Web 2.0 Text

Today I am going to show you how to create a simple yet sleek looking web 2.0 font style using Photoshop.

  1. Create a new Photoshop document at 250 x 250 pixels.
  2. Select the text tool and type whatever you want to apply the effect to, for example Hello.
  3. Double click on the text layer which will then open the layer style options.
  4. Choose Gradient Overlay, and click on the gradient.
  5. Choose the following colors, left color - 0b6b98 and the right color - 4baad6.
  6. Next select the Drop Shadow and change the opacity to 35 percent.
  7. Finally add a Stroke with the following color fcff00, a size of 2, and opacity of 45 percent.

Please view below to see if you had a similar effect.

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