How to Use Effects in Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop has many built-in styles that you can use to apply certain effects to your text and images. One of the more popular effects you can achieve using layer styles is the bevel effect. Follow the steps below to create text that has a bevel.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Adobe Photoshop

1. Start a new blank file in Adobe Photoshop and use the Type tool to type a letter or word on the document.

2. Select the layer that holds the letter or word and click on the "Layer" menu. Then, select the "Layer Style" submenu. Next, select the "Blending Options…" option.

3. Click on the "Bevel and Emboss" title on the left-hand side of the dialog box. This is just one of the many effects that you can use on a layer in Photoshop.

4. Choose a style, technique, depth, direction, size and soften setting under the "Structure" section of the "Bevel and Emboss" dialog box. These settings will all produce different effects for the structure of your bevel.

5. Change the angle, altitude, gloss contour, highlight, shadow and opacity for your bevel under the "Shading" section of the "Bevel and Emboss" dialog box. All of these settings control how much and what your shading will look like on your embossed object.

6. Click "Contour" under the section title "Bevel and Emboss" on the left-hand side of the dialog box. In this area, you can set the contour and contour range of the bevel.

7. Select "Texture" under the sub-section title "Contour" on the left-hand side of the dialog box. Here you can set a pattern texture for your bevel with specific settings for the scale and depth of the pattern.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you have created a bevel style that you like, use the "New Style…" button on the right-side of the "Layer Style" dialog box to save your bevel.