From the course: Motion Graphics for Video Editors: Working with Type
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Creating a watermark
From the course: Motion Graphics for Video Editors: Working with Type
Creating a watermark
- In the previous example, we looked at a simple logo bug in the corner. But oftentimes, you might want to create a watermark that has layered transparency. Let me show you. In this case, you'll see that we have text and a background. But I'd like a little more control. One of the things we can do with layer styles is heavily influence how things look. So let's build this up. You'll see we had a gray circle, with a gradient overlay applied, followed by a satin texture, and then a stroke on the outside. Then the Bevel & Emboss creates a rounded shape with the bevel. And the inner shadow, and a drop shadow behind. Now, you can look at each of these individually, by just double-clicking, if you want to see more how they were made. The key here though, is I'm going to right-click on the Layer fx there, and choose Create Layers. This will rasterize the effect and create multiple copies of each piece, as you see here. Now, you might want to tweak these a little bit, but all of these have…
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