Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create Glossy, Molded Plastic Text with a Reflection.

Photoshop CC 2017 tutorial showing how to create colorful glossy, molded plastic text with a reflection and how to quickly replace the text without having to redo the effects.
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[@fotolends]

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[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@eastendyves]

This was probably the best tutorial I've ever watched.

[@MrTelofbroth]

Wish all tutorials were as clear and precise as this...ideal speed and detail, Marty....Thanks

[@PhotoshopAmateur]

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Marty, WOW, I can actually see and follow your process without straining my eyes and rewinding constantly! You could teach almost every other lesson creator: "The #1 user-friendly format for tutorials". Thank you for your superbly formatted tutorials! smiles, Constance AZ, USA

[@diegoruiz1469]

the tutorial was so detailed and most of the features if not all here are still on photoshop so it was pretty easy to follow

[@homebrewgraphics2384]

was wondering how applicable this is now in 2022, but still the only tutorial like this coming up..sooo...

[@preciousoromewun7793]

Great tutorial! Can actually follow your instructions without looking at my screen. Thank you!

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You have the best photoshop tutorial on KZbin, thanks alot

[@sunilbhatt3573]

Thanks, I work in Photoshop cs2 but you also tell us about photoshop cs2 so I have no problem with learning from your KZbin channel.

[@MrMcGooGarage]

CS5 and down ...click on the option arrow that is next to contour list, go to bottom of the list and click "contours" then click "append". Now you will see both of those "missing" contours :D

[@asiangurl6048]

MrMcGoo thank you so much omg

[@Lucchese1986]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@350zdriver14]

Thanks .... I was wondering how to find the ring triple contour !!!!

[@YannTube]

You genius!!!! I was so sad I hadn't the triple ring one lol. Thank you so much

[@KEDARMUSIQ]

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[@mariatoft2000]

Thankyou for the calm and understandable teaching

[@peculiarArt]

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[@joedavila5592]

Marty is the very best of the best...Thank You Sir !!!!

[@Mrscreative47]

I love your tutorials

[@KMills350]

Mrscreative47 me too! so straight forward and easy to follow. I think he's by far the best on KZbin

[@nicksharman5169]

I agree hes taught me so much

[@jay-b1223]

I’m excited to try this out

[@jay-b1223]

I did it and it looks cool 😎

[@izusaE]

Finally a got tutorial on this effect, I am french and follow a tutorial is really hard for me but your tutorial is the first one which work with me, really thank you !

[@billyeast6819]

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[@anashossain8300]

Really your tutorials is very helpful and easy to understand.

[@bilalmazhar_10]

Well done Marty. Thank you!

[@renartytweneboahkoduah5148]

This is awesome… thank you so much

[@vietle1248]

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[@lawching123]

Life savior

[@JeffGloverArts]

Thanks, Marty! This is terrific!

[@demamade1503]

thank you , so easy to follow

[@JHIOGAMINGANDPHOTOGRAPHY]

very perfect tutorial.

[@celestecelestial90]

Awesome! I did this and it came out perfect. 😀

[@audramarshall5784]

Great video! Thanks for sharing

[@codein7764]

you are so good bro the best

[@dodoal001]

Very good tutorial, thank you

[@martinfunkquist5342]

I don't seem to have the Ring - Triple contour preset. Any idea why?

[@robvickers8349]

i dont have it either

[@Triiival]

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[@rosolz9398]

I didn't have the triple ring either, nor the shallow slope valley. It turns out when you install Photoshop not all contours are loaded, you have to load them manually. Here is a very easy guide: members.tripod.com/acceleration_man/contourtut.html You don't have to download anything extra. Happy photoshoping! :)

[@melaniediel7540]

@@rosolz9398 thanks for this! very helpful

[@NarratorSama]

@@rosolz9398 Thanks my man.

[@judithburger1055]

Marty, this was a great tutorial and I came back to follow it again, but now in PS 2021 the filters are different. there is no more triple ring or shallow valley. I tried some others but not getting as great a result as you show. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for all you post!!! Judith

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[@elenanekhoroshkova2288]

It was a great question and absolutely amazing answer! It helped a lot!

[@Pee3801]

Hi there, you have to click the little rench tool on the right hand side while in contours. Then scroll to the bottom and click contours - a pop up should pop up but just click "OK". This will allow you to have every other contour you are looking for :)

[@daft73games]

@@BLTV_Photoshop Thankyou for this!!

