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[ 29 ]Step 15: In the Layer Style dialog, acti-
vate Pattern Overlay, and once again,
use the same custom defined texture
pattern. (Notice how that one texture
is playing many roles here?) Uncheck
Link with Layer in this case, and click
Snap to Origin for good measure. Set
the Blend Mode to Hard Light and
lower the Opacity to around 40%.
This will enhance the bevel effect by
overlaying the texture on the letters.
Step 16: Next, we want to apply a
Gradient Overlay, but we’re going to
need to exit the Layer Style dialog for
a moment, so click OK. Open the new
Gradients panel (Window>Gradients),
click on its flyout menu at the top
right of the panel, and choose Legacy
Gradients. We want to use one of
these gradients, and it can’t be loaded
from the Layer Style dialog. Double-
click on the words “Pattern Overlay”
below the shape layer in the Layers
panel to reopen the Layer Style dialog.
Now click on Gradient Overlay
on the left side of the dialog. Click
on the Gradient preview to open the
Gradient Editor and locate the pre-
set gradient called Cyanotype. You
can find it by expanding the Legacy
Gradients folder you just added, and
then expanding the Photographic
Toning dialog. Click OK to close the
Gradient Editor.
In the Gradient Overlay settings,
set the Blend Mode to Normal, lower
the Opacity to 50%, set the gradient
Style to Radial, and lower the Scale to
around 80%. Check on Reverse, and
set the Angle to 90°.
While keeping the Layer Style
panel open, click directly on the
image and drag, to manually position
the gradient so the light-blue “spot-
light” area is roughly centered on the
right side of the text. Almost there;
don’t click OK just yet.