Re: engraving an image into stone

I was going to suggest a "bevel/emboss" which is also in PS5 as a special
effect.  If you don't use a very large emboss it can create a deeply carved
effect as I did with text in the title banner at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4299


>Actually.... that page you linked to gives a long and roundabout way to
>acomplish it...
>
>In Photoshop 5, under the Layers Tab, there is a great little option called
>"Inner Shadow" that creates the same exact effect. this can be used on the
>edgoe of a simple layer, or even on text.
>
>If you want to text to look like stone, then put an inner shadow on it, you
>could select it, and fill it with the stone texture, then do the "Inner
>Shadow" Technique, and this should accomplish it easily, I believe.
>
>I'm currently working on a webpage for fun on the side that has alot of
"Cut
>out" effects.... a good example would be here:
>http://www.floatingpencil.com/guild.htm
>I used the inner shadow effect on the text on the right, and the drop
shadow
>on the text on the left, which gives it this neat "Cut out" look.
>
>Hope this is helpfull.
>BTW, Don't try any of the links on that page. Its still being developed,
and
>don't work yet.
>
>Katrina
>
>>From: "Cindy Stanley" <stanleysupport(at)prodigy.net>
>>To: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
>>Subject: Re: engraving an image into stone
>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:58:58 -0400
>>
>>From: Kevin Dail <kdail(at)advanix.net>
>> >I have a client who wishes her logo to look as if it had been cut into
>> >stone/marble. This is turning out to be more difficult than I had
>>expected.
>> >
>> >Can anyone give me some tips on how I might accomplish this? I have
>> >Illustrator 8, Fireworks 2, Photoshop 5 and many plugins.
>>
>>You could accomplish this using a "cut-out effect". I am familiar how to
>>do this w/ PSP, but none of the above.
>>
>>Here is a short tut for a PS cut-out effect for letters:
>><http://www.aqa-d.se/pstips/specfx/cutout.htm>
>>
>>I imagine you could incorporate this for working w/ an image instead
>>(depending on what the logo looks like). Other than that, if the logo is
>>online, send a url and let others take a gander at the image, which
>>might turn out some resolutions.
>>
>>--
>>Cindy K. Stanley
>>
>
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