How To Transform Logo, Text or Any Shape into Shiny, Highly Reflective Chrome in Photoshop

Step 1:

Get your layer and a background layer in photoshop.

If the logo has white background, then remove the white background by clicking “channels”
click RGB

To select and remove the background click “ctrl+shift+1” open back of layers panel click the
new layer icon to make a new layer.

Check your foregreound and background colours; if they’ve not black and white press “d” in
your keyboard. Since black is of foreground press ALT+Delete

Deselect it by pressing “ctrl+D” them delete of original logo layer with white background

Step 2:

select the layer without background to convert if a smart object by clicking on the uppermost
right button and select “convert to smart object” double click in the area of the layer to open
the layer style window click “color overlay” in the color box type in b2b2b2 press okay

Click “Bevel & Emboss”

The style is “inner Bevel”, Technique: “smooth” depth 600% Direction: up size=40px soften=
5px

Shading Angle 120 altitude 30 gloss counter is linear highlight mode is seven color white,
opacity 75% shadow mode is multiple, color black opacity 75% press “ok”

Step 3

Convert your visible image into another smooth object, double click in the area of the layer to
open the layer style

Click “Bevel & Emboss” style is “outer bevel” Technique is “smooth” depth 100px, direct up size
7px soften 0px

Shading Angle 120 altitude=30

Gross contour glow:

Bend mode=screen opacity= 75% Noise 0%

Technique=softer source= edge choice = 10% size =7px

Contour = linear, range = 50% jitter = 0%

Click gradient overlay

Blend mode = color burn opacity = 60%

Gradient > black, white, set the range as you want

Style = linear angle = 90 scale 100%

Click drop shadow

Blend mode = multiple opacity = 50% angle = 120 distance = 14px

Spread = 0% size = 14px

Contour = linear noise = 0%

Step 3 making of layer into a shiny reflective chrome

First collapse effect by clicking the small arrow up and click of adjust layer then select “curves”

To make of chrome effect not to affect the background layer, we need to press “ALT + CTRL +
G” you can drag the lines on the graph into a hill and valley

To add lens flare

Make a new layer and press ALT + CTRL + SHIFT +E go to filter, render and choose a lens
flair……then position the lens flair to your desire.

Enjoy

Researched and written by:

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Kingsley Iyke
Director: Global Tech Digest
www.globaltechdigest.com