Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I'm going to show you how to add
hieroglyphics
and carved text into an ancient,
Egyptian wall. I provided this stone texture for you to download so you can
follow along.
Its link is located in the video description or project files.
In addition, I provided a link to a hieroglyphic-like font
called "Pegypta". The lower case looks like this
and the same characters in uppercase look like this.
You can mix and match if you like. I also provided this font
derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics called,
"Meroitic Hieroglyphics". If you're not sure how to install fonts,
watch my tutorial on how to do this. I provided that link,
as well. This document is 1280
by 720 pixels with a resolution of 150 pixels per inch.
Open your your Horizontal Type Tool
and open "Pegypta". Make the Size
100 points... Sharp... Center Alignment
and black for the color. Type out your text.
I'm using all lower case for this example.
To increase or decrease the amount of space between lines,
go to Window and Character. The Character panel will open.
Highlight the bottom line and slide the "Baseline Shift" to the left or right.
Then, close the Character panel.
To center your text on your document,
open your Move Tool and press Ctrl + A
on Windows or Cmd + A on a Mac.
Click the "Align Horizontal Centers"
icon and the "Align Vertical Centers" icon.
To delete the selection, press Ctrl or Cmd + D.
Reduce the "Fill" to 0%.
Click on the "fx" icon and choose "Bevel and Emboss".
Make the Style
"Inner Bevel"... the Technique: "Chisel Hard",
the Direction: Down and the Size
43 pixels. Uncheck "Global Light"
and make the Angle: 68 degrees and the Altitude: 32 degrees.
Make the Opacity: 100%.
Click Drop Shadow. Uncheck "Global Light"
and make the Angle: minus 139 degrees.
Make the Spread: 3%.
Then. click OK. Next, we'll and the lines
above and below our text that will separate the text from the hieroglyphic
icons.
Click on the New Layer icon to make a new layer.
Open your Pencil Tool and make the Point Size
15... the Hardness: 100%...
the Blend Mode: Normal and the Opacity
100%. Click "View"
and make sure Rulers is checked. If it isn't,
just click on it. Click on the ruler at the top
and drag down a guideline below your text.
If you don't see it, press Ctrl or Cmd + H.
Drag down another guideline
to above the top of your text. This will be our guides
as we draw the lines. Place your cursor on the line to the left of your document
and drag across it all the way to the right. Repeat this
on the other guideline. To hide the guidelines,
press Ctrl or Cmd + H. Reduce the "Fill"
to 0%. Go to the
"fx" icon and press and hold
Alt or Opt as you drag a copy of the effects
next to the lines layer. Noticed this layer now has a copy
of all the effects. Next, we'll add the hieroglyphic icons.
Open the Horizontal Type Tool and click above the line.
Open your list of fonts
and click"Meroitic Hieroglyphics".
Make the point size 75 and choose
"Left Alignment". Type out letters
to make a chain of hieroglyphics. Open your Move Tool
to move it.
Go to the "fx" icon and drag a copy of it next to the hieroglyphics.
Then, reduce the "Fill" to 0.
Because the point size of the hieroglyphics is smaller than our text,
we'll reduce the distance of it's Drop Shadow to compensate for its smaller
size.
Double-click on Drop Shadow to see it in the Layer Style window.
Reduce the Distance to 3 pixels.
Then. click OK. Make a copy of the hieroglyphics
by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.
Drag the copy straight down.
Press "T" to open your Type Tool and highlight the line.
Type out mostly different letters that you did for the top line.
We're ready to create the lighting, but first we need to make a "composite
snapshot" of the image.
Make the top layer active and press Ctrl + Shift
Alt + E on Windows or Cmd + Shift
Opt + E on a Mac.
Make a copy of it by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.
Hide the copy
and make the original active. Go to
Filter , Render and Lighting Effects.
If your Lighting Effects is unavailable or greyed
out, its most likely due to one of the reasons I listed in the video
description.
The Lighting Effects window open. If you don't see the ring guides
on your document, press Ctrl or Cmd + H.
Make sure
"Spotlight" is chosen. If the isn't,
click on this icon to open your list of lights
and choose it. Make the Ambiance: 15,
the Intensity: 69... the Hotspot:
91 and the Gloss: minus 100.
Click on the Scale Width and pull it out to the
upper right corner. Click on the Scale Length
and pull it out to widen the spotlight.
To reposition it, click inside
and drag the spotlight up and over.
Click on the Scale Width at the lower left and pull it out further.
Continue to manipulate the Scale Width and Length,
as well as the Hotspot Angle to make it look like the sun is shining through an
opening
above your hieroglyphic wall. Don't be concerned with the blown-out, brightness
on the upper right corner. We'll fix that in a moment.
Click OK.
Make the top layer visible an active.
Click on the Layer Mask icon to make a layer mask
next to the top layer. Invert the layer mask
by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + I.
Open your Brush Tool and make the Size
1100 pixels and the Hardness: 0%.
Click once over the upper right corner
to reveal that corner of the composite snapshot copy
through the layer mask. Let's make
our image a bit brighter. Press Ctrl
or Cmd + L to open the Levels window.
Drag the Input white to where the histogram starts to climb.
Then, click OK. For the last step,
we'll make the color a bit more vibrant. Click on the Adjustment Layer
icon and choose "Vibrance".
Increase it to 75. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
Thanks for watching!