Web 2.0 Letterpress Effect: Photoshop CS4 Tutorial

by admin on September 5, 2010

We have all seen it although maybe a few of us don’t really remember it, it is that cool engraved text effect you see in web 2.0 design, but really the effect can be used all over, in all kinds of web designs from clear simple designs to much more intricate designs. Learn a few basic things like setting text and applying some simple, yet useful, Layer Styles to text. Follow me on Twitter! www.twitter.com Be sure to check out www.tutvid.com Check out the blog @ http

Tagged as: Effect, Letterpress, Photoshop, Tutorial

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colafass September 5, 2010 at 9:12 pm: Can some 1 link me to this Photoshop?
ankitjainneo September 5, 2010 at 9:14 pm: yo

u are a great man
samvanderveen September 5, 2010 at 9:17 pm: wtf i cant even do the first step getting the whole thing grey?? i click and my color turns into white :S help ?
theresawilliams11 September 5, 2010 at 9:54 pm: @tutvid
hey thanks for teh vid..very great tutorial espeically for a noob like me..im alittle slower than these teenagers but alwaysn wanted to try..and u seem like a nice postivie guy…thank you very much..will be waiting fore more
manebrane September 5, 2010 at 10:38 pm: Good tut! Very easy to follow!
TheKiller274112 September 5, 2010 at 10:46 pm: hey its on psychoscape(dot) ()rg (com) on the forums like senior member
f9seekers September 5, 2010 at 11:00 pm: sick u help me alot!
MrGibbsOfficial September 5, 2010 at 11:51 pm: @kenanwafoo Batman Forever
kenanwafoo September 6, 2010 at 12:26 am: what font is that?
clubp180w September 6, 2010 at 1:26 am: Are you sure you’re not Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot.Net?
klaidi95 September 6, 2010 at 1:44 am: Very good video Thanks
mohdridha93 September 6, 2010 at 2:25 am: wow!
cool man!
GeeEssEee September 6, 2010 at 3:15 am: “hey, im engraved a little bit”
I can totally see that text saying that.
devilside1 September 6, 2010 at 4:13 am: thanks
imgdesign September 6, 2010 at 4:39 am: Reduce the Opacityyyy a little bit! LMAO!
brotfreak September 6, 2010 at 4:54 am: isn’t this called relief?
abbaswbz September 6, 2010 at 5:04 am: i don’t have betman forever
rollarbear September 6, 2010 at 5:31 am: Great! Thank you
puffnpluky76 September 6, 2010 at 6:05 am: Hey Tutvid. I had an idea. If you create two images (one with engraved effect and one without) you can import them into Dreamweaver and make a roll over image and create a really cool button.
ThePrettybetchay September 6, 2010 at 6:45 am: SoRRy MAN But YOUr TuTorial is not good!
IGiveYouFreeStuff1 September 6, 2010 at 7:07 am: The Font is

BATMAN FOREVER
Mr360K September 6, 2010 at 7:42 am: thanks bro
sirClogg September 6, 2010 at 8:29 am: click on small triangle at right top corner of layer stiles menu. List of available pallets pops out. I guess you want the metal one first and than default
sirClogg September 6, 2010 at 9:26 am: press spacebar. I get this error anytime Im swatching between mozila firefox and photoshop
sirClogg September 6, 2010 at 9:32 am: double click on text layer.