Comic Text

Create stylish header text that would work very well with any web comic.

Steps:

5 Steps

Difficulty:

Easy

Important Tools:

Rasterize Layer
Duplicate Layer (Alt)
Merge Visible
Blending Options

Step 1 - Setting up the Document

Create a new image 500x500px with a "transparent" background.

Write some Black ( Hex #000000 ) text. Crop your image so your text fits well.

Duplicate the text layer. On the Layer Palette, click on the lower of the two text layers. Right-click the layer in the Palette and click on "Rasterize Layer".

Step 2 - Main Text Blending Options

You should have two layers: The text layer and the rasterized text layer below it. Right-click on the non-rasterized text layer in the Layer Palette and click on "Blending Options..." Use the settings in the images.

Step 3 - Time for 3D

It is now time to make your text 3D. First, hide the non-rasterized text layer. You can do this by clicking on the eye symbol next to it on the Layer Palette.

Click on the rasterized text layer on the Layer Palette. Press down the Alt key and do not let go.

Proceed to press the down arrow once then the left arrow once. Repeat this until the depth of the text is as deep as you desire. Let go of the Alt key when you are done.

Merge all your visible layers ( Layer > Merge Visible ). Click the eye symbol next to the non-rasterized text layer on the Layer Palette to make the layer visible again.

Step 4 - 3D Blending Options

You will now color the 3D portion of the text. To do this, right-click on the rasterized text layer in the Layer Palette and click on "Blending Options..." Use the settings in the images. The pink used is Hex #ff0090.

Step 5 - Finished!

Final Comic Text

You are now finished with your comic text! You can add a nice background to compliment your text. The pink color you used in Step 4 can be changed to any other color/gradient you desire. Hope you found this useful!