Before we begin: Please note that this tutorial was originally written for Photoshop CS5 and earlier. If you're using Photoshop CC or CS6, you'll want to check out our fully updated Turning Text Into Gold With Photoshop tutorial.
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In this Photoshop text effects tutorial, we're going to learn how to turn text into gold using Photoshop's Layer Styles. We'll even throw in some sparkles at the end to make our gold letters really shine.
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Here's the effect we're going for:
The final gold plated text result.
Once you've created the gold text, be sure to check out Part 2 of this tutorial where I show you how to easily change the background behind the text! Let's get started!
How To Create Gold Text In Photoshop
Step 1: Open A New Photoshop Document
Open a new document in Photoshop by going up to the File menu and choosing New..., or by using the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+N (Win) / Command+N (Mac). I'm just going to use the 640x480 preset size. You can use whichever size you like for your width and height, and then click OK to create your new Photoshop document:
Create a new document in Photoshop. I'm using the 640x480 preset size.
Step 2: Fill The Background Layer With Black
Press D on your keyboard to quickly reset Photoshop's foreground and background colors, which sets black as your foreground color. Then use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace (Win) / Option+Delete (Mac) to fill the Background layer with black:
Step 3: Set Your Foreground Color To White And Add Your Text
Press X on your keyboard to swap your foreground and background colors so white becomes your foreground color. Select your Type tool from the Tools palette or by pressing T on your keyboard. Choose a font from the Options Bar at the top of the screen, then click inside the Document Window and enter your text. I'm using 'Times New Roman Bold' here to keep things simple if you want to follow along. I'll enter the word 'GOLD':
Set your foreground color to white and enter your text.
Step 4: Resize Your Text With The Free Transform Command
The text is too small at this point, so with the text layer selected in the Layers palette, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T (Win) / Command+T (Mac) to bring up Photoshop's Free Transform box and handles around the text. Hold down Shift+Alt (Win) / Shift+Option (Mac) to have Photoshop constrain the text proportions and resize the text from the center as you drag out any of the corner handles to enlarge the text:
Press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) when you're done to accept the transformation.
Step 5: Duplicate The Text Layer
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to quickly duplicate the text layer. You should now have three layers in your Layers palette:
Photoshop's Layers palette now showing three layers.
We're going to be working on the text copy layer throughout the next few steps.
Step 6: Add A Gradient Overlay To The Text
With the text copy layer selected, click on the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:
Click the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette.
Select Gradient Overlay from the list:
Select the Gradient Overlay layer style from the list.
This brings up the Layer Style dialog box set to the Gradient Overlay options:
Photoshop's Layer Style dialog box set to the 'Gradient Overlay' options.
We're going to set the colors for our gradient, so click directly on the gradient preview area (circled in red above) to bring up the Gradient Editor.
Step 7: Select A Lighter And Darker Gold Color For The Gradient
When the Gradient Editor appears, click on the left color marker to select it, and then click on the Color swatch to choose a color for the left side of the gradient:
Click on the left color marker in the Gradient Editor, then click the Color swatch.
This brings up Photoshop's Color Picker. You can use whichever gold colors you prefer, but if you want to follow along, I've entered a color of R:247, G:238, B:173 which gives us a light gold color (I cheated and sampled the color from a photo of a gold coin):
Enter R:247, G:238, B:173 for the left gradient color.
Click OK to accept the color and exit out of the Color Picker. Then, back in the Gradient Editor, click on the right color marker to select it, and then click back on the Color swatch:
Click on the right color marker, then click back on the Color swatch.
When the Color Picker comes back up, enter R:193, G:172, B:81 to give us a darker gold color (also sampled from the gold coin):
Enter R:193, G:172, B:81 for the right gradient color.
Click OK to exit out of the Color Picker once again, and click OK to exit out of the Gradient Editor as well.
Your text should now look like this:
Don't exit out of the Layer Style dialog box yet. We have more to do.
Step 8: Change The Gradient 'Style' To 'Reflected'
Back in the Gradient Overlay options in the Layer Style dialog box, click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of the word 'Linear' and change the Style of the gradient to Reflected:
Change the gradient style from 'Linear' to 'Reflected'.
