The color from the Gradient Overlay works great but just too artificial. This is what we want to have, darker color on top of the characters and lighter color at the bottom. Hover cursor on top of the text without closing The Layer Style dialog box and then click and drag to move the gradient. Step 5: Adding Gradientĭouble click the text to open up The Layer Style dialog box. Only proceed to this step after the text is fixed and no further editing is needed. Remember that this step will remove its text and turn it into, well, shape.

Once you have settled with the text and font type, we want to convert it into layer shape. We will override it using Gradient Overlay in the next step. For the color, you can simply use any color. For the font type, I select Bauhaus 93 for its classic appearance. Using Type Tool, add text onto the canvas. Step 2: BackgroundĪdd a Solid Color adjustment layer. You may need bigger canvas to fit more characters. The canvas size used here is 1,000 px × 350 px. Step 1: Preparationįirst, make a new document.

Fire up your Photoshop and start designing! Preview Hold on to your seat, we’re going to back to the 80’s and recreate that awesome chrome style. In the 80’s, sci-fi theme movies such as Tron and Back to The Future captured the unknown mystery and magic of computer technology.Īt that moment, chrome design stood out as the people in that era were fascinated by those mythical futuristic idea. In this tutorial, you will learn how to make this 80’s Style Chrome Text Effect in Photoshop.

80's style text effect in photoshop