Knights Reborn

Heyo All!

This Tut will show you how to make a very simple, but effective, bump map background in Photoshop...and not have it look terribly cheesy.


If fact, if you add a little effort it could look pretty darn good

So here we go:

Open a new file - pixel width 450; height 150; transparent background.

Select all and fill with black.

Then go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare.
Make one 100% brightness and put it somewhere. Make the other something like 160% brightness and put it somewhere else.

Like this:


Now go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds


Then go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate


Ok now go to Filter > Distort > Glass and make these adjustments:
Distortion: 20
Smoothness: 2
Scaling: 100

Then click OK.


Now let's slap a gradient on that layer. In the Layer window double click the layer to launch the Layer Style window. Click on the Gradient Overlay option and change the blending mode to Multiply; Opacity to 70%.



That's it. You're done.

Now you can add in some text or different effects of some kind...
like:


Really.Simple.Really.Easy.Really.Fast.

awesome rara

the last one very nice

n1+

Looks pretty professional kinda like a movie title during the beggining credits u know?

Thanks guys

I would like to see what you guys come up with if you decide to add this effect to something ^^

Bored at work: (going for street art look with a blacktop background)



2nd:

Psychedelic

Looks pretty cool but it doesnt seem 2 fit jaws's personality if u know wut im sayin... nice job tho!

Very nice Raven. Most of ppls best work is made by fooling around too.