Black text on black background

rock wrote:

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

You could always add a layer style to the black type to make it separate out.

Make the black not so black see what you can make which is acceptable if its for the web choose web colours.

I thought this would be a good thing to try, as it’s a challenge. I’m using CS3 here. There’s probably an easier way to achieve this but here’s what I did, by trial and error:

1. Open a new document (N1) with a white background and add your text in black.
2. Rasterize the text.
3. Open another new document (N2) and fill it with black.
4. Drag the text on to N2.
5. In layer N2, select fx>bevel & emboss and adjust the settings to suit. You mentioned you wanted "sort of raised and embossed"…,but then said you would like it as if "pressed into the black"…which emboss won’t give you…try the other settings.
6. Adjust the opacity of N2 to the desired level.

Good luck:)

Paul

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

I thought this would be a good thing to try, as it’s a challenge. I’m using CS3 here. There’s probably an easier way to achieve this but here’s what I did, by trial and error:

1. Open a new document (N1) with a white background and add your text in black.
2. Rasterize the text.
3. Open another new document (N2) and fill it with black.
4. Drag the text on to N2.
5. In layer N2, select fx>bevel & emboss and adjust the settings to suit. You mentioned you wanted "sort of raised and embossed"…,but then said you would like it as if "pressed into the black"…which emboss won’t give you…try the other settings.
6. Adjust the opacity of N2 to the desired level.

Good luck:)

Paul

"Rob" wrote in message

rock wrote:

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

You could always add a layer style to the black type to make it separate out.

Make the black not so black see what you can make which is acceptable if its for the web choose web colours.

Sorry about the double post…
Paul

"Paul Burdett" wrote in message

I thought this would be a good thing to try, as it’s a challenge. I’m using CS3 here. There’s probably an easier way to achieve this but here’s what I did, by trial and error:

1. Open a new document (N1) with a white background and add your text in black.
2. Rasterize the text.
3. Open another new document (N2) and fill it with black.
4. Drag the text on to N2.
5. In layer N2, select fx>bevel & emboss and adjust the settings to suit. You mentioned you wanted "sort of raised and embossed"…,but then said you would like it as if "pressed into the black"…which emboss won’t give you…try the other settings.
6. Adjust the opacity of N2 to the desired level.

Good luck:)

Paul

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

Just "discovered" an easier way using just the one document. Add a new layer after doing the text layer and apply the fx.
Paul

"Paul Burdett" wrote in message

Sorry about the double post…
Paul

"Paul Burdett" wrote in message

I thought this would be a good thing to try, as it’s a challenge. I’m using CS3 here. There’s probably an easier way to achieve this but here’s what I did, by trial and error:

1. Open a new document (N1) with a white background and add your text in black.
2. Rasterize the text.
3. Open another new document (N2) and fill it with black.
4. Drag the text on to N2.
5. In layer N2, select fx>bevel & emboss and adjust the settings to suit. You mentioned you wanted "sort of raised and embossed"…,but then said you would like it as if "pressed into the black"…which emboss won’t give you…try the other settings.
6. Adjust the opacity of N2 to the desired level.

Good luck:)

Paul

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

rock wrote:

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Idea? try something like this.

1. Have both of your eyes completely closed see what you can see

2. Now, open up a little til you barely able to see.

Same with Photoshop

Thanks

rock

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

ignore all replies below as they go the long way to make something so simple and easy into a chore

make the background black
type above in any color
slide FILL slider in layer palette to 0
click small f in layer palette
apply bevel and emboss or other layer effect such as outer glow

the letters will disappear and only the effect will be visible

rock wrote:

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

Thank you guys I appreciate your time and help.

rock

"Kabuki" wrote in message

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

ignore all replies below as they go the long way to make something so simple and easy into a chore

make the background black
type above in any color
slide FILL slider in layer palette to 0
click small f in layer palette
apply bevel and emboss or other layer effect such as outer glow
the letters will disappear and only the effect will be visible

Much quicker than my solution! I didn’t think about the fill slider…many thanks:)
Paul

"Paul Burdett" wrote in message

"Kabuki" wrote in message

"rock" wrote in message

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

ignore all replies below as they go the long way to make something so simple and easy into a chore

make the background black
type above in any color
slide FILL slider in layer palette to 0
click small f in layer palette
apply bevel and emboss or other layer effect such as outer glow
the letters will disappear and only the effect will be visible

Much quicker than my solution! I didn’t think about the fill slider…many thanks:)
Paul

your welcome
yeah so many ways do accomplish same look

sometimes we get used to doing things roundabout ways we learned in older versions

Paul Burdett wrote:

I thought this would be a good thing to try, as it’s a challenge. I’m using CS3 here. There’s probably an easier way to achieve this but here’s what I did, by trial and error:

1. Open a new document (N1) with a white background and add your text in black.
2. Rasterize the text.
3. Open another new document (N2) and fill it with black.
4. Drag the text on to N2.
5. In layer N2, select fx>bevel & emboss and adjust the settings to suit. You mentioned you wanted "sort of raised and embossed"…,but then said you would like it as if "pressed into the black"…which emboss won’t give you…try the other settings.
6. Adjust the opacity of N2 to the desired level.

Good luck:)

Paul

"Rob" wrote in message

rock wrote:

Hi,

I have a black background and I want to put some text there that one can hardly see.. sort of raised and embossed.

I guess the overall effect would be like as if it was pressed into the black but it must be hardly seen.

Any ideas?

Thanks

rock

You could always add a layer style to the black type to make it separate out.

Make the black not so black see what you can make which is acceptable if its for the web choose web colours.

It’s simpler than some have said.

I just opened a new document,
1.filled it with black,
2.selected the type tool and selected black as the type color,
3.added my text,
4.added a layer style to Bevel and Emboss.

That’s it.

-Raf

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