Andy's Photoshop Tip #12 - Simple Emboss |
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! |
