27 A Chrome Effect

this last tutorial im gonna make a chrome effect style using font or logo

Final output

The Background and Trace

1st of all…open the path layer on to the wallpaper that u like…ctrl+click the path

Color filling

alt+backspace to fill the color with white

Displacement

go to edit > stroke for 2 copies of the layer and displace them using displacement

Gaussian Blur

then use gaussian blur to smooth out the edges

Combining Layers

go to image > calculation to combine both layers together

Curve Palette

to make the chrome like effect, go to the channels and with the layer selected, open the curve pallette and make an M curve…u can save it if u wanna use it later

After Curve adjustment

this is wat it looks like after the curve adjustments

Layers Palette

copy and paste it on the layers pallete

Background editing and mask

using any picture as a background…edit the background and mask it out with the logo

Shadow making

go to the path layer, make a copy of a new one…free transform and displace it to make a shadow

Adjusting Channels Palette

go back to the channels palette, hide all layers except the shadow and the BG…to soften the image

Feather Effect

using lasso tool, create a shape and use feather effect

Motion Blur

the use motion blur to give the shadow as real as possible with the lighting positioning

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