Couple the Bas Relief filter with Photoshop’s own Bevel and Emboss filters, and the possibilities are unlimited. Once you understand the technical functions of some of the features, such as Brightness and Contrast and remember the effect they produce, your mind is set free to concentrate on how to creatively combine the tools. It’s much like choosing the right brush and colors to paint with.

Step 1:Enter your text Choose a rather bold typeface with thick enough strokes to show the chrome effect.Type your text in white and kern properly.Duplicate this layer by using the flyout menu on the Layer palette.You will need this extra layer later.

Step 2:Add airbrush streaks If you look closely,you’ll notice this image has gray streaks across it.To do this,create a mask around your lettering by holding the key while selecting one of the layers with the lettering.Select the airbrush tool and change opacity to 10. Using black color and a soft brush slightly larger than the opening of the “R,”airbrush light horizontal streaks across the letters.Make sure your strokes are light and even.Here,I have airbrushed at the top,middle,faintly at the bottom and at the bottom of the “K.”This step is crucial.
Tip: In versions prior to 6,you can hide the dotted line mask surrounding your text by going to View | Hide Edges.In version 6 you would go to View | Show | Selection Edges.

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