Create a realistic shiny chrome text effect logo

This time I teach you some easy tips to design a very realistic bright chrome text logo effect. We will use a high tech text effect generator with some specific configuration.

You can design this cool metallic text easily by opening this advanced tech text logo effect maker and setting its parameters as explained next:
- Text: CHROME (type the text you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Sci-fi style: Bright;
- Color scheme: 2;
- Reflection level: High;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Light color: 000000;
- Get as a transparent PNG file: unchecked;
- Font name: BlackCastleMF.

It's the tricky configuration you need to generate this outstanding realistic chrome text effect (click the logo for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- this text logo can be created with an anti-aliased transparent background (check the "Get as a transparent PNG file" box);
- this effect can be used with many fonts, but I think thick ones give a more eye catching result;
- this tutorial was not published this time by chance. The holiday season is coming and you can create amazing luxurious Christmas and happy new year text logos by using this metallic effect. In fact, concerning Christmas, this text effect reminds me that kind of mirrored material used to produce Christmas tree ornaments and decorations;
- design top logos, letters, words, banners, headers, titles or whatever by using the best online text logo effect creator apps.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

Create a classic chrome text effect

Let's create a text that seems to be made of a chromed metal. It has a traditional chrome look, so this effect can be useful in most situations when a metallic text would be nice.

Before we start, surf to this free text effect generator, so set its fields as told next:
- Text: CHROME (type what your need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FFC0FF;
- Font name: Ethnocentric.

That's the way you get this interesting graphic result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have used such back color just to show how this text gets nice with almost any kind of background;
- always choose a very regular font, because metallic objects usually are very geometric;
- make a lot of awesome metallic texts by trying these free online metallic text creators.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

A 3D metallic graffiti text effect

This tutorial gives you the tricks to create an awesome 3D chromed graffiti text effect. You don't need to have design skills and the result is amazing.

Firstly you need to open this professional graffiti text generator. This software is very powerful, so it has many configuration options. It will be easy create our effect, because we will use just a small part of the tool. Set its interface as listed below:

------ General -----
Text (max 25): chrome text;
Margin: 3;

------ Back drawing -----
Make back drawing: unchecked;
All other configuration items of this section become irrelevant.

------ Middle drawing -----
Make middle drawing: unchecked;
All other configuration items of this section become irrelevant.

------ Text drawing -----
3D style: 2;
3D deepness: 10;
Deepness dark: FFFFFF;
Deepness bright: 002040;
Face gradient: Vertical;
Num colors: 3;
Face color 1: 002040;
Face color 2: F0F0F0;
Face color 3: 002040;
Font size: Big;
Font name: ReskaGraf;

------ Background ------
Draw graffiti on background image: unchecked;
All other configuration items of this section become irrelevant.

If you make as suggested, you get a beautiful chromed text effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have configured a blue/gray color scheme to create a "chromed look", but you can change it to make texts with other metallic colors;
- you can draw this text in a brick wall just by selecting the first check box in the "Background" section;
- I have chosen a very nice graffiti font, but beware its lower case and upper case letters are the same;
- generate many unbelievable psychedelic graffiti text effects by using this Online 3D Graffiti Text Maker collection.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: making one more Christmas text

Today we will make an effect that is not too flashy nor too discreet. This effect gives a resulting material that reminds me that mirrored balls used in Christmas trees.

To create the final image, use this free text creator and make these settings:
- Text: Christmas (or what you want);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FF4040;
- Font name: WalrusGumbo.

So we get a text like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- don't choose a very geometric font face (this kind of font is not suitable for a Christmas message);
- in this case, a green background can generate a nice result too;
- you can use several other chrome text effects starting from this text generator catalog.

TUTORIAL: a stylized chrome dollar sign

A dollar sign image can be useful when writing about any subject involving money direct or indirectly. Now let's make a beautiful and yet very stylized chrome "$".

To get the text effect, go to this free text generator and make that configuration:
- Text: $;
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Bandy.

That's the image you get:

Extra tips:
- if you try it using a different font, don't forget that many fonts don't offer the character "$";
- this sign is stylized because of its shape, but we used a traditional metallic effect. In future, we will try to make a yet less usual dollar with a different effect;
- you can try a lot of cool metallic text effects in this text generator catalog.

Example 2: chrome text

Now I show one more example of interesting text generation.

Here you see a nice, traditional, chrome style text.

Of course, the font face you choose can make a big difference in the overall looking. It's the kind of effect that matches perfectly with futuristic or strongly geometric fonts.

You can get the same style of chrome text instantly, or you can choose other text effect in this Text Generator catalog.