Open Photoshop and create a new document, the size used here is 1920×1200 pixels. Then fill the background with a dark color #1f1e1e.
Select the background layer and go to Layer > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay. Choose gray (#707070) and white. Change the blending mode to Multiply and 60% opacity. The style is radial. Make sure the white is in the middle. You can see that the edges of the image become darker after using Multiply. Apply this gradient via a layer style because later on add a filter on the layer and you can try different colors.
Now go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise. Use 2%, Gaussian distribution and make sure you select Solid Color. Adding noise to a gradient is great because it makes the gradient more subtle.
Add text. You need a calligraphy style font, the one used here is Champignon, which can be downloaded from . First enter Abducted .
Now enter “by” directly below “Abducted”. Refer to the picture below for the position of the letters and try to connect the letters such as "Bs". ?
Enter the word "Design". Connect the end of the "y" to the "D". It is very important to connect the letters, otherwise the effect will not be good.
To make the effect more attractive, add some swirling patterns. This is similar to the previous pattern tutorial. But basically, you're importing a pattern element and putting it in front of the "A". Using ShutterstocK, you can download it here.
Place another element at the end of the "n" in "Design". I'm using the same element as in the previous step, only it's a little smaller.
Another pattern is connected to the "Y".
Now that you have the patterned text, convert them into smart objects. This way, editing can be done at any time. Then go to Layer>Layer Style>Gradient Overlay. Using pink and blue, the style is linear with a 90 degree angle.
Select the shadow after gradient overlay. Use Multiply blending mode, 120-degree angle, 5 px Distance and 20 px Size. ?
After setting the projection, select Bevel and Emboss. Use the Inner Bevel style, with Method set to Smooth and Depth set to 190%. Direction is Up, Size is 6 px, and Soften is 8 px. The settings used for the shadows are as follows: Angle 120°, Height 30°. Highlight mode uses Color Dodge and white, with an opacity of 75%. Then the Shadow Mode is Multiply and Black, and the Opacity is 45%. Select the outline.
Duplicate the text layer and the first thing to do is change the fill to 0%. This way, there won't be any color, but the layer style will still work on this transparent layer. Disable gradient overlay. Using Bevel and Emboss, change the direction to down, adding 370% depth. Size 2 pixels, soften 8 pixels. Now looking at the shadow, change the angle to 145° and the height to 25°. The highlight mode is Screen, the color is white, the opacity is 100%, and the shadow mode is 0%.
Duplicate the text layer again to make the effect stronger.
Duplicate the text layer again. But this time let's edit Bevel and Emboss. Change Soften to 1 px. Highlight mode uses Color Dodge 70%. Also disables shadows.
Now, let's create a pattern in the design. Create a new document that is 40 pixels wide and 200 pixels high.
Adjust the background layer so that its width is 20 pixels. Fill the layer with a linear gradient from white to different transparency colors. Use an opacity gradient from 100% to 40%. Refer to the image below.
Go to Edit>Define Pattern. Name it stripes so you have a nice pattern.
Back in the design, add a new layer and fill it with the created pattern.
Rotate the pattern layer and change its blending mode to Soft Light.
Press the command key and click on the text layer on the Layers panel. This creates a text layer selection. It's very simple and useful. After that, go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection. The pattern will be applied only to the text.
Select all text layers and copy them. Go to Layer > Merge Layers. After that, go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use a Radius of 10 px and press OK. Change the blending mode to Screen, which will add a nice glowing effect to the image.
Add some lighting effects. A stored photo is used to create the glow, either with a brush or a lens flare filter. The image used is downloaded here. Place the glow in the design and change the blending mode to Screen. After that, go to Image > Adjustments > Hue & Saturation. Select Colorize and change the hue until you get a color that matches the tone of the text, with the light color overpowering the text color.
Copy the shine effect and move it to another letter.
Repeat the halo again and move it to another part of the design.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue & Saturation again and select Colorize again and try setting the halo color to match the color of the text.
Import the paper texture and place it on top of other layers. The image used is from Shutterstock and can be downloaded here. Then change its blending mode to Multiply.
You can also add a space scene like the one below, or place it in a cluttered background. Additionally, if you want to add more light, just duplicate all layers and merge them into a new layer, or simply press Command + Alt + Shift + E, then apply a Gaussian Blur with a radius of 20 pixels and change the Blending Mode to Screen .