Metallic effects are widely used by artists as
drop shadow for texts. You usually see them in car ads, CD covers, and movie logos. Even magazines are abundant with this metallic type. I found these great tips in Internet in creating metallic effect to your text. Let me share it with you. 1.To start with your artwork, create a new file large enough to contain full logo you're about to make.
2. Use Gradient Tool. Add a liner gradient from top to bottom using any color you like. Changing setting is easy. Just double-click on Gradient tool icon and Option palette will be opened.
3. Add a type with Horizontal Type tool, and enter name you want to use. 4. Create a warped text by clicking on Create Warped Text icon on Type Options bar. Choose effect and amount you want. Then click OK.
5. Create a path from type by getting to Layer > Type > Create Work Path. The new path can be found under Path palette. The original layer can now be trashed or turned off. By using Direct Selection tool, path can be changed to any shape you want. Points can be added to create distortions or mutated shapes.
6. Create a new layer and fill path with a color after you have completed path. This can be done in many ways. One way is to click on Fill Path button at bottom of Path palette. Just a simple advice, whatever color you choose is not that important. You will be overriding it anyway later.
7. To add drop shadow, double click or Alt-Double click (the former for Mac and latter for Win) on layer in Layer palette with your logo to bring up Layer Style dialog box. In that dialog box, click on Drop Shadow. Adjust to your specifications.
