I wanted to create something simple as my first blog banner. I followed a tutorial from a magazine called Photoshop Creative to try and create a lighting effect around the text using paths, brushes and changing the opacity. This is the editing process and the final result;
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fNbXjG5ri-Kr1jqo7jkkX1YA6DzEdXgBfJtyUuwsxLvYt25qVEugcQw3t6um-M6VTb5z6SU1pAn_8KjmUfVWc9qxEdLBqUAGgP-jgslDlE85wbZzmw0D54TiouzPmagsBDEbZx5ArzZh/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+20.53.23.png) |
Creating a Path using the Pen Tool |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_lmVhH_LVQS4ca-FmehVL4yHK3V6XKKsXh45jClC7CQ1OqcoPa_Z5-O_tYjBFoGs5Kq1gJyvTZDuhK8xk-l9Q_rfqo6fLWNQ_wjCeIQdAHm5nvS-AnaCj3wGvTKfUKHt8njJhmx7VFs8/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+20.55.30.png) |
Adding a Stroke Path using the Brush Tool
and the Paths tab
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfuwuO0oa23zy9e-xECYHx2RjkVu6gsUJSjuNXyekSXtT-UyquXl0TrbgkDSChCIOqx43WD1NtxMmmVmYWzceX421FkKTJ1r43YHycG-D-WTfn6_1MCla5_mx0TtwFe20haNDV2C1BYCL/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+21.04.10.png) |
Adding more stroke paths using
different colours and changing
the blending options |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD8W48iEhUGqhCNgHGDZ5vW6BS8vWWpJ6jf1gVh97SA0B3sGligxq19t-hLwpSCdunIdo_Ory3Bwfuo2-b0vWahDV5ToHYTH6nD3d2Pxftt8ZgOGnx-5D7WOOpWztJoL5HvL8ohY9Nq8m/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+21.05.52.png) |
Adding Red and Yellow highlights |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgdOobObf4I_v_yiVHDsUelBCy_u_QEIhDJvIqdw2un6kP6PQYpfyRWT4ang69BQ58W3X_CS1cjRtovyN1GJBYHra2k1xyKDFCRrMtAx3ryLA0cHbhAap55CY0PHX9qadQNRDxQ82qHZF/s200/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+21.18.20.png) |
Adding white highlights and
changing opacity |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDhqsFm9EGVVaGvotN49OZXHlw10NbLTzzmP3se3uHhyphenhyphenyCimO_02EJ0S3AoaOHEb1iq1jpB_2vQLfSsOaQCD5g3NQHsTbJVgmc9VUyH0woNHOu6yhtloNfIqKTzesghP3wLU5KiBZgcg_/s400/banner+copy+copy2.jpg) |
Final Result! |
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