Photoshop: How to Create an Ancient, Iron, Viking Design

ASR: en

0:00:08.090,0:00:14.280
hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

0:00:11.210,0:00:19.590
I'm going to show you how to create this

0:00:14.280,0:00:21.300
ancient iron Viking image I provided to

0:00:19.590,0:00:24.150
photoshop documents for you to download

0:00:21.300,0:00:26.250
so you can follow along their links are

0:00:24.150,0:00:29.429
located in the video's description or

0:00:26.250,0:00:31.470
project files in addition I provided the

0:00:29.429,0:00:34.590
link to the font will be using which is

0:00:31.470,0:00:37.140
called cabell etta the first document

0:00:34.590,0:00:41.160
includes a metal background and a Viking

0:00:37.140,0:00:43.860
ornamental border the second document

0:00:41.160,0:00:46.469
includes images that will use to create

0:00:43.860,0:00:51.180
a shield it includes the same metal

0:00:46.469,0:00:54.230
background and an ornamental line open

0:00:51.180,0:00:57.600
the first document and go to filter and

0:00:54.230,0:01:01.770
lens correction the lens correction

0:00:57.600,0:01:04.860
utility will open click the custom tab

0:01:01.770,0:01:10.229
and slide the vignette amount all the

0:01:04.860,0:01:12.060
way to the left this created a soft open

0:01:10.229,0:01:14.189
yet along the edges of the metal

0:01:12.060,0:01:16.770
background which brings the attention to

0:01:14.189,0:01:19.369
the center of the image as a toggle back

0:01:16.770,0:01:22.080
and forth you can see the difference

0:01:19.369,0:01:24.900
click the eyeball next to the border to

0:01:22.080,0:01:28.710
make the border visible and then click

0:01:24.900,0:01:31.590
on the thumbnail to make it active open

0:01:28.710,0:01:35.479
your magic wand tool make the tolerance

0:01:31.590,0:01:39.180
50 check anti-alias and make sure

0:01:35.479,0:01:42.329
contiguous is unchecked click anywhere

0:01:39.180,0:01:44.729
on the white area and then press the

0:01:42.329,0:01:50.000
Delete key on your keyboard to delete it

0:01:44.729,0:01:54.420
to deselect it press ctrl or command D

0:01:50.000,0:01:56.820
reduce the fill 20 and double-click on

0:01:54.420,0:02:00.030
the thumbnail of the border to open its

0:01:56.820,0:02:03.000
layer style window click bevel and

0:02:00.030,0:02:06.270
emboss the style is inner bevel the

0:02:03.000,0:02:09.390
technique is smooth the depth is a

0:02:06.270,0:02:13.569
hundred percent the direction is up and

0:02:09.390,0:02:16.989
the size is five pixels uncheck global

0:02:13.569,0:02:20.349
light make the angle minus 90 degrees

0:02:16.989,0:02:23.170
and the altitude 30 degrees the

0:02:20.349,0:02:26.530
highlight mode is screen and its opacity

0:02:23.170,0:02:30.909
is thirty percent the shadow mode is

0:02:26.530,0:02:36.340
multiply and its opacity is 50% then

0:02:30.909,0:02:39.760
click OK open the shield document make

0:02:36.340,0:02:45.010
the metal plate active and go to filter

0:02:39.760,0:02:51.370
distort and polar coordinates choose

0:02:45.010,0:02:55.180
rectangular to polar and click OK make

0:02:51.370,0:02:57.189
the border visible and active if you

0:02:55.180,0:02:59.049
look closely you'll notice that this is

0:02:57.189,0:03:01.959
the same ornamental design as the

0:02:59.049,0:03:04.299
rectangular border however it squeezed

0:03:01.959,0:03:06.280
in like an accordion this is because

0:03:04.299,0:03:09.310
once we apply the polar coordinate

0:03:06.280,0:03:11.859
filter the design will pull back out to

