: How to get this text effect? What are the blending settings? Any tutorial? Any idea how to achieve this exact text effect? Does this kind of text effect have a name? I know the moonlight

@Cugini998

Im not sure about any specific name for that effect, maybe something along the lines of 'Metallic text effect'? Just try running a search for tutorials on this kind of effect, that should provide some useful results!

As for achieving this effect in Photoshop, the steps below should hopefully be of help to you!

Step 1: Create a new layer and then the text you want.

Step 2: With your text layer selected, go down to the 'Add layer style' button below the layers window (It has a little 'Fx' icon).

Step 3: To begin with, choose 'gradient overlay' and click on the small black to white gradient sample you can see. Now pick the two colours you want to include in the gradient.

Step 4: You will also need to add a 'Inner Shadow' so select that from the left hand side and make sure the checkbox is also ticked. Use the following settings:


Blend mode: Normal, Colour: A very light grey
Opacity: 100%
Distance: 1px
Choke: 0%
Size: 1px


Step 5: Now select the 'Drop Shadow' option from the left, again making sure the checkbox is ticked. For this you will need:


Blend mode: Normal, Colour: Black
Opacity: 100%
Distance: 1px
Spread: 0%
Size: 7px


Hope this helps! Sorry if its too basic and you were just looking for the right layer style settings, better to be too simple than leave things out :)

Vote Up Vote Down

@Harper654

It looks like a combination of a few effects. There is an internal gradient, slight embossing, and an outer fine stroke. There may also be a very slight drop shadow on the top one.

Vote Up Vote Down