Chained text photo
This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create text
wrapped in chains.
Step 1.
Start off by making a new Photoshop document with dimensions of 300x300, and a black
background. Create some large grey (575757) text in a new layer set called "Text", using
Arial Black/ 150pt /sharp. Apply the bevel and emboss layer style (image b) on the text,
using the settings shown when clicking on image b). If you'd like to view the PSD as we go
through this tutorial, you can download it from here,
a) Click Image to enlarge b) Click Image for Settings
Step 2.
Make a selection using the text (image a), contract it by 8 and feather (select > feather) it
by 4.
a) b)
Step 3.
Create a new layer, set the foreground
color to F1F1F1 and the back ground
color to a darker tone (979797).
Choose the gradient tool, set it to linear
gradient and then drag the distance and
direction of the red arrow (image a).
Next go to [Part 2] of this Photoshop
tutorial.
Step 4.
This is the 2nd part of this Photoshop tutorial. Next, make a selection of the text again
expand (select > modify > expand) it by 3 pixels. Create a new layer below the text
and then fill the selection with a dark grey (474747)
a) b)

Step 5.
Next, highlight the layer set, in the layers panel, and merge (layer > merge layer set)