This will add the darker gold color to both the top and bottom of the text, leaving the lighter color in the middle:
Step 9: Select The 'Bevel and Emboss' Options
Click directly on the words 'Bevel and Emboss' in the layer styles menu along the left of the Layer Style dialog box to switch to the Bevel and Emboss options. Make sure you click directly on the words themselves, not just in the little box beside them, otherwise the options won't appear:
Click directly on the words 'Bevel and Emboss' in the menu on the left.
Step 10: Change The 'Technique' To 'Chisel Hard'
In the Bevel and Emboss Structure options in the middle of the Layer Style dialog box, click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of the word 'Smooth' and change the Technique to Chisel Hard:
Change the 'Technique' from 'Smooth' to 'Chisel Hard'.
Step 11: Change The 'Gloss Contour' To 'Ring Double'
In the Shading options below the Structure options, click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of the word 'Gloss Contour' and select Ring - Double, which is on the bottom row, third from the left:
Select the Anti-Aliased option as well to prevent our text from getting the 'jaggies'.
Here's the text at this point:
The effect so far.
Step 12: Increase The Structure 'Size' To Close Up The Open Space Inside The Letters
Go back up to the Structure options at the top of the Layers styles dialog box and drag the Size slider bar to the right until you've closed up the open spaces inside the letters. Here I've dragged mine to a value of 16 pixels:
Drag the 'Size' slider to the right until you've closed up the open spaces inside the letters.
The open spaces are now gone:
After dragging the 'Size' slider to the right, the open spaces inside the letters have been removed.
Step 13: Increase The Structure 'Depth' To Enhance The Lighting Effect
Next, drag the Depth slider to the right to enhance the lighting effect on the letters. I've dragged mine to a value of 171%:
Drag the 'Depth' slider to the right to enhance the lighting effect on the letters.
Now things are starting to look good:
Step 14: Turn On The 'Contour' In The Layer Style Menu
Next, click inside the checkbox to the left of the word Contour on the left of the Layer Style dialog box, directly below the 'Bevel and Emboss' option. This will enhance our gold effect even further. There's no need to change any options for it, so just click inside the checkbox to enable it:
Click inside the 'Contour' checkbox to enable it without viewing its options.
Here's the text with 'Contour' enabled:
Step 15: Add An Inner Glow
One last thing to do here before we exit out of the Layer Style dialog box and switch to the original text layer. We're going to add an Inner Glow effect to enhance our gold colors. To do that, click directly on the words Inner Glow on the left of the Layer Style dialog box to enable it and bring up its options:
Select the 'Inner Glow' layer style. Click directly on its name to bring up the options for it.
Change the options that I've circled here:
First, change the Blend Mode to Multiply. Then lower the Opacity to 50%. Click on the color swatch directly below the word 'Noise', which brings up the Color Picker. Enter R:232, G:128, B:31 to give us an orange color (this one was sampled from a photo of a gold brick) and click OK to exit out of the Color Picker. Finally, increase the glow Size to 15 pixels.
When you're done, you can click OK to exit out of the Layer Style dialog box. Your text should now look something like this:
The text after applying the 'Inner Glow' layer style.
Step 16: Add A Stroke To The Original Text Layer
We're done with the text copy layer at this point. Now we're going to work on the original text layer, so click on it in the Layers palette to select it. We're going to head back to the Layer Style dialog box once again, so click on the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:
With the original text layer selected, click on the 'Layer Styles' icon at the bottom of the Layers palette.
This time, select Stroke at the bottom of the list:
This will bring the Layer Style dialog box back up, set to the Stroke options. Change the options that I've circled below:
The 'Stroke' layer style options.
First, increase the stroke Size to 5 pixels. Then change the Fill Type from 'Color' to Gradient. We're going to be using the same gradient colors for the stroke that we used on the text. Before we go setting gradient colors though, change the gradient Style to Reflected.
Step 17: Set The Stroke Gradient To The Same Colors As The Text
Click directly on the gradient preview area in the Stroke options:
This will once again bring up the Gradient Editor. Set the colors for the gradient to the same colors we used on the text. For the left color, use R:247, G:238, B:173, and for the color on the right, use R:193, G:172, B:81. Click OK to exit out of the Gradient Editor once you've set the colors, and your text should look like this:
The gradient stroke applied to the text.