0:03:09.310,0:03:14.829
its original shape click on the white

0:03:11.859,0:03:17.879
area with your magic wand tool press the

0:03:14.829,0:03:21.609
Delete key and then deselect it press

0:03:17.879,0:03:24.970
ctrl or command F to repeat the last

0:03:21.609,0:03:28.509
filter which was polar coordinates to

0:03:24.970,0:03:31.780
enlarge it press ctrl or command T to

0:03:28.509,0:03:33.340
open your transform tool go to a corner

0:03:31.780,0:03:37.060
and when you see a diagonal double-arrow

0:03:33.340,0:03:40.419
press and hold shift and alt on windows

0:03:37.060,0:03:42.459
or shift + option on a mac and drag it

0:03:40.419,0:03:45.189
out until it's near the perimeter of the

0:03:42.459,0:03:49.859
shield then press Enter or return to

0:03:45.189,0:03:51.819
accept it reduce the fill 20 and

0:03:49.859,0:03:54.419
double-click on the thumbnail of the

0:03:51.819,0:03:57.969
border to open its layer style window

0:03:54.419,0:04:00.729
click bevel and emboss the style is

0:03:57.969,0:04:03.790
inner bevel the technique is smooth and

0:04:00.729,0:04:06.819
the depth is a hundred percent the

0:04:03.790,0:04:10.479
direction is down and the size is 5

0:04:06.819,0:04:13.840
pixels uncheck global light make the

0:04:10.479,0:04:17.620
angle 90 degrees and the altitude 5

0:04:13.840,0:04:22.300
degrees the highlight mode is soft light

0:04:17.620,0:04:27.069
and its opacity is 75% make the shadow

0:04:22.300,0:04:29.539
opacity forty percent then click OK

0:04:27.069,0:04:32.780
next we need to cut it out from its

0:04:29.539,0:04:36.379
background to do this open your

0:04:32.780,0:04:39.530
elliptical marquee tool go to the top

0:04:36.379,0:04:41.810
left corner and press and hold shift as

0:04:39.530,0:04:45.199
you drag a circular selection to the

0:04:41.810,0:04:48.379
lower right corner press ctrl or command

0:04:45.199,0:04:51.919
J to cut and copy the shield to its own

0:04:48.379,0:04:54.470
layer press V to open your move tool and

0:04:51.919,0:04:57.259
drag the shield to the tab of your first

0:04:54.470,0:05:00.650
document without releasing your mouse or

0:04:57.259,0:05:03.830
pen press and hold shift as you drag it

0:05:00.650,0:05:06.639
down onto the image and release to

0:05:03.830,0:05:09.860
reduce its size open your transform tool

0:05:06.639,0:05:12.830
go to a corner and press and hold shift

0:05:09.860,0:05:16.159
and alt or shift an option as you drag

0:05:12.830,0:05:19.659
it in to approximately this size then

0:05:16.159,0:05:21.530
press Enter or return to accept it

0:05:19.659,0:05:23.830
double-click on the thumbnail of the

0:05:21.530,0:05:27.590
shield to open its layer style window

0:05:23.830,0:05:31.340
click bevel and emboss the style is

0:05:27.590,0:05:34.520
outer bevel the technique is chisel hard

0:05:31.340,0:05:37.729
the depth is a hundred percent the

0:05:34.520,0:05:41.419
direction is up and the size is 18

0:05:37.729,0:05:44.180
pixels uncheck global light make the

0:05:41.419,0:05:48.229
angle minus 90 degrees and the altitude

0:05:44.180,0:05:52.789
50 degrees the highlight mode is color

0:05:48.229,0:05:55.599
dodge and its opacity is 50% make a

0:05:52.789,0:05:59.569
shadow opacity fifty percent as well

0:05:55.599,0:06:02.750
check contour and click pattern overlay

0:05:59.569,0:06:06.770
make the blend mode overlay and the

0:06:02.750,0:06:09.349
opacity 50% open the pattern preset

0:06:06.770,0:06:12.529
thumbnails and click the gear icon to

0:06:09.349,0:06:16.669
