Then I applied Gaussian Blur with 20px for the amount and after that I just changed the Blend Mode to Hard Light at 60% Opacity. The last thing I did here was just to duplicated all layers and merge them onto a new one. I also adjusted the flares to match where the bolts intersect with the logo. I used an image I found on Google Images. To finalize the image I added some lightning bolts. For this particular one I just added an adjustment layer Photo Filter on top of all the other layers. I always like to add a bit of a warm feel to the image. Then just change the Blend Mode to Overlay at 10%, it's very subtle but you can notice the difference. After that I went to Filter>Pixelate>Pointilize. To add a bit more texture I added a new layer and then filled it with white. Then I filled a layer with this pattern and placed on top of all the other layers using Soft Light for the blend mode. I created a pattern with 2 rectangles, a black and an white. It would not be an 80s graphic without the classic scanline effect. Use Linear with blue at the top and purple for the bottom. Also add a Layer Style with a Gradient Overlay. Then change the Blend Mode to Linear Color Dodge.
To add a bit more mood to the scene I just added some smoke using the Render>Clouds. The result is a quite awesome light effect. Then select the layer inside and with the Brush Tool and a very soft brush you can just create some dots with white color. Change the folder Blend Mode to Color Dodge. To do that is quite easy, create a new folder on your layer palletes and add a new layer in this folder. Now it's that time, the little flares that are part of that beautiful decade. The classic reflection of the 80s, you can do that very easily by creating a sort of wavy selection and then create a layer to apply the same gradient that the text has. The idea hear is to add a bit more Saturation, Brightness and Hue. Select the 3D extrusion layer and add an Adjustment Layer Hue and Saturation. Get some of the colors from the logo to make it look like the logo is sort of illuminating the background. Now for the background let's apply a gradient. The first one white and the second black, that will create a nice bevel effect. Just add your text and with Layer styes add 2 drop shadows. The images below show the values.įor the complementary text I used a font that I found on DaFont, a super cheesy one that has all of that 80s feeling. Now for the top part let's add some nice gradient from blue #0000ff to a very light blue.ĭuplicate that layer and then add some Layer Styles to create the bevel and stroke effects.
It's always good to be able to make mistakes and just change fix it withouth much hassle. Paste the vector in Photoshop, make sure you use Smart Objects. Now in Photoshop I created a document and the background I set to black. CGI in the 80s was still evolving and playing with basic geometries. I feel that it might be the quickest way to get a nice extrusion, especially for this particular type of graphic. To create the 3D effect I used Illustrator's Blend Tool. So on this post I will share a bit of my process using Illustrator and Photoshop.
Of course you need time, but that was something I sort of had so I decided to take a crack. I love this idea but I also feel that it's important to try to recreate sans short cut in an effort to learn something new.
I noticed the option to buy the effect, amazed that nowadays we can simply buy something to streamline the process. Last weekend while surfing the web I discovered this image of a classic 80s style logo.
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