A Work in Progress: Higher Learnin'



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step 1 of 3

Start with a rectangular selection, fill with white. Duplicate this layer (ctrl-J), Free transform the new layer, scale to 90% and fill with black.

Now select actual pixels on this layer, select the white layer and hit delete to clear the area the black is covering. This is important because it affects the beveling in the next step.

Creation of Higher Learnin': Step 1

step 2 of 3

Our white layer gets a bevel (default settings, about 5px size)and a pattern overlay (wood). The black gets a reflected style gradient overlay

Creation of Higher Learnin': Step 2

step 3 of 3

Add Text.

Each text layer is set to dissolve blending and has an inner shadow of anywhere from between 2-5 px, depending on the size of the text.

Creation of Higher Learnin': Step 3

Final result

Creation of Higher Learnin': Final Result

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