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Start with any background texture or color. |
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Click on the Channels Palette and create a new channel . In that new channel, create your image or type your text. |
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Once you have your image, click on the channel that you just made (#4)
and drag it to the new channel icon . This will create a new
channel. Now on the new channel, select all (CTRL +A) and using your arrow keys, move your
selection over 1 pixel & down 1 pixel (You can also use 2 pixels if you want a deeper
effect). Now repeat the last step by dragging that channel to the new channel icon. A
third image will appear. Now select all and move that selection down and over like the
last one. |
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Click on the RGB channel and go back to your background. Press
(CTRL+ALT+5) to load your middle channel. Copy it (CTRL+C). Press (CTRL+ALT+6) to load
your bottom channel and fill (SHIFT+F5) with 70% black (or any other color you want). Now
press (CTRL+ALT+4) to load the top channel and fill with 70% white. |
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Now paste (CTRL+V) you middle section on top of the shadows. You may want
to hide your selection (CTRL+H) to make sure it is exactly between the highlight &
shadow. If it is not, use your arrow keys to move it to the right position. |
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If you want to create a more realistic emboss, while your selection is
still floating go to IMAGE/ADJUST/LEVELS and move the white slider towards the middle and
hit OK. |
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To create a carved look, follow this exactly except in step #4 fill the
first selection with white and the second with black. In step #6, move the black slider
towards the middle to make the selection darker instead of lighter. There you go! |