# Illustartor/Photoshop Type Effects

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [August 22, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133 "2003-08-22T18:43:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/1 "2003-08-22T18:43:22Z")

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Hey y’all,

Does anyone know a good technique to attribute that ‘bling bling’ effect for a typographic heading of a magazine. You know, like diamond crusted or gold or something like that?

Thanks.

-sean:sleep:

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**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/2 "2003-08-22T21:10:29Z")

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Check out the eplastic tutorial on [phong.com](http://www.phong.com/tutorials/eplastic/)

You can expand that to have any reflective/shiny surface.

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**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/3 "2003-08-22T23:39:11Z")

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Cool.

That’s very helpful, thanks!

-s  
-m

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**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/4 "2003-08-22T23:41:06Z")

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> **[Original Gangsta bling diamonds Photoshop Tutorial](https://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/diamonds/diamonds.htm)**
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> This is the original Tutorial on this rap diamond effect, there have been many rips of it in other places. (imitation is flattery they say) You could create those Rap type diamond effects using the noise filter, however this technique creates a more...

exactly what you need

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**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/5 "2003-08-23T00:39:34Z")

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holy \*\*\*\* that IS exactly what I need!!

thank you, thank you!

word.

-sm

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**Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustartor-photoshop-type-effects/29133/6 "2003-08-23T00:58:50Z")

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NP…glad I could help