3D Effect using Channels Photoshop Tutorial By Clickpersky

Welcome...

This is how you get the 3D look using channels. By creating a bump map and transferring it to an alpha channel, unexpected results can follow.

Step.1> Create text on new layer 1. and rasterize - PC right click on name in layers palette /Mac - Cmd Click >rasterize.



Step.2> Create new layer 2. and using rectangular marquee tool make a box around the text.
Deselect - Cmd /Ctrl +D

Step.3> Fill the new box with white.
While layer 2 still active, Ctrl/Cmd click on layer 1 thumbnail.




 Step.4> press Del, should look like this

Step.5> hide layer 1 and Ctrl/Cmd click on layer 2.This is the image we are going to make 3d.
You could start at this point with any image as long as it is on a layer and filled with white.







Step.6> Click on the new channel button in the

Channels Pallete. Alpha 1 will apper. fill your selection

with white, it should resemble the image shown.







Step.7> Deselect and go to Filters>Blur>Gaussian blur. The higher you make the blur the more your image will be beveled.
Click on the RGB channel at the to of the palette.










Step.8> Go back to the layers pallet and select your image layer

 
Step.9> Here is where the magic happens. Filter>Render>Lighting effects.
Use the settings here or play around with your own.
Click on texture channel and load Alpha 1. I deselected the white it high for this example.
Click on the color picker to give your light some color. We used purple.






 
Step.10>  Click OK and say "wow." The finished result. I put a drop shadow and a blue gradient in the background for coolness sake.




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