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Photoshop CC 2014 tutorial showing how to create a fun, powerful, sleek, superhero-style emblem from scratch.

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hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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this is part two of my tutorial showing

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how to create your own superhero style

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emblem picking up from where we left off

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double click on an empty area of the top

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layer to open its layer style window

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click color overlay and the color box

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will start with a dark color in the

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saturation field type in a hundred

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percent and for brightness type in fifty

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percent drag the hue slider to a color

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you like you can always change it later

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if you want

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click bevel & emboss the style is inner

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bevel the technique is smooth and the

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direction is up make the depth thirty

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percent the size 30 pixels

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soften it for pixels make the angle 148

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degrees and the altitude 45 degrees

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open the gloss contour picker and click

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the gear icon

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if small list isn't checked click on it

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to make it active click contours

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and when you see this warning click OK

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to replace the current contours with the

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new contours

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click ring Triple

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and make the opacity 0%

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click contour and open your list click

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ring double

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and make the range a hundred percent

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click inner glow change the blend mode

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to multiply and the opacity to fifty

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percent click the color box and pick

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black

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make the size 24 pixels

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click inner shadow the blend mode is

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multiply the opacity is seventy-five

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percent and the angle is 148 degrees the

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distance is two pixels the choke is zero

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percent and the size is two pixels then

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click OK

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we'll save this as a smart object so we

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can add the same layer styles but with

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different amounts on top of the image to

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do this click the icon at the upper

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right corner of the layers panel and

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click convert to smart object you know

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it's a smart object when it has this

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icon at the lower right corner

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double-click on an empty area of the

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layer to open its layer style window

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click bevel and emboss the style is

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inner bevel the technique is smooth the

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depth is a hundred percent and the

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direction is up make the size eight

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pixels

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and uncheck global light make the angle

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90 degrees and the altitude 84 degrees

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make the highlight opacity sixty percent

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click inner glow

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make the blend mode color dodge and the

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opacity twenty-five percent

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tic Center make the choke fifteen

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percent and the size 25 pixels click

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drop shadow change the blend mode to

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linear burn

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pacity 9% uncheck global light and make

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the angle 90 degrees make the distance

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16 pixels and the size 8 pixels then

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click OK

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make the black shape visible and hide

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the effects make the shape active

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we're going to add a soft gradient to

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the center of the black shape ctrl-click

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or command click on the thumbnail to

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make a selection of its shape go to

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select modify and contract

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contracted 15 pixels and click okay

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click the new layer icon to make a new

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layer in this empty layer fill the

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selection with black

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click the layer mask icon to make a

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layer mask of the selection next to the

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contracted black shape make the

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contracted black shape active

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and open your gradient tool

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click the diamond gradient icon and

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place your cursor above the center

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approximately here and press and hold

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shift as you drag across the gradient

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line to the edge of the shape

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reduce its opacity to sixty percent

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next we'll modify the emblems overall

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shape scroll to the bottom of your

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layers panel and hide the bottom two

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layers

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scroll back up and make your top layer

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active

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make a composite snapshot of your image

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by pressing ctrl shift alt e on windows

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or command shift option e on a mac

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place your cursor on the eyeball next to

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the composite snapshot and alt-click or

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option-click on it this hides all the

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other layers in the layers panel scroll

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down to the bottom and make the gradient

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background visible scroll back up and go

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to filter and lens correction

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click the custom tab and in the

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geometric distortion field type in minus

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40

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then click ok

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the more distortion the softer your

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image will be so will sharpen it there

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are many ways to sharpen an image but

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for this example I'll go to filter

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sharpen an unsharp mask

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I'll make the amount a hundred percent

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the radius two pixels and the threshold

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0

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next we'll add an outer glow

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double-click on an empty

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area of the composite snapshot layer to

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open its layer style window click outer

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glow and change the blend mode to soft

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light

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make its opacity fifty percent

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color is white make the spread ten

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percent and the size 70 pixels then

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click OK

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if there's a slight fringe surrounding

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the edge of your emblem I'll show you

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how to remove it go to layer matting and

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D fringe make the width 1 or 2 pixels

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and click OK

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make a composite snapshot

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and go to filter render and lens flare

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make the brightness sixty percent

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and the lens type 35 millimeter prime

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dragged the flare to a highlight on your

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emblem

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and click ok

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this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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thanks for watching

standard: en

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Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
This is Part 2 of my tutorial showing how

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to create your own superhero-style emblem.

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Picking up from where we left off,

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double-click on an empty area of the top layer to open its Layer Style window.

