Step one:
  • Add your #9F9176 text to the canvas. In this tutorial the font is Arial black, 60 pt, Smooth, #9F9176 and -100 on character tracking. You need to set your text so each letter is close to each other because we adding the bullet hole later, it will look much better if the hole is behind two letter. What is character tracking? It's a setting in the character panel, to open character panel go to windows > character. See picture guide for visuals.




    Step two:
  • Add the following layer-styles:
    Drop Shadow
    Structure Blend Mode: Normal
    Color: #FFFFFF
    Opacity: 65
    Angle: 0
    Use Global Light: Uncheck
    Distance: 1
    Spread: 0
    Size: 0
    Quality Contour: Default
    Anti-aliased: Uncheck
    Noise: 0

    Gradient Overlay
    Gradient Blend Mode: Color Dodge
    Opacity: 42
    Gradient: Default
    Reverse: Check
    Style: Reflected
    Aligh with Layer: Check
    Angle: 90
    Scale: 57
    Inner Glow
    Structure Blend Mode: Color Burn
    Opacity: 61
    Noise: 33
    Color: #877050
    Elements Technique: Softer
    Source: Edge
    Choke: 0
    Size: 6
    Quality Contour: Default
    Anti-aliased: Uncheck
    Range: 50
    Jitter: 0


    Satin
    Structure Blend Mode: Color Burn
    Color: #000000
    Opacity: 33
    Angle:-29
    Distance: 14
    Size: 21
    Contour: Default
    Anti-aliased: Uncheck
    Invert: Uncheck