14. How to Use Adjustment Layers

Step 1

Click the Create new fill or adjustment layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel, and choose Selective Color.

Step 2

Clip the Selective Color layer to the 3D layer, and then modify these channels as below:

Yellows:

Cyan: 9

Magenta: 6

Yellow: 13

Black: 3

Greens:

Black: -80

Cyans:

Black: -50

Whites:

Cyan: -15

Magenta: 10

Yellow: 20

Black: -90

Neutrals:

Cyan: -2

Yellow: 5

Blacks:

Cyan: -5

Magenta: 5

Yellow: -20

Black: 5

This will enhance the coloring of the text.

Step 3

Add a Levels adjustment layer, clip it to the 3D layer, and then change the Highlights to 27, the Gamma to 1.03, and the Shadows to 231.

This will enhance the contrast.

15. How to Create a Background

Step 1

Add a Gradient Fill layer on top of the Background layer, and create the Gradient using the colors #8f8e8e to the right, #ebeaea in the center, and #8f8e8e to the left.

Change the Angle to 105, and the Scale to 250. You can then click-drag the gradient fill inside the document to position it behind the text.

Step 2

Place the Glitter Bokeh texture on top of the Gradient Fill layer, resize it as needed, rename its layer to Glitter BG, and change its Blend Mode to Soft Light.

Step 3

Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, clip it to the Glitter BG layer, check the Colorize box, and change the Hue to 40.

Step 4

Place the hybrid3 image from the Salomdi hybrid c4d pack on top of the Glitter BG layer, and rename its layer to BG Texture 01.

Change the BG Texture 01 layer's Blend Mode to Screen, and resize it as needed.

Step 5

Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, clip it to the BG Texture 01 layer, check the Colorize box, and change the Hue to 38.