Step 18: Apply The 'Bevel and Emboss' Style To The Stroke
Click directly on the words Bevel and Emboss in the menu on the left of the Layer Style dialog box to once again enable it and bring up its options. This time, rather than adding a bevel and emboss style to the text, we're going to add it to the stroke. Change the options that I've circled below:
The 'Bevel and Emboss' options to apply to the stroke.
First, in order to apply these settings to the stroke, we need to change the top option, Style to Stroke Emboss. Now all of these settings will be applied to our stroke. Change the Technique to Chisel Hard once again. Set the Size to 5 pixels. In the 'Shading' section, click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of the words Gloss Contour and once again select that Ring - Double option, which is the third one from the left on the bottom row. Finally, over on the left in the menu area, once again click inside the Contour checkbox to enable it.
After applying the Bevel and Emboss style to the stroke, your text should now look like this:
The effect after applying the 'Bevel and Emboss' style to the stroke around the text.
Step 19: Apply The 'Outer Glow' Style
One last thing to do here in the Layer Styles dialog box. We're going to add a bit of a glow to the text, as if some light was reflecting off the gold. Click directly on the words Outer Glow in the menu on the left to turn on the Outer Glow style and bring up its options, then change the options I've circled below:
First, lower the Opacity value to 50%. Then click on the color swatch directly below the word 'Noise', which brings up Photoshop's Color Picker. Enter in R:183, G:145, G:79 for the color (another gold brick photo sample) and click OK to exit out of the Color Picker. Finally, set the Size to around 29 pixels, and then click OK to exit out of the Layer Styles dialog box.
The text now has a faint glow around it:
The text now with a faint glow around it.
One thing left to do...
Step 20: Add A New Blank Layer Above The Text Copy Layer
Click on the text copy layer in the Layers palette to select it, then press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N (Win) / Command+Shift+N (Mac) to bring up the New Layer dialog box. Name the new layer 'sparkles', and click OK:
Photoshop's 'New Layer' dialog box. Name the new layer 'sparkles' and click OK.
We now have our new blank layer in the Layers palette:
Photoshop's Layers palette now showing our new 'sparkles' layer at the top.
Step 21: Load The 'Assorted Brushes'
We're going to add some sparkles to our gold text to really make it shine, and we're going to use a brush for that. But first, we need to load in some new brushes. Grab the Brush tool from the Tools palette or press B on your keyboard to quickly select it. Then right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the Document Window to bring up the Brush options menu, and click on the small right-pointing arrow in the top right corner:
Click the small arrow in the top right corner of the Brush menu.
Click on the Assorted Brushes in the long list that appears to select them:
Click on 'Assorted Brushes' in the list that appears.
Photoshop will ask you if you want to replace the current brushes with these new brushes or simply append them to the existing ones. Click Append:
Click 'Append' to add the new brushes to the existing ones.
Step 22 Sample A Light Gold Color From The Text With The Eyedropper Tool
Grab the Eyedropper tool from the Tools palette or press I to quickly select it, and then click on one of the lightest areas in the text to sample that color. We're going to use that color for our sparkles:
Sample a light gold color from the text with the Eyedropper tool.
Step 23: Select One Of The 'Crosshatch' Brushes To Use As A Sparkle
With your light gold color sampled, switch back to your Brush tool again, and then once again right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the Document Window to bring up the Brush options menu. Scroll down the list of available brushes until you come across one that looks like a fancy 'X'. If you have Tool Tips turned on in your Photoshop Preferences, you'll see that the brush is named 'Crosshatch', as we can see here:
Choose one of the 'Crosshatch' brushes (which looks like an 'X') to use for the sparkles.
Step 24: Paint A Few Randomly Placed Sparkles Around The Text
With your brush selected and your sampled color ready to go, click in a few random locations around the text to add some sparkles. Change the brush size after each click to add even more randomness by using the right and left bracket keys to increase or decrease the brush size on the fly. Adding sparkles is fun, but too many is too many, so only add a few. A couple of larger ones and a couple of smaller ones should do it.
