Gaussian
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This is quite a simple effect in reality... although i can hear some wheels turning for those people who don't have a lot of experience with PS just yet.
In the spirit of exploration, i'm only going to provide the basic outline of how this kind of graphic is made; in a point form fashion.
Post any questions/comments/whatever in the "Photoshop General" board folks!
Have fun!
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1) New document, any size you like. I used 300x300 pixels.
2) Add your type. Use what i've used if you just want to learn the techniques first. Rasterize/Render your type layer.
3) EDIT>Transform>Distort. Grab the bottom left corner control handle and drag it down and inward slightly. Then grab the upper right corner handle and drag that inward and down slightly. Try to achieve the type of "distorted zoom" perspective seen in my example above.
4) Press Ctrl/Cmd+J. Then click on the bottom text layer to make it active. Ctrl/Cmd+L. Drag the black OUTPUT slider to 128, and apply. Select the Move tool (V key). Then press Ctrl/Cmd+A. Ctrl/Cmd+H to hide the selection.
Hold the Alt/Opt key down and press your left arrow then your down arrow. Repeat -- left, down, left, down, etc etc... do this until you're happy with the thickness of your type. Then deselect.
In the spirit of exploration, i'm only going to provide the basic outline of how this kind of graphic is made; in a point form fashion.
Post any questions/comments/whatever in the "Photoshop General" board folks!
Have fun!
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1) New document, any size you like. I used 300x300 pixels.
2) Add your type. Use what i've used if you just want to learn the techniques first. Rasterize/Render your type layer.
3) EDIT>Transform>Distort. Grab the bottom left corner control handle and drag it down and inward slightly. Then grab the upper right corner handle and drag that inward and down slightly. Try to achieve the type of "distorted zoom" perspective seen in my example above.
4) Press Ctrl/Cmd+J. Then click on the bottom text layer to make it active. Ctrl/Cmd+L. Drag the black OUTPUT slider to 128, and apply. Select the Move tool (V key). Then press Ctrl/Cmd+A. Ctrl/Cmd+H to hide the selection.
Hold the Alt/Opt key down and press your left arrow then your down arrow. Repeat -- left, down, left, down, etc etc... do this until you're happy with the thickness of your type. Then deselect.