Metallic Text Effect
Summary:
Stylish metallic surfaces can enhance your website and give off a modern style appearance or theme. In this Photoshop tutorial, we will learn how to create a metallic appearance to your text or fonts.
Step-By-Step Instructions:
1. Open a New Document in Photoshop. 400x150 width/height.
2. Select the Type tool. Choose a font. Type something on your canvas.

3. Right click the Type layer in the Layers Palette. Click "Blending Options" from the pop-up list.
4. Click on "Drop Shadow" and enter the following properties:

5. Click on "Inner Shadow" and enter the following properties:

6. Click on "Inner Glow" and enter the following properties:

7. Click on "Outer Glow" and enter the following properties:

8. Click on "Bevel and Emboss" and enter the following properties:

9. Click on "Contour" and enter the following properties:

10. Click on "Texture" and enter the following properties:

11. Click on "Satin" and enter the following properties:

12. Click on "Cover Overlay" and enter the following properties:

13. Click on "Stroke" and enter the following properties:

14. You should now have your metallic text effect.

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