Layer styles are a powerful tool in Photoshop that allow you to quickly create effects that you can then apply to additional objects. Today, we will demonstrate how to use layer styles to create a liquid filled text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started!
Step 1
Start by creating a new document, 1500px by 1000px. Fill the Background with a Linear Gradient using the color #acacac as the Foreground color, and #e1e1e1 as the Background color. Start from the bottom of the file and go upwards.
Step 2
Now, type the text you want to apply the effect on, using the color #dbdbdb, the size 300px, and the font type is “Cooper Std”. Any bold font would be fine, just make sure it is bold.
Duplicate the text layer, and rename both layers as shown in the image below.
Step 3
Double click on the bottom layer (Psdtuts – bottom), and apply the following layer styles:
Step 4
Now, change the Fill value of the top layer (Psdtuts – top) to (0%), then double click on it, and apply the following layer styles:
Step 5
Using the “Rectangle Tool”, draw a rectangle shape that covers the lower half of the text, the color should be #aa4280. Make sure that the rectangle shape layer is between the two text layers (‘Psdtuts – bottom’ and ‘Psdtuts – top’).
Step 6
Select the “Add Anchor Point Tool”, and start adding points at the edges of the letters, where they intersect with the rectangle.
Step 7
Once you’re done, begin adding points in between the edges, these will determine the tops and bottoms of the liquid. After adding the points, use the “Direct Selection Tool” to select those points and move them up and down. You can also use the “Delete Anchor Point Tool” to remove any unwanted points. Continue modifying the points until you’re satisfied with the result.
Step 8
We are going to rasterize the rectangle shape layer, so make a duplicate of the shape layer, then Right Click on the copy, and choose “Rasterize Layer”.
Press the Cmd/Ctrl key, and while you’re still pressing it, Right Click on the icon of one of the text layers to create a selection, then, press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + I to invert the selection, and hit Delete.
Step 9
Double click on the rasterized shape layer, and apply the following styles.
Step 10
Now we’re done, but you can still change the color of the fluid fill simply by adding a Hue and Saturation adjustment layer, and choose the color you like!
Final Image
This is the final result. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
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Hello Holmez,
You can control that in Step 6, where you define the intersection points. Just move them downwards.
Hope this works.
Nice, I can see lots of other ways this could be used creatively as well. thanks :]
This could have been easily executed using clipping mask
I don’t think it is a bug to fix… P is capital and deserves higher level. I haven’t tried it yet but it seems the liquid level and shape can be set in Step 7.
Thanks to flyingfox for setting me straight. Brain Cloud!
Great,
but the liquid level in capital letters would be higher than in lower.
Any idea how to fix that?
Hello alanlyon,
your selection seems to be correct, but it looks like your active layer is a TYPE layer (the text) and not the (rasterized) shape layer of the liquid. At least, that’s what your error message states. So change your active layer before deleting, Then you should be all right.
I like it a lot. I can definitely use this in my work. Thank you for a quick, but effective tutorial.
Hey Rose,
Actually I’ve rasterized BOTH shape layers for good measure. Figured it couldn’t hurt. Let me run through what happens in the second half of Step 8.
(I’m on a Mac using P’shop CS 8.0 btw)
A. When I control click the bottom text layer icon, a dialog box shows up and I choose “Select Layer Transparency.” This selects the text.
B. Next I use Shift/Command “I” to invert the selection
C. I hit Delete as instructed and continue to get “Could not complete your request because the pixels in a type layer cannot be edited without first rasterizing the layer.”
Mildly frustrating!
Great tut! =D