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Click "Color Overlay"

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and the color box. We'll start with a dark
color. In the saturation field, type in 100%

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and for Brightness, type in 50%. Drag the
Hue slider to a color you like.

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You can always change it later if you want.

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Click "Bevel & Emboss". The Style is "Inner Bevel", the

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Technique is "Smooth" and the Direction is
"Up". Make the Depth: 30%, the Size: 30 pixels

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and Soften it: 4 pixels. Make the Angle: 148
degrees and the Altitude: 45 degrees.

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Open the Gloss Contour Picker and click the gear
icon. If "Small List" isn't checked, click

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on it to make it active. Click "Contours"
and when you see this warning, click OK to

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replace the current contours with the new contours.

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Click "Ring - Triple" and make the Opacity: 0%.

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Click "Contour" and open your list. Click "Ring - Double" and make the Range: 100%. Click "Inner Glow".

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Change the Blend Mode to "Multiply" and the
Opacity to 50%. Click the color box and pick black.

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Make the Size: 24 pixels. Click "Inner
Shadow". The Blend Mode is Multiply, the Opacity

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is 75% and the Angle is 148 degrees. The Distance
is 2 pixels, the Choke is 0% and the Size

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is 2 pixels. Then, click OK. We'll save this
as a Smart Object, so we can add the same

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Layer Styles, but with different amounts on
top of the image. To do this, click the icon

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at the upper, right corner of the Layers panel
and click " Convert to Smart Object". You

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know it's a Smart Object" when it has this
icon at the lower, right corner. Double-click

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on an empty area of the layer to open its
Layer Style window. Click "Bevel & Emboss".

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The Style is "Inner Bevel", the Technique
is Smooth, the Depth is 100% and the Direction

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is Up. Make the Size: 8 pixels and uncheck
"Global Light". Make the Angle: 90 degrees

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and the Altitude: 84 degrees. Make the Highlight
opacity: 60%. Click "Inner Glow". Make the

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Blend Mode: "Color Dodge" and the Opacity:
25%. Tick "Center". Make the "Choke": 15%

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and the Size: 25 pixels. Click "Drop Shadow".
Change the Blend Mode to "Liner Burn". Make

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the Opacity: 9%. Uncheck "Global Light" and
make the Angle: 90 degrees. Make the Distance:

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16 pixels and the Size: 8 pixels. Then, click OK.

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Make the black shape visible and hide the
effects. Make the shape active. We're going

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to add a soft gradient to the center of the
black shape. Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the

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thumbnail to make a selection of its shape.
Go to Select, Modify and Contract.

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Contract it 15 pixels and click OK.

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Click the New Layer
icon to make a new layer. In this empty layer,

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fill the selection with black. Click the Layer
Mask icon to make a layer mask of the selection

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next to the contracted black shape. Make the
contracted black shape active and open your

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Gradient Tool. Click the "Diamond" gradient
icon and place your cursor above the center

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approximately here and press and hold Shift
as you drag across the gradient line to the

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edge of the shape. Reduce its opacity to 60%.

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Next, we'll modify the emblem's overall shape.

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Scroll to the bottom of your Layers panel
and hide the bottom two layers.

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Scroll back up and make your top layer active.

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Make a composite snapshot of your image by pressing

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Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E on Windows or Cmd +
Shift + Option + E on a Mac.

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Place your cursor on the eyeball next to the composite snapshot

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and Alt-click or Option-click on it. This

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hides all the other layers in the Layers panel.
Scroll down to the bottom and make the gradient

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background visible. Scroll back up and go
to Filter and "Lens Correction".

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Click the "Custom" tab and in the "Geometric Distortion" field, type in minus 40.

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Then, click OK.

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The more distortion, the softer your image will
be. So, we'll sharpen it. There are many ways

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to sharpen an image, but for this example,
I'll go Filter, Sharpen and Unsharp Mask.

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I'll make the Amount: 100%, the Radius: 2
pixels and the Threshold: 0.

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Next, we'll add an outer glow. Double-click on an
empty area of the composite snapshot layer

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to open its Layer Style window. Click "Outer
Glow" and change the Blend Mode to "Soft Light".

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Make its opacity: 50%. The color is white.
Make the "Spread": 10% and the Size: 70 pixels.

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Then, click OK.

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If there's a slight fringe surrounding the edge of your emblem, I'll show you how to remove it.

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Go to Layer, Matting and Defringe.

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Make the Width 1 or 2 pixels and click OK.

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Make a composite snapshot

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and go to Filter, Render and Lens Flare.

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Make the Brightness: 60% and the Lens Type: 35mm Prime.

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Drag the flare to a highlight on your emblem and click OK.

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This is Marty from Blue
Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!

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