If you find your sparkles look too intense, lower the opacity of the 'sparkles' layer. Here I've lowered mine down to 50%:
Lower the opacity of the 'sparkles' layer to reduce their intensity.
Once you've added your sparkles and lowered the opacity to your liking, you've completed the gold lettering effect! Here's my final 'Gold-Plated Text' effect result:
And there we have it! Now that you've created the gold text, check out Part 2 where I show you how to easily move the effect onto a different background! Or visit our Text Effects or Photo Effects sections for more tutorials!
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Turn type into gold with this step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to create shiny gold letters and text in Photoshop! Now fully updated for Photoshop CC 2019!
Written by Steve Patterson.
In this tutorial, I show you how to easily create a gold text effect with Photoshop using simple layer effects and gradients. And to make the gold letters really shine, we'll finish off by adding sparkles to the text using one of Photoshop's brushes!
I've updated this tutorial to include recent changes to Photoshop, like the new Brushes panel in Photoshop CC 2018 and the new Free Transform shortcuts in CC 2019. So for the best results, you'll want to be using the latest version of Photoshop CC. But where needed, I also include the original steps so that Photoshop CS6 users can still follow along.
Here's what the gold text effect will look like when we're done:
Let's get started!
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How to create gold text in Photoshop
I'll start with the steps for setting up the document and adding the initial text. But if you have already added your text, you can skip to Step 8 where we start turning the text into gold.
Step 1: Create a new Photoshop document
Create a new document by going up to the File menu in the Menu Bar and choosing New:
And in the New Document dialog box, set the Width of your document to 1600 Pixels, the Height to 800 Pixels, and the Resolution to 72 pixels/inch.
Then in Photoshop CC, click the Create button, or in CS6, click OK:
Setting the Width, Height and Resolution of the new document.
The new document appears:
Step 2: Fill the document with black
To help the gold letters stand out, change the background color of the document from white to black.
Go up to the Edit menu in the Menu bar and choose Fill:
Going to Edit > Fill.
Then in the Fill dialog box, set the Contents to Black and click OK:
Photoshop fills the background with black:
The document after filling the background with black.
Step 3: Select the Type Tool
To add your text, select the Type Tool from the toolbar:
Step 4: Choose your font
Then in the Options Bar, choose your font. For this tutorial, I'll keep things simple and use Times New Roman Bold, but you can use any font you like.
Set the Size of the type to 72 pt. We'll resize the type once we've added it, but this will give us the largest preset size for now:
Choosing a font and setting the size to 72 pt.
Step 5: Set the type color to white
To see the text against the black background, set the initial color of the type to white. We'll add the gold colors later using layer effects.
Click on the color swatch in the Options Bar:
And in the Color Picker, choose white by setting the R, G and B values (Red, Green and Blue) each to 255. Then close the Color Picker by clicking OK:
Changing the type color to white.
Step 6: Add your text to the document
Click inside the document and add your text. I'll type the word 'GOLD'.
Don't worry that the text is too small. We'll resize it in the next step:
To accept the text, click the checkmark in the Options Bar:
Clicking the checkmark to accept the text.
Step 7: Resize and reposition the text with Free Transform
To resize the text, and move it into the center of the canvas, go up to the Edit menu and choose Free Transform:
Then resize the text by clicking and dragging any of the corner handles that appear around it.
But this is where we run into a difference between Photoshop CC and CS6.
How to resize the text in Photoshop CC
As of Photoshop CC 2019, Free Transform now locks the aspect ratio automatically as you drag the handles, so you don't distort the shapes of the letters as you resize the text. This is the behavior we want, so if you're using Photoshop CC, you can just drag the handles without adding any modifier keys.
How to resize the text in Photoshop CS6
But in CS6, you need to press and hold your Shift key as you drag the handles to lock the aspect ratio in place. And when you're done resizing the text, make sure you release your mouse button before releasing the Shift key.
How to move the text into the center of the document
Once you've resized the text, move it into the center of the canvas by clicking inside the Free Transform box and dragging the text into position.
When you're done, press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) on your keyboard to close Free Transform:
Resizing the text by dragging the corner handles.
Step 8: Make a copy of the Type layer
Now that we've added the text, we're ready to start turning the letters into gold.
