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Photoshop Gold Text Effect
How to create gold text in Photoshop! Turn letters into gold with this easy to create text effect in Photoshop CC and CS6.
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To create the gold text, we'll use Photoshop's layer styles, and we'll create our own custom gold color gradient! We'll even add a few sparkles to the text using one of Photoshop's brushes to make our gold letters really shine. I'll be using Photoshop CC but every step is fully compatible with Photoshop CS6 and with earlier versions of Photoshop.

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WHERE ARE THE ASSORTED BRUSHES IN PHOTOSHOP CC 2018 and 2019?
Adobe made changes to the brushes as of CC 2018. To access the Assorted Brushes, click the menu icon in the Brush Preset picker and choose Legacy Brushes from the bottom of the menu. Click OK to restore the Legacy Brushes, and then scroll down to the bottom of the brushes where you'll find a new "Legacy Brushes" folder. Twirl the folder open to find all of the original brushes from CC 2017 and earlier, including the Assorted Brushes.
LEARN MORE: https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/restore-legacy-brushes-photoshop-cc-2018/


► VIDEO GUIDE: HOW TO CREATE A GOLD TEXT EFFECT IN PHOTOSHOP

Step 1: Create a new Photoshop document (0:38)
Step 2: Fill the new document with black (1:24)
Step 3: Select the Type Tool (1:55)
Step 4: Set your font options (2:00)
Step 5: Set your type color to white (2:21)
Step 6: Add your text (2:47)
Step 7: Resize the text with Free Transform (2:57)
Step 8: Duplicate the Type layer (3:41)
Step 9: Add a Gradient Overlay layer style (4:08)
Step 10: Edit the gradient (4:27)
Step 11: Save the gradient as a new preset (5:39)
Step 12: Chan