Decorated Text Effect Tutorial
This is the end result:
Create a new file 800 x 500, 72px resolution
Add your desired text: I used Times New Roman, 72px, white
Double click on the layer in the layers palette to bring up the Blending Options, and apply the following Gradient Overlay, Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Bevel and Emboss settings:
You can download the floral swirl patterns I have used from here:
Copy them into you project behind the text layer, arrange them as desired and apply the following Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Bevel and Emboss settings:
Lower the opacity of the swirl layers to around 84%.
Create a new layer above the patterns but below the text, and select the brush tool. Set to a soft brush, around 440px. Set foreground colour to #786CD3, set opacity to 70% and flow to 60%.
Place the brush so the text is in the centre and click once.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, and set to around 30
Now reduce the layer opacity to around 84%
Cut your project if necessary.
Here is the final result:

The Finished Project
November 12, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Hai,
I really like this tut but the paterns arent saved as transparent wich means you have to cut them out else you get 2 blocks in youre design.
Also i prolly did some thing wrong but i do not get the purple dot in the middle
To bad
November 12, 2009 at 11:35 pm
You’re quite correct about the patterns, however, they are just black on white, so the magic wand tool works well.
The instructions for adding the blue centre are the step right below the last settings screenshot. Hope that helps.
March 23, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Are you using multiple layers to handle the gradient overlay?
I’ve been looking for a way to distribute gradient overlays across multiple lines on one layer instead of across the entire layer.
Apart from creating mulit-phase gradients or using individual layers for each line, I have not discovered a method. It would be nice to know.
Thanks much.