Design a very HOT Branding Iron
In this easy Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to design a very cool-looking branding iron effect, using the type tool, a few shapes, and a fair few layer style effects. This is my outcome from the tutorial:
1. New Document
Start by creating a new document in Photoshop. Any size will do, but for this tutorial I’ll be using a size of 600 x 300 pixels, with the default resolution of 72.
After this, you might want to choose a nice background for your canvas, I just used a nice wood texture.
2. Creating the Shape
There are two parts of the main shape, the text, and the border on the outside. Which do you want to make first? I think it’s best to make the text first so we can make the border to fit.
Get the Horizontal Type Tool out and write out your desired text, preferably something short, if you can.
In the above image you can see I’ve used a font called Impact, at a size of 200 pt. Also, you can feel free to use any color you want for the text at this stage.
Next, the border for your shape. Find and get out the Rounded Rectangle Tool, then set up your settings as similar to mine as you can/want:
Now you’ve got your tool and settings set up, create a new layer (underneath your text layer) then draw a shape the suitable size, a just so it hangs around the outside of your text.
Next, change the fill opacity for this layer to 0%, then apply this Stroke layer style.
Now your shape should look like this:
Finish off this step by merging your two layers together, so the whole shape is on one single layer.
3. Modifying the Shape
You can leave the shape the way it is, but I think it needs a few more changes before we finalize it. Start by filling your shape with a red color, do this by clicking the little icon near the top of your layer’s palette that ‘locks the transparent pixels.’
After you’ve locked the transparent pixels, fill your shape with a red color, I used #ac2009.
Finish off this step by rotating and maybe resizing your shape slightly.
Note: Press ctrl+t to go into Transform Mode.
4. Applying Effects (Layer Styles)
Now we’re finished with the shape, let’s add some effects. Right-click your layer in the layer’s palette and go to the Blending Options. Click and apply the following layer styles/settings:
Now your shape should look pretty much like this:
Looking good so far! The next step is optional, in which we’ll erase away a bit of the shape to give a bit more of an interesting effect.
Start by creating a new layer, then merging your shape and blank layer together, this is basically applying the layer styles to the pixels, so they’re not really there anymore. After doing this, get out your eraser tool and select a grungy brush.
Erase away a bit of your shape like so.
5. Finalizing
When you’re pretty much all finished with your shape, go into Transform Mode (ctrl+t) and size your shape down to about 60.0% of it’s original size. This is what I’ve ended up with:
Looking great now!
6. Completion
And now we’re pretty much finished with this tutorial, I hope it was sufficient for you all! I also hope you enjoyed this tutorial, I know I did!
If you need anything from the PSD file at all, you can of course download it from below.
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29 responses
Man this sh** is tight ….. i love it…. keeep bringin on more tutorials…woooooooo!!!!!!!!
Hey! I make a point of specifying that your Tuto is excellent, but I would like you to borrow it to put it on a site, I can? I would put a bond towards your site.
thats something easy & very nice
how can i use that pattern its a jpg but it must be PAT .
@jossy
you can make a picture into a pattern by defining it, i forgot how… but google can help, try searching for “defining pattern photoshop”
=) cheers
it is very nice text effect & easy way to create text effect i love it
well don
thanks for photoshopstar.com
it is nice
thanks
so well.
I am a beginner, but this tuto did not make me
want to pull my hair out. Thanks.
Patricia
thank dude
Hey dude I’m enjoying messing with your tuts there nice and simple im getting really nice effects for sigs and other designs from them keep up the good work
tehshoguN
nice love it
Wow. Loving it
Hey there!
Nice tuto!
But I’m stuck somewhere. Could you help me?
I don’t know how to do step 5. The text and the frame are separated.
[Cause I have two lines of words?]
Anyways, I really need your help please!?!
Thanks alot!
where can i download the smoke kind of brush? the medium sized soft one?
for ryn – if your layers are separated & you want to join them together – make sure you are on the top one of your 2 layers (text & frame) – go to right top arrow in the layers box to bring down choices.Go to Merge Down to combine the 2 layers then you can carry on and add each effect.GOOD LUCK
edit>define pattern for jossy…
I have done the photoshop tutorial for the branding effect 3 times now and my image does not look like the desired effect. i don’t know what I’m doing wrong and I’m getting frustrated. I went under the blending options and did each and every effect right along with the tutorial and my image does not come out looking scorched like the “hot” selection. Any suggestions?
wow this was so easy thank you for hte great tutorial….i hope to see more
i like it…
good job
weldone dude it was sooo hot ……
hey liked it man thnx
Hey pal,……………fantastic work
very nice and cool… tips all very use full me let continue… urs job man…
Yeah! I love it! I just made it and it looks great!
Hey cool stuff man. only one problem im stuck at step 3
something is wrong. please help me. add my msn : karlo92@live.se
who can tell me, why my brushes paints only in white color in spite of that i changed all colors to black???