In the Layers panel, make a copy of the Type layer by dragging it down onto the Add New Layer icon at the bottom:
Dragging the Type layer onto the Add New Layer icon.
A copy of the Type layer appears above the original:
Step 9: Color the text with a Gradient Overlay layer effect
To turn the text into gold, we'll use Photoshop's layer effects. And the first effect we need is Gradient Overlay. We'll use it to add some gold colors to the letters.
Still in the Layers panel, make sure the 'GOLD copy' layer is selected. Then click the Layer Styles icon (the 'fx' icon) at the bottom:
Clicking the Layer Styles icon.
And in the layer effects menu, choose Gradient Overlay:
Step 10: Create a custom gold gradient
Photoshop opens the Layer Style dialog box set to the Gradient Overlay options.
First, clear away any previous settings you may have used by clicking the Reset to Default button:
Resetting the Gradient Overlay options.
And then edit the gradient colors by clicking the gradient swatch:
In the Gradient Editor, double-click on the color stop below the left side of the gradient:
Double-clicking the left color stop.
Adding the gold gradient colors
We're going to create a custom gold gradient for the text. And to help us out, I've sampled colors from a photo of a gold coin.
In the Color Picker, set the R value to 247, the G value to 238, and the B value to 173. Then click OK to close the Color Picker:
Changing the color for the left side of the gold gradient.
Back in the Gradient Editor, double-click on the color stop below the right side of the gradient:
And in the Color Picker, set R to 193, the G to 172 and B to 81. Then click OK:
Changing the color for the right side of the gold gradient.
Step 11: Save the gold gradient as a preset
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In the Gradient Editor, name the gradient 'Gold', and then click the New button to save it:
A thumbnail for the Gold gradient appears in the Presets area:
Photoshop adds a thumbnail for our new Gold gradient preset.
Click OK to close the Gradient Editor, but leave the Layer Style dialog box open.
Here's the text with the gold gradient applied:
Step 12: Change the gradient Style to Reflected
Back in the Layer Style dialog box, change the Style of the gradient to Reflected:
This moves the darker gold color to the top and bottom of the text, with the lighter color passing through the middle:
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The effect with the gradient Style set to Reflected.
Step 13: Add a Bevel & Emboss layer effect
Along the left of the Layer Style dialog box is a list of all the layer effects we can choose from.
Select Bevel & Emboss by clicking directly on the effect's name:
And then clear away any previous custom settings by clicking the Reset to Default button:
Resetting the Bevel & Emboss options to the defaults.
Step 14: Change the Technique to Chisel Hard
In the Structure section, make sure the Style is set to Inner Bevel.
Then change the Technique to Chisel Hard:
Step 15: Change the Gloss Contour to Ring - Double
In the Shading section, click on the small arrow to the right of the Gloss Contour thumbnail. Make sure you click the arrow, not the thumbnail.
Then double-click on the Ring - Double contour to select it (third thumbnail from the left, bottom row):
Changing the Gloss Contour option to Ring-Double.
Step 16: Change the Angle and turn on Anti-Aliasing
Still in the Shading section, set the Angle to 120°.
Then turn on the Anti-aliased option to smooth out any jagged edges:
Setting the angle to 120° and turning on anti-aliasing.
Step 17: Set the Highlight and Shadow Opacity to 75%
To add more contrast to the effect, increase both the Highlight Opacity and the Shadow Opacity to 75%:
The Highlight Mode and Shadow Mode opacity options.
And here's the effect so far:
Step 18: Increase the Size value to fill in the letters
To make the text look more like solid gold, close up the space inside the letters by increasing the Size of the Bevel and Emboss effect.
The easiest way to do that is to first click inside the Size value box to make it active. Then use the Up Arrow key on your keyboard to slowly increase the value. As you do, you'll see the letters filling in from the outer edges towards the centers.
The Size value you need will depend on the size of your text. For me, a value of 41 pixels does the job:
Increasing the Size value.
And here's the gold effect with the letters filled in:
The gold text effect after increasing the Size value.
Step 19: Increase the Depth value
Next, increase the Depth value by dragging its slider towards the right. This will enhance the lighting and add more contrast to the reflection in the letters. I'll set my Depth value to around 170%:
And now the letters are really starting to look like gold:
The effect after increasing the Depth value.
