How to Create a Snow Text Effect in Photoshop

Many graphic designers in winter create a snow text effect in Photoshop or in illustrator. The snow text effect in winter stands out. To create the snow text effect is simple. Here is the way to do that below.

1. Open a new file. My canvas size is 500 PX  by 300 PX.

2. Select Horizontal Type Tool in the toolbox, and write any text. I wrote SNOW. 

3. Click Add a layer style icon to SNOW text layer on the bottom in the Layers panel, and then select Bevel & Emboss. Set Structure and Shading in the Layer Style window like a image below. After then, click OK, and SNOW text will change.  

4. Create a new layer in the Layers panel, and set foreground color white in the toolbox. Choose Brush Tool in the toolbox, and then select Hard Mechanical 13 pixels in the control panel; you can select a different brush here. Draw snow on SNOW text like a image below. 

5.  Click Add a layer style icon to Layer 1 on the bottom in the Layers panel, and then select Bevel & Emboss. Set Structure and Shading in the Layer Style window like a image below. After then, click OK. 

6. You can see the snow text effect completed like a image below.

How to Create a Polaroid Picture in Photshop

Digital Cameras are common these days. Because of this, if seeing a Polaroid picture, I'm excited.  I sometimes make a Polaroid picture, using Photoshop. It is fun. There are different ways to create a Polaroid picture effect, such as a clipping mask. I already explained how to use a clipping mask last time, so I think that you can apply to creating a Polaroid picture. That's why  I'm going to show you a different way to do that here.

1. Go to File < Open, and then select the image you want. I chose this image below.

2. Double click Background layer in the Layers panel, and it will change Layer 0 if you don't name.

3. Go to the Image drop-down menu, and then choose Canvas Size.

With checking Relative, fill out the canvas size number you want to expand in Width and in Height. I put 40 and 70 each there.

You can see the canvas size expanded from the middle below.

4. Go to the Layers panel, click "Create a new layer" icon on the bottom, and then place Layer 1 created under Layer 0.

5. Select "Set foreground color" in the toolbox, choose light gray, and then fill it to Layer 1: Edit < Fill < Foreground Color, or Alt + Del key

6. Select Layer 0 in the Layers panel, and then move the image upside a little bit, using Move Tool in the toolbox like an image below.

7. With highlighting Layer l in the Layer panel, go to the Layer drop-down menu < Layer Style < Stroke.

Check Stroke, double click Color in Fill Type, and then change color such as light gray to Layer 1. After then, set size 1 in Structure. Don't close this window now.

After then, Double click Bevel & Emboss, and then set size 1 in Structure. If you check Preview, you can figure out how the image changes. Press OK.

8. Select Layer 0 in the Layers panel, click "Add a layer style" icon on the bottom, and then select Inner Shadow; this is faster than doing by # 7

Adjust Opacity in Structure. I set 51% here. After then, click OK.

9.  Finally, the Polaroid picture is completed here.