As design comes second nature to a lot of us, we try to come up with new ways to show our site visitors ways to improve the look of our personal or business website. Pressing text into a background is just another way to add a slight flare to your designs. This tutorial will be a quick one and will not be very hard. It only consists of two layers! Let’s get started.

Step One

Open up photoshop, create a new file with 500 pixels high x 500 pixels wide. Fill it in with a red/orange color (#db4848).
If you pressing your text into an already made background, you can skip this step.

Step Two

Add a lighting effect. Filter > Render > Lighting Effects…

I decided to apply the lighting effects twice, this step is optional.

Step Three

Add your desired text . Use a dark grey (#4a4343) for your text.

Step Four

Add the following blending options. Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options…

Inner Shadow:

Drop Shadow:

Gradient Overlay:

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