open your list of pattern presets click

0:06:12.529,0:06:19.120
Rock patterns click OK to replace the

0:06:16.669,0:06:21.650
current patterns with the rock patterns

0:06:19.120,0:06:27.370
click the second one on the bottom row

0:06:21.650,0:06:30.129
and click OK we're ready to add the text

0:06:27.370,0:06:33.560
open your horizontal type tool and

0:06:30.129,0:06:35.690
choose an ancient looking font as I

0:06:33.560,0:06:37.279
mentioned earlier you can find a link to

0:06:35.690,0:06:39.050
cabell etta in the video's description

0:06:37.279,0:06:41.569
or project files

0:06:39.050,0:06:45.409
for this example I'll choose a point

0:06:41.569,0:06:47.900
size of 285 for your text make the point

0:06:45.409,0:06:51.259
size large enough so your line of text

0:06:47.900,0:06:54.319
fits well over the shield choose sharp

0:06:51.259,0:06:56.330
and center alignment the color is

0:06:54.319,0:06:58.639
irrelevant since the text will be filled

0:06:56.330,0:07:02.180
with the same texture preset we used for

0:06:58.639,0:07:05.240
the shield go to the center and type out

0:07:02.180,0:07:07.849
your text to make sure it's centered on

0:07:05.240,0:07:12.710
your document click the move tool and

0:07:07.849,0:07:17.900
press ctrl or command a click the align

0:07:12.710,0:07:23.680
horizontal centers icon and the align

0:07:17.900,0:07:27.469
vertical centers icon then deselect it

0:07:23.680,0:07:31.490
click the FX icon and choose pattern

0:07:27.469,0:07:34.879
overlay open the thumbnails and click

0:07:31.490,0:07:37.879
the same one as you did before click

0:07:34.879,0:07:41.509
bevel and emboss the style is inner

0:07:37.879,0:07:44.120
bevel the technique is chisel hard the

0:07:41.509,0:07:47.750
depth is a hundred forty percent the

0:07:44.120,0:07:51.349
direction is up and the size is 250

0:07:47.750,0:07:54.639
pixels uncheck global light make the

0:07:51.349,0:07:58.639
angle minus 117 degrees and the altitude

0:07:54.639,0:08:02.810
42 degrees the highlight mode is soft

0:07:58.639,0:08:07.969
light click the color box and type in F

0:08:02.810,0:08:11.419
F D 387 then click OK or press Enter or

0:08:07.969,0:08:13.699
return make its opacity a hundred

0:08:11.419,0:08:17.020
percent the shadow opacity is

0:08:13.699,0:08:20.449
seventy-five percent and check contour

0:08:17.020,0:08:23.240
click inner shadow the blend mode is

0:08:20.449,0:08:27.050
multiply the opacity is seventy-five

0:08:23.240,0:08:30.770
percent the distance is zero and the

0:08:27.050,0:08:34.219
size is 10 pixels click drop shadow and

0:08:30.770,0:08:36.500
make the opacity fifty percent uncheck

0:08:34.219,0:08:40.159
global light and make the angle minus

0:08:36.500,0:08:44.180
110 degrees the distance is 30 pixels

0:08:40.159,0:08:47.690
and the size is 15 pixels then click OK

0:08:44.180,0:08:50.029
I'd like to intensify the shadow effect

0:08:47.690,0:08:52.790
by adding another shadow at a different

0:08:50.029,0:08:57.080
angle make a copy of the text layer

0:08:52.790,0:09:00.230
by pressing ctrl or command J and then

0:08:57.080,0:09:04.240
hide all the effects in the copy except

0:09:00.230,0:09:07.670
drop shadow then reduce the fill 20

0:09:04.240,0:09:10.340
double click on drop shadow to open it

0:09:07.670,0:09:15.850
in its layer style window change the

0:09:10.340,0:09:18.730
angle 2 minus 155 degrees then click OK

0:09:15.850,0:09:22.330
this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

0:09:18.730,0:09:22.330
thanks for watching