: How to create a realistic bevel effect on text in Photoshop? I found this image on google and was fascinated by the realism of the bevel effect and wanted to learn how to do it myself.

@Shanna688

Here is my shot



I have used Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, Bevel and Emboss, Gradient Overlay and Satin



Screenshots of used effects


Drop Shadow :


[ Blend_Mode:multiply,100%,#000000 ]
[ Angle:120, Global_Light:No ]
[ 4px:0%:1px ]
[ Contour:Defaults/CoveDeep ]
[Noise: 0% ]






Inner Shadow :


[ Blend_Mode:overlay,100%,#ffffff ]
[ Angle:120, Global_Light:No ]
[ 6px:20%:4px ]
[ Contour:Defaults/Linear, Anti-aliased:no]
[Noise: 0% ]






Bevel and Emboss :


[ Inner Bevel:ChiselHard,Depth:300%,Up, 1px,0px ]
[ Angle:120, Global_Light:No ]
[ Altitude:58 ]
[ Contour:Defaults/Linear; AntiAliased:Yes ]
[ Highlight:normal-10%-#ffffff ]
[ Shadow:multiply-100%-#000000 ]
[Opacity: 100% ]






Contour :


[ Cone-Inverted ]
[ Range:90% ]






Satin :


[ Blend_Mode:overlay, 90%, #ffffff ]
[ Angle:50, Global_Light:No ]
[ 4px,0px ]
[ Contour:Defaults/Linear; AntiAliased:No; Invert:No ]






Gradient Overlay :


[ Blend_Mode:normal, 100% ]
[ #b5b5b5 -#ffffff, Reverse:No ]
[ STyle:Linear, Align_with_layer:Yes ]
[ Angle:120; scale:100% ]

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@Jessie844

Well, you're on the right track. The key is to use layer styles.

Here's my shot:



Settings:


Add Bevel & Emboss. Choose "Chisel Hard" under technique, play around with the settings and use the "Cove - Deep" preset under Contour.







Add a dark grey to bright white linear Gradient Overlay. Angle it and limit it so that it begins with the white in the top left corner and ends with the dark grey.





Add a rather harsh and strong but only slightly distant drop shadow.




The difference is in the details though and getting that perfect emboss/glow is the tricky part. You might try dragging it through After Effects and using glow or perhaps simply pushing the contrast with curves in Photoshop.

Oh, and don't forget the noise (Filter > Noise).

EDIT: combining some of my settings with those of S.M. will yield even better results. Take a look especially at his/her "Satin" and "Inner Shadow" settings.

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