Patina Text Effect

Patina Text Effect

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  1. Open a new image with white a background large enough to accommodate your text.   Add a new raster layer.
  2. Set your foreground and background color to #A85104 and activate the text tool .   Choose a wide font, and apply it as floating.   I used arial at 72 pt.
  3. Go to Effects->Texture effects->Mosaic-glass and apply the following settings:
mosaic glass settings
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  1. Go to effect->3D effects->inner bevel and apply the following settings:
inner bevel settings
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Select none.   Give it a drop shadow to your taste and your done!   Wasn't that simple?!

I hope you found this tutorial fun, useful and easy to follow.   If you have any questions or comments please feel free to .