Step 20: Add an Inner Glow layer effect
Add an Inner Glow layer effect by clicking on its name on the left of the Layer Style dialog box:
Then clear away any previous settings by clicking Reset to Default:
Resetting the Inner Glow settings to the defaults.
Change the Blend Mode of the Inner Glow from Screen to Multiply.
And set the Opacity to 50%:
Setting the blend mode and opacity of the Inner Glow effect.
Next, change the color of the glow by clicking the color swatch:
And in the Color Picker, choose a shade of orange by setting the R value to 232, G to 128 and B to 31 (I sampled this color from a photo of a gold brick). Then click OK to the Color Picker:
Choosing orange for the Inner Glow.
Finally, increase the Size of the glow until it completely fills the letters. In my case, I'll set the Size value to 75 px:
When you're done, click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box.
Your gold effect should now look similar to this:
The gold letter effect after applying the Inner Glow.
Step 21: Select the original Type layer
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Back in the Layers panel, click on the original Type layer to select it:
Step 22: Add a Stroke around the letters
Then click the Layer Styles icon at the bottom:
Clicking the Layer Styles icon.
And this time, choose Stroke:
In the Layer Style dialog box, click the Reset to Default button to clear any previous Stroke settings:
Resetting the Stroke options to the defaults.
Step 23: Fill the stroke with the Gold gradient preset
Change the Fill Type of the stroke from Color to Gradient.
Then click on the small arrow to the right of the gradient swatch and select the 'Gold' gradient we saved earlier by double-clicking on its thumbnail:
Changing the Fill Type to Gradient and choosing the custom Gold gradient.
Step 24: Set the Style, Position and Size of the stroke
Change the Style of the gradient from Linear to Reflected.
Then set the Position of the stroke to Outside and increase the Size to around 8 pixels:
And now we have a stroke around the text that’s set to the same colors as the text itself:
The effect after applying the gold gradient to the stroke.
Step 25: Apply Bevel & Emboss to the stroke
We're going to apply another Bevel & Emboss effect, not to the letters but to the stroke.
Click on the words Bevel & Emboss on the left of the Layer Style dialog box:
Don't click Reset to Default this time, since we're going to use most of the same settings as before.
Instead, simply change the Style from Inner Bevel to Stroke Emboss. The Technique should be set to Chisel Hard.
Set the Size value to the same size you chose for the stroke, which in my case was 8 pixels:
Changing the Style, Technique and Size options.
Double-checking the other Bevel & Emboss settings
Make sure all of the other Bevel & Emboss settings are the same as before. If for some reason they're not, you'll need to change them:
Depth: 170%
Angle: 120°
Gloss Contour: Ring- Double
Anti-Aliased: Checked
Highlight Opacity: 75%
Shadow Opacity: 75%
Angle: 120°
Gloss Contour: Ring- Double
Anti-Aliased: Checked
Highlight Opacity: 75%
Shadow Opacity: 75%
Turning on the Contour option
Below Bevel & Emboss on the left of the Layer Style dialog box is an effect named Contour. Click inside the checkbox to turn it on.
This will further enhance the lighting around the stroke:
Selecting Contour for the stroke.
And here's what the gold text now looks like with Bevel & Emboss applied to the stroke:
The stroke now shares the same lighting and reflection effects as the type.
Step 26: Apply an Outer Glow layer effect
Let's finish off our layer styles by adding a faint glow around the text, as if light was reflecting off the gold letters.
Click directly on the words Outer Glow on the left of the Layer Style dialog box:
Set the Opacity of the glow to 40%, and then click the color swatch:
Setting the opacity and changing the color of the Outer Glow.
In the Color Picker, set the R value to 232, G to 128 and B to 31, and then click OK:
And finally, increase the Size of the glow to around 60 px:
Increasing the Outer Glow size.
We're done with our layer effects, so click OK to close the Layer Style dialog box.
And here's the gold text effect with all of our layer effects applied, including the new Outer Glow:
Step 27: Select the 'GOLD copy' layer
We'll finish off the gold text effect by adding sparkles to the letters. And to do that, we'll need to add the sparkles on their own separate layer.
