Making a Sign/Banner Using Light and Shadow
Posted by Steve Tolley
This tutorial has proven to be very popular as it shows how to make a sign/banner for a business or website using a variety of blending options to show light and shadow, which leaves you with a great effect at the end which would really stand out on any website/image.
Step 1: First of all create a new document sized 600 x 600, then choose the gradient tool and set the colours to: #000000, #49454d, and make sure that it is a “Radial Gradient” drag the gradient from top left to bottom right so that the lighter of the colours is in the top left.
Step2: Now go to Filter > Render > Lighting Effects and use the settings as shown below, this will create the illusion that a light is shining from the top left corner,
Step 3: Now choose the “Rounded Rectangle Tool” on the left hand toolbar or simply press “U” on the keyboard, and draw yourself a fairly large rectangle but make sure that the primary colour is set to black.
Step 4: When done right click on the layer in the layer tab and choose blending options and then choose the options and settings as shown below, when done click “OK”
Step 5: Now that you have set the blending options to the above settings you should be left with something as shown below:
Step 6: Now we can start to add text and different effects I am going to use my own text which you can also use but feel free to use your own text and effects, after entering my text I simply added a default drop shadow in the blending options menu just to show light and shadow effects:
Step 7: When you are happy with what you have created then simply hold SHIFT and click the first layer and the last layer on the layers window which should select all layers (except background) and choose the Move tool and rotate to an angle that suits you best:
Step 8: To finish you can download this “Urban” Set of brushes and create a new layer above the background layer and add the one that you think looks best and set the opacity to 5% to give your design a better feel and a bit more depth
Final Image:
I also added one of the Urban brushes to the rectangle shape on a new layer below the text layers; this was to give it a better look and to show some texture instead of flat colour.
Also if you have any problems with this tutorial or need any help Photoshop then feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me.
Tags: Banner, Blending Options, Photoshop, Sign, Tutorials
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Pretty sweet. I like it.
April 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 pmVery nice Tutorials
April 6th, 2008 at 11:26 ami did some more stuff to it and i got this:
http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=piczp3.jpg
Awesome!!
Can I get the PSD please?
mail it to me @
seiferc[at]gmail[dot]com
Thanks
April 6th, 2008 at 1:24 pm@ Auro:
Very nice mate, i like the fire/lava style effect in the rectangle very effective, keep it up.
@ Seifer:
April 6th, 2008 at 4:26 pmYes sure thing mate the PSD is on it’s way =D
could you send me the PSD pleease!!??
eskimophil@hotmail.co.uk
good job mate
April 7th, 2008 at 6:45 pmHey, I sent you an email asking for the PSD. Thats very cool man. My email is dimitris13@hotmail.co.uk
April 11th, 2008 at 8:46 pmSeifer, ur design is very good can i get the banner plss?thanks..u rox man
xmiccyx@gmail.com
April 26th, 2008 at 9:52 amyeh would love a copy of the PSD too please.
April 27th, 2008 at 7:56 pmIrishiPhone@gmail.com
Cheers
Can i get the PSD also.
My email is AsusAmd@gmail.com
May 11th, 2008 at 7:57 amHi!
I need the PSD file, please.
Thank you.
matwb@live.se
May 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pmVery sweet tutorial =)
This is what I got;
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3734/kanon081518gp0.png
/ Alex
May 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pmVery nice Alex, I like the added brushes that you used they make it stand out nicely, keep it up!
Steve =D
May 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pmCan you send me this PSD plz
mail: ssocce@gmail.com
May 19th, 2008 at 3:17 amVery nice work.
May 22nd, 2008 at 10:06 pmI will do that tutorial…
My result:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s51/Drengebarnet/amalieertyk.png
I doesn’t look really great, but it’s somethying
May 24th, 2008 at 11:17 pmI tried to follow the tutorial, but I ran into a couple of problems. First, I couldn’t get the lighting effect to look anything like what yu have. It’s either a bright white spot in the corner, or way too dark. Second, I couldn’t figure out how to select the layers. I clicked on the layer with the rectangle, held shift and clicked the top layer, but nothing happened. I was able to link them all, but when I went to rotate them, it only rotated the bottom layer. If anyone could possibly help me I’d appreciatae it
Also, if you still give out the PSD, or if someone else who he already sent it to, could possibly send me a copy that’d be great.
Email: tmcvale@aol.com
Thanks again,
Tim
June 4th, 2008 at 6:28 pmI really like the tut/result. great techniques! please email psd to tr1ogy217@gmail.com … thx
June 12th, 2008 at 7:16 amIt’s great tutorial and great effect! Could you send me .psd file?
July 15th, 2008 at 11:03 pmOhhh, my e-mail: skawit@tlen.pl
Thank you!
July 16th, 2008 at 7:41 amAuro said…
Very nice Tutorials
i did some more stuff to it and i got this:
http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?image=piczp3.jpg
06 April 2008 11:26
How did you do the fire/lava style effect? Can I get the PSD please?
July 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pmthrjug@mail.com
Auro How did you get the fire/lava style effect? can you send me the psd please thrjug@gmail.com
July 18th, 2008 at 7:01 amhi i want psd file
thanx
band_bros47@yahoo.com
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 pmVery good tutorials
August 10th, 2008 at 3:48 pmThe PSD has now been added as a download just below the final image…Enjoy
August 20th, 2008 at 7:16 pmhow can i download this site to my pc?
August 26th, 2008 at 8:37 pmthis post is fantastic
September 10th, 2008 at 9:57 amOh thats beautiful!
September 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pmCool site goodluck
September 27th, 2008 at 7:54 pmJonny was here
September 28th, 2008 at 2:02 amGreat tutorial thanks. Here is drop shadow generator: http://www.dropshadowz.net
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:32 pmI can’t download it!:(
Can U send me this psd plz?
palinka@dravanet.hu
Thanks you!
January 7th, 2009 at 10:45 pmHi, I left a comment about 8 months ago…just curious as to which of the urban brushes you chose for your “rectangular splatter” layer.
February 14th, 2009 at 9:52 am