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Step 1. Click here to download the Metal Texture file that was used for this tutorial. Open this file in photoshop.
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Step 2. First we'll apply the text to the piece. You'll need to use a grunge type text for this tutorial. If you would like to download the exact font used in this tutorial please click here.
Set your foreground color to white (#FFFFFF).
Go ahead and get out the Text Tool (  ) and set it up like so:
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Result:
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Step 3. Next open up the file named "Overlay_Metal_Texture.jpg">" that is included in the Download Pack for this tutorial.
The image looks like this:
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Once the "Overlay_Metal_Texture.jpg">" file is opened in photoshop. Press Ctrl + A to select everything, then press Ctrl + C to copy it.
Next move back to our original document. First create a new layer by pressing Ctrl + Shift + ALT + N on your keyboard, and then press Ctrl + P to paste the Overlay_Metal_Texture.jpg"> graphic onto the new layer.
Here is how your layer pallet should look:
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And here is what the entire image looks like:
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Step 4. Hold down the Ctrl Button on your keyboard and click on the text layer.
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This will make a selection of the text within the layer, here is how the canvas should look after the selection is active:
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Click on the Meta_Texture_Overlay.jpg"> layer (top most layer) to select it, if it isn't already.
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Go to Select->Inverse (or press Ctrl + Shift + i) to invert the selection.
Tap the Delete button on your keyboard to knockout the background.
Result:
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You can now delete the text layer as we will no longer use it.
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Step 5. Double click the topmost layer (the one with our text on it) and apply the following blending options:
Bevel & Emboss:
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Contour:
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Gradient Overlay:
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Stroke:
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And that completes the tutorial. Here is what I ended up with as my final result. As you can see I've added simple yellow warning tape to the final composition to give it a more dramatic effect. Play around with some of the settings and see what you can come up with:
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