Adding Gold Metallic Trim and Glitter - Photoshop Elements User

Adding Gold Metallic Trim and Glitter
Karen Brockney
If you love vintage stationary and boxes with glittery gold trim, Karen shows you how to
create a similar, digital effect.
1. Open up your document - Karen is using one with multiple clip art and
text layers that blend into a nice scrapbooking page.
2. Select your top layer in your layers panel. Click the Create a New Layer
icon to create a blank layer. Rename it to Gold Trim.
3. Open the Effects panel, then click on Layer Styles.

4. From the drop down menu, select Wow Neon. Then double-click Wow-
Neon Yellow Off. Nothing will happen inside your image yet, but don’t
worry.
5. From the drop down menu, select Wow Chrome. Double-click Wow-
Chrome Shiny Edge. Again, nothing will happen inside your image.
6. Select the Brush tool. In the tool options bar, select a hard round brush
and set the brush side to about 25 px.
7. With the Gold Trim layer selected, paint carefully along the edges of the
clip art you want to embellish. For straight edges, release the mouse
button, then press Shift and click where you want the straight line to end.
8. To embellish an intricate design, right-click or control-click on the Gold
Trim layer and select Copy Layer Style from the drop down menu.
9. In the layers panel, select all the layers you want to apply the gold trim to,
right-click or control-click on one of them and select Paste Layer Style
from the drop down menu.
10. Select the Gold Trim layer and click the Create a New Layer icon to add
a new layer above it. Rename it Glitter.
11. Select the Pattern Stamp tool. In the tool options bar, select a Spatter
brush, change the size to about 300 px and set the Opacity to 100%. In
the Pattern Picker, select the Texture Fill 2 set, then select the Towel
pattern.
12. Click around the place spatter of paint on the image. Using the left and
right bracket keys to resize the spatter.
13. In the tool options bar, select the Flowing Stars brush. Paint a trail of
stars on the image as well.
14. In the layers panel, add a Solid Color adjustment layer. Select a dark gold
color and press Ok.
15. Change the blend mode to Soft Light. Press Control+G or Command+G
to create a clipping mask with the layer below.
16. Right-click or control-click the Solid Color layer and select Duplicate
Layer from the drop down menu. Press Ok.

17. Double-click the layer thumbnail and choose a lighter gold color, then
press Ok. Change the blend mode to Color Burn.
18. Tip: If you’re using a different document resolution or brush size, you may
have to edit the layer style to get the metallic effect. In the Layers panel,
double-click the fx icon. You can increate or decrease the Bevel and the
Stroke size as needed.