[@Michael57Coghill]

OK...following along ...however where are you getting all the contour setting from ?? im on Ps2017 and I only see the 12 contours ...did you download the others ...and if so where ?? thank you ...M

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

The contour settings are built into PS. Nothing to download. Click the gear icon to open the contour list and click "Small List".

[@Michael57Coghill]

Thank you Marty...no sooner did I send you the message ...I realized my misstake

[@anitnaturemeditationmusicv3540]

Very nice sir

[@NewYorkCityFiles]

Great tutorial!

[@mizanurrahmankhan692]

Many many thanks

[@butchpouka]

thank you so much 😊

[@cheabpichchenda8260]

Can you make a video how to make a wattpad cover? I really want to do a wattpad cover

[@tonyathongs564]

can you do a tutorial like this using black text on a white background? There aren't any decent ones here.

[@asdasd-hb7rb]

you are great sir

[@strawberrymilk1683]

The dimensions in the effects only work if you are working with a font of 264 px like you. I had more letters so, I used a smaller font, all those settings made it warp. you should at least mention this in the video so the people don't feel like they are doing something wrong

[@Pee3801]

I’m going to try this can you please do Chrome effect if you haven’t without 3D.

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

kzbin.infosearch?query=chrome FYI: If you’re looking for a tutorial about a specific subject, go to my channel and click the magnifying glass icon (next to “About”). Type in the subject that interests you. 👍

[@PaulBasi]

Great video sir. I am however, missing the contours you speak of here. I can't figure out how to add more.

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

After you check "Contours" on the left (under "Bevel & Emboss"), click the down arrow next to the contour thumbnail. Click the gear icon and click "Reset Contours" and then "Small List".

[@PaulBasi]

Thank you for the quick reply. I was missing the two contours that you mentioned in your tutorial but I was able to get access to them simply buy selecting the settings gear icon, selecting Contours from the drop-down list and then append. Thank you and keep up the great lessons!

[@1334Caddy]

Thanks Paul - was having trouble with this myself.

[@Несчестьалмазоввкаменныхпещера]

Как всегда великолепно!!!

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Большое спасибо! Кстати, большинство моих уроков переводили субтитры. Нажмите значок «CC» внизу, справа от видео и затем нажмите «Русский». Перевод не совершенен, но многое еще понятно. Пожалуйста, скажите всем, кто хочет учиться или совершенствоваться в Photoshop, чтобы подписаться на мой канал. :-)

[@sevenseven31]

i need the contour please upload

[@drumsinyerhead1]

Marty ... Really well detailed and so easy to follow. 1 Question, I am trying this effect out on a much smaller scale. Of course everthing blows apart when its scaled down so how do i apply the contours etc and get the same effext in a smaller font size?

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Many of the Layer Style setting amounts (i.e.: Bevel/Emboss) would have to be reduced in lieu of your smaller font size. Just play with the amounts until the results look similar to mine.

[@badranali357]

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[@ShivKatira]

hey Marty, I like some images background, I can I extract BG from photo please upload tutorial.....

[@Westlake72]

great stuff!!!

[@OctoberLandon]

Wow! Awesome!! Thanks! :-)

[@leonatsiara]

Thank you so much! :-))

[@zeeshanmalik4131]

Good

[@sammilisious]

why does it look so smooth and nice and glossy but when i do it it looks unnatural and not smooth? i used a different font

[@dhavalagrawal6388]

Sir i m using CS6 but I can't find ring triple So how can I download it ?

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Every version has it. After you open the Contours list, click the small gear icon on the right. Click "Reset Contours" and then, "Small List". You'll see "Ring Triple".

[@mariamemeel2799]

please help me ,I don't know how to get the ring - triple ... my ps is cc2017 and when I select the gradiant tool black and white to fade out the reflection it tell me that the smart object isn't directly editable so I couldnot use it

[@judahprinters3088]

Where do I get the ring tripple cause am using photoshop cc 2018 and I can't find it

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@tjr1421]

M using PS 7.0, is there an option to convert layer in to smart object? If yes then please guide me. Thanks

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

No. Smart Objects were first introduced in CS2.

[@tjr1421]

@@BLTV_Photoshop Ohhh my bad. Thanks for your reply.