In the Layers panel, click on the 'GOLD copy' layer (the top layer) to select it:
Step 28: Add a new layer above the text
Then press and hold the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key on your keyboard and click the Add New Layer icon:
Clicking the Add New Layer icon while holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac).
In the New Layer dialog box, name the layer 'Sparkles' and click OK:
Photoshop adds a new blank layer named 'Sparkles' above the text:
The new layer is added above the others.
Step 29: Select the Brush Tool
We'll create the sparkles using one of Photoshop's brushes.
Select the Brush Tool from the Toolbar:
Step 30: Select the 'Crosshatch 4' brush in the Assorted Brushes set
The brush we need for our sparkles, 'Crosshatch 4', is included with Photoshop as part of the Assorted Brushes set. But the Assorted Brushes are not loaded automatically, so we'll need to load the set ourselves. And this brings us to another difference between Photoshop CC and CS6.
In Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe redesigned the brush panels. So use the steps below to load the brush based on your version of Photoshop.
How to load the Assorted Brushes in Photoshop CC
In Photoshop CC, with the Brush Tool selected, right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) inside the document to open the Brush Preset Picker.
Then click the menu icon in the upper right:
Clicking the Brush Preset Picker's menu icon in Photoshop CC.
And choose Legacy Brushes from the menu:
Click OK to load the Legacy Brushes set:
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Restoring the Legacy Brushes set.
Back in the Brush Preset Picker, scroll down to the new Legacy Brushes folder and twirl it open:
And inside the folder, open the Assorted Brushes folder:
Opening the Assorted Brushes set.
Then scroll down the list of assorted brushes until you find the Crosshatch 4 brush.
Double-click on its thumbnail to select the brush and close the Brush Preset Picker:
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In Photoshop CS6, with the Brush Tool selected, right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) inside the document to open the Brush Preset Picker.
Then click the menu icon in the top right:
Clicking the Brush Preset Picker's menu icon.
And choose the Assorted Brushes set from the menu:
Photoshop will ask if you want to replace your current brushes with the new brushes. Choose Append to add them to the existing brushes:
Adding the Assorted Brushes in with the current brushes.
Back in the Brush Preset Picker, scroll down through the brushes until you find the 48 pixel Crosshatch 4 brush. Look for the brush that looks like an 'X' with the number 48 under it (48 means that the default size of the brush is 48 pixels).
Double-click on its thumbnail to select the brush and close the Brush Preset Picker:
Double-clicking the 'Crosshatch 4' brush thumbnail.
Step 31: Sample a gold color to use for the sparkles
Choose a color for the sparkles by sampling a color from the text.
Press and hold the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key on your keyboard to temporarily switch from the Brush Tool to the Eyedropper Tool, and then click on a light gold color to sample it.
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I'll choose a light area from the letter 'O':
Holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) and sampling a color from the text.
Step 32: Click on the letters to add random sparkles
Release your Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key to switch back to the Brush Tool. And then click in a few random spots around the text to add your sparkles.
For added variety, change the brush size before each click by pressing the left or right bracket keys on your keyboard. The left bracket key makes the brush smaller and the right bracket key makes it larger.
Don't add too many sparkles or you'll overdo it. A couple of larger and smaller ones is all you really need. If you don't like the last sparkle you added, press Ctrl+Z (Win) / Command+Z (Mac) on your keyboard to undo it, and then try again.
Here, I've added a couple of sparkles to the letter 'G', a third, smaller sparkle at the bottom of the letter 'L', and a fourth one in the upper left of the letter 'D':
Step 33: Lower the opacity of the sparkles (optional)
And finally, if the sparkles are looking a bit too bright, simply lower the opacity of the 'Sparkles' layer.
You'll find the Opacity option in the upper right of the Layers panel. I'll lower mine to 80%:
Reduce the brightness of the sparkles by lowering the layer opacity.
And with that, we're done! Here, after lowering the opacity of my 'Sparkles' layer, is my final gold text effect:
And there we have it! That's how to create gold text in Photoshop!
Now that you've created the gold text, check out Part 2 where I show you how to easily replace the background of the effect!
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