How to Create a Luxurious Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create this gorgeous luxury text effect Photoshop style that you can save and reuse for multiple projects and designs. 

What You’ll Learn in This Luxury Text Effect Photoshop Tutorial

In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to create a Photoshop luxury effect that you can use for your elegant text projects. Topics we cover will include:

• How to create a background by creating a seamless Damask pattern 
• How to create a texture pattern using the rock textures for the Photoshop luxury effect
• How to add the effect to a text layer to create luxurious text
• How to export and save the elegant text style

What You’ll Need

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial:

• Glamoury: Luxury Script Font
• Luxury Seamless Pattern
• 30 Rock Textures

1. How to Create a Luxury Photoshop Pattern

Step 1

Open one of the luxury tiles from the Luxury Seamless Pattern Pack in Adobe Photoshop.

Step 2 

Use the Rectangle Marquee Tool to select the area you wish to use as the pattern.

Step 3

Select Edit > Define Pattern. In the Define Pattern dialog box, name the pattern ‘Damask’ and click OK.

Step 4

Repeat the above steps for the rock textures from the 30 Rock Textures pack. For this tutorial, we will use the file Uranus > rock-06.

2. How to Create the Background

Step 1

Create a new document (File > New) and set the Width to 600 px, the Height to 300 px, and the Resolution to 72.

Step 3

Let’s rename the layer (Layer > Rename Layer) to Background and use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and fill it with white #ffffff to keep it nice and clean.

Step 4

Now double-click the Background layer to enter a Layer Style. You’re going to add a Pattern Overlay. From the drop-down list, select the Damask pattern that you just created and set the Scale to 3%.

Step 5

Now add a Color Overlay with the following settings:

• Blend Mode: Vivid Light
• Opacity: 2%
• Use the color #000000

Step 6

Then you’re going to add a Gradient Overlay with the following settings:

• Blend Mode: Overlay
• Make sure you tick Reverse
• Style: Radial
• Angle: 0
• Scale: 150%

Click the Gradient box to create the gradient. Click each color stop to modify the Color, and use the colors #060606 to the left and #3c3c3c to the right.

Step 7

While you’re still in the Gradient Overlay section, click on the canvas and hold while dragging upwards to move the gradient. You’ll see it gives the background a nice soft light that spreads from the top.

3. How to Create the Text and Add Effects 

Step 1

Now that we have the background, let’s create the luxurious text. Install the Glamoury Luxury Script font or another elegant font of your choice. Then, back in Photoshop, create the text by typing Luxury or something else of your choosing, and select the font you just installed (it’s called Glamoury in the font list). Set the size to 125 pt. It doesn’t matter what color you choose because we’re going to add a lot of effects that’ll cover it.

Step 2

Double-click the Luxury text layer and let the fun begin! Add a Gradient Overlay to the mix, so the text comes to life:

1. #757575 Location: 0%
2. #e3e3e3 Location: 16%
3. #444444 Location: 33%
4. #e1e1e1 Location: 49%
5. #7c7c7c Location: 68%
6. #e6e6e6 Location: 84%
7. #878787 Location: 100%

Step 5

To make the text pop, add Bevel & Emboss with the following settings. Make sure the Gloss Contour is the one called Ring – Double.

Step 6

Then add some Contour to adjust the Bevel & Emboss. Make sure the Contour is called Gaussian. 

Step 7

Now frame the whole text with a golden border by adding an Outer Glow:

Step 8

By adding a silver Stroke to the text, you’ll make it shine and stand out even more:

1. #e0e0e0 Location: 0%
2. #8e8e8e Location: 30%
3. #e0e0e0 Location: 65%
4. #7a7a7a Location: 100%

Step 9

Lastly, add a Drop Shadow to separate the text from the background:

Step 10

Hit OK and you end up with a shiny new text effect.

4. How to Save the Text Effect for Future Use

Step 1

But of course you’ll want to save the effect so you can use it over and over again on other text or objects. Make sure that you have the luxury text layer selected in the Layers panel. If you take a look at the Styles panel (Window > Styles), you can click on the icons located near the bottom to create a new folder and a new style.

Step 2

Now that you have your new style, you can export it and save it to the library. Save it anywhere you want, although I recommend saving it in the Photoshop folder:

• Location of the Styles Folder on Windows: Program Files > Adobe > Adobe Photoshop (your version) > Presets > Styles
• Location of the Styles Folder on Mac: Programs > Adobe Photoshop (your version) > Presets > Styles

Congratulations! You’re Done!

In this tutorial, we learned how to create a luxurious text effect in Photoshop.

We started out by creating a subtle dark background with a Damask pattern. Then we created a text layer and added a lot of different effects in order to create an elegant and luxurious text effect that really pops out at the viewer. After that, we made sure to save the text style so we can use it later in other projects.

Top 5 Text Effects From Envato Elements

If you’re short on time and you’re looking for text styles for your projects, look no further! Here are five text effects that you can download from Envato Elements and use straight away.

Silver Editable Text Effect, Font Style (AI, EPS)

This luxurious-looking text effect is perfect for any project that’s looking for that extra sparkle and unique design. It’s in vector format, so there’s no size limit. Easily customise the colours and all other elements however you desire.

Velvet: Editable Text Effect, Font Style (AI, EPS)

Here’s another unique and magical-looking text effect that you can use to bring that mystical look to your projects. This text effect is easily resizable thanks to its vector format.

Gold: Editable Text Effect, Font Style (AI, EPS)

If you’re looking for a gold text effect, here’s a good one that you can use. This text effect is fully editable, easily customisable, and scalable thanks to its vector format. Use it for all your gold text needs!

Retro Vintage Text Styles (AI)

For a more retro look, try this Retro Vintage Text Style. This add-on can be applied quickly and easily with just one click, and it comes with vintage backgrounds that you can use. It also features ten different styles so you can choose the right one for your project.

Silver Glossy Text Effect (PSD)

Here’s another text effect template for Adobe Photoshop that you can apply with just a few clicks. It’s easily customisable with smart object replacement, comes in high-quality 300 DPI, and supports transparency so that you can use it with any background.

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