[@gowthamhosur8534]

Hai sir could u please upload a cb editing tutorial

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

Great effect. However, I must state, "YOLO" is not a word, Marty. ;-)

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Acronym...You Only Live Once. :-)

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

I did not know that! LOL!

[@maherk.a.1139]

great

[@adejones2340]

Marty, when I click on text to add it always displays the LOREM etc etc text, how can I stop this from appearing ??

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Go to Edit > Preferences > Type... and uncheck "Fill new type layers with placeholder text".

[@adejones2340]

@@BLTV_Photoshopbrilliant!! thanks again for the quick reply :)

[@markeyaislearning1636]

I think I have Ps 2019 or 2021 or 2022 but It won't work. I tried to select an adjustment layer, set angle to 0 and select the spectrum preset and when I pressed ok, it said no mask selected and the mask layer is just a gray gradient :( what do I do??

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@licjoanver]

i need a make some in photoshop how much you charge me if you teach me?

[@arthurjohnserdoncillo3760]

why is it when i convert it to smart objects it rurns into a one color

[@naveenpandiyan9675]

How to get that ring triple contour in ps have you have any idea

[@roxanag75]

Yolo lol... I love your tutorials

[@nanpyal8108]

Pls make a tutorial on how to create a cartoon plssssss

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Go to my KZbin channel & click on the magnifying glass icon (next to “About”). In the “Search Channel” field, type in, “cartoon” or "comic".

[@laponte251]

why when i did the gradient it turned the background white?

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

99% of the time, the solution is simple, however, without inspecting your PSD file, it would be difficult to determine the reason. Sorry.

[@keila7374]

please help meee, i dont have the ring triple gloss contour. How do I get them???

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

After you click the gear icon, click "Small List". Click the gear icon again and scroll down. You should see it.

[@fotolends]

Hi Marty, I'm using PS 2021. When I get to the point of applying a black/white gradient to fade out the reflection, nothing happens. I guess a version issue? Any ideas please?

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

It could be due to one of many reasons. i.e.: the blend mode is incorrect; the layer order is wrong, the gradient is inverted, etc.

[@fotolends]

@@BLTV_Photoshop Thanks for coming back Marty. As far as I can tell, the settings are correct, the one thing I get is an error: "Could not use the gradient tool because the smart object is not directly editable."

[@fotolends]

@@BLTV_Photoshop I went through the whole exercise again and it worked fine, so I must have made an error first time around! Thanks again Marty!

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[@smartbelieber]

please, can you teach us how to make a concert poster in photoshop? :)

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

I did many. Go to my KZbin channel & click on the magnifying glass icon (next to “About”). In the “Search Channel” field, type in, “poster”.

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[@smartbelieber]

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[@francejullianmagabo1189]

do you have a link for photoshop cc 2017

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

No. CC 2017 is a few years old. CC 2019 is the version presently available. adobe.ly/2rlcoP7 Click the 20GB Photography Plan to download the most current version of Photoshop for the lowest price.

[@lbolden4399]

i dont see RING TRIPLE selection...in gloss contour

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@strawberrymilk1683]

Don't have the Ring triple preset. had to make a preset called Ring triple. mine doesn't look like yours GREAT! now i have to make the fuking valley one too?

[@viasavy]

I don't have the option tilt shift filter in CS3, what do I do? :'(

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@viasavy]

@@BLTV_Photoshop Marty, you're the BEST! Thank you!

[@Judsonp14]

every time i hit g and did the gradient... it would turn up grey!!!!

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

Go to Image > Mode > RGB color, 8 bits/Channel

[@mnislamicmedia]

How to add glossy effect on photo

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@Gilvam520]

Adorei!!! ^^)

[@robertcozby7197]

None of those contour options are showing up

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/ring-triple-in-the-layer-style-effect-gloss-contour-has-disappeared/m-p/10901122

[@multimuse8498]

sadly i dont have the right contours for this ;;

[@slimemixing3069]

can Photoshop make 3d animation?

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

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[@slimemixing3069]

thanks you

[@guneyceylan4129]

G + shift is not working.

[@BLTV_Photoshop]

What time in the video do I say "G + Shift" (minute: second)?

[@heartlessbabemsp4128]

i don't have that much contours

[@DasPstehtFuerPeter]

yolo... god damnit

[@Lucchese1986]

I don't have ring - triple contour.... I hate this

[@sanjeedasharma9536]

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[@Johnny.bar99]

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[@RonBilevich]

THANK YOU!!!

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