:28 by anjel

Create a new image, size 393х393 pixels, background is white and using #00A3E2 color write any letter you want.

 

 

Now Rasterize layer this layer, duplicate it and inside options select Screen.

 


 
 
Rotate it as shown below and set the Opacity: 30%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Holding CTRL select our original layer with "O". Now we have to do inverse our selected area. Then select the main layer and press DEL. To glue this 2 layers press Ctrl + E. Now let's add water effect to our "O" by selecting Dodge tool and light the selected areas as shown below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now hold CTRL and select the main layer again. And sav it Select > Save selection. Then create a new layer and stroke Edit > Stroke.
 
 
 
 
 
Now create one more layer and do stroke again with parametres Edit > Stroke :
 
 
Using Polygon selection tool select the area as shown on image and press DEL:
 
 
 
 
 
And move our white scheme to the right:
 
 
Use eraser to make more light:
 
 
 
 
Now you can dark som spots to contrast all image on your choice:
 
 
 
Now create a new layer again, load our selection and fill it with white. Decrise opacity to 15% and move it a little bit to the right:
 
 
 
Load our Selection one more time and fill it with dark blue:
 
 
 
And in the end apply  Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur with parameter 4:
 
 

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