Cardboard Text

1. Open and image that is 2 pixels wide by 10 pixels high, grayscale, 72 pixels per inch.
Magnify the image as large as you can.

2. hit your D key to set default colors. Select the gradient tool set for a reflected gradient of foreground to background color. Draw the gradient from middle of the rectangle to the bottom.

3. Click Edit => Define pattern. Name it cardboard.

4. Open an image that is 600 wide by 400 high, RGB, 72 PPI

5. Type in the word Cardboard at the following settings:

• 100 Pt
• black
• Ariel Black
• Centered

6. Insert a new layer by clicking Layer=>New=>Layer

7. Control Click on the text layer to select the text, and making sure that the New layer, layer 1 is selected on the layer panel. Click Edit fill. Set fill to the following:

• use pattern
• Select your custom pattern you created above. It should be the last one inthe list.
• Blending normal
• Opacity 100 %
• DO NOT CHECK preserve opacity.

8. (optional)While you are still highlighted, click edit=> Stroke. Set to

• width =  2 pixels
• Color= black
• Location = Outside
• Blending = normal
• opacity = 100%

9. Slcik Select=> Deselect

10. Click Image=> Adjust =>Hue/Saturation

• Colorize
• hue =27
• saturation =37
• lightness =+30

11. Double click the layer to bring up layer styles.

Check Drop shadow

• blending: multply
• Opacity = 63
• angle = 125
• distance = 15 pixels
• Spread = 10
• Size = 20

Check Gradient overlay

• blending mode = multiply
• opaciry = 50
• Gradient is the copper reversed
• Linear
• angle = 90
• scale = 130%