I need a little help creating a speech bubble like that. ^_^''. Anyone know how? its for photoshop and thanks in advance.

It looks like an MS paint bubble that they just stuck the white on different layer with a bevel, but I could be wrong.

In Photoshop (CS2):

START: Create a New Layer above all the others.
THEN: Using a Combination of the Rounded Rectangle Tool and the Pen Tool, create the bubble.
THEN: Go to LAYER > LAYER STYLE > Blending Options.
THEN: In the window that pops up, set the Opacity to "85%" (or where you like it).
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Color Overlay" (it'll check the little box if done right). Choose Solid White (#ffffff)
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Stroke" (it'll check the little box if done right). Set the stroke color to Black (#000000) and set the Size to somewhere between 1 and 10 (depending on what resolution you're working at - 5 works good at 300 dpi).
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Bevel and Emboss"(it'll check the little box if done right). Apply the following settings.
Style - Inner Bevel
Technique - Smooth
Depth - 35%
Direction - Up
Size - 15px
Soften - 0px
Angle - 35
(uncheck use global light)
Altitude - 20
Gloss Contour - (white on top, grey on bottom right angle triangle)
(check "Anti-aliased")
Highlight Mode - Screen (white)
Opacity - 75%
Shadow Mode - Multiply (black)
Opacity - 75%



Click "OK" to close the "Layer Style" dialogue window. Go back and play with the settings to tweak the effect.

Hope that all makes sense to you. I assumed you had some, but not much PS ability.

Good luck and PQ me if you need any more help.

Here's a quick rendering using the above technique with the above styles but playing with the numbers till I got it to look the way I wanted it to.

Play with the numbers and you'll get it. Good luck.



Also, I couldn't tell but there might be a slight drop shadow on that bubble. You can activate and tweak those in the same dialogue I described above.

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In Photoshop (CS2):

START: Create a New Layer above all the others.
THEN: Using a Combination of the Rounded Rectangle Tool and the Pen Tool, create the bubble.
THEN: Go to LAYER > LAYER STYLE > Blending Options.
THEN: In the window that pops up, set the Opacity to "85%" (or where you like it).
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Color Overlay" (it'll check the little box if done right). Choose Solid White (#ffffff)
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Stroke" (it'll check the little box if done right). Set the stroke color to Black (#000000) and set the Size to somewhere between 1 and 10 (depending on what resolution you're working at - 5 works good at 300 dpi).
THEN: On the left side menu of that same window, choose "Bevel and Emboss"(it'll check the little box if done right). Apply the following settings.
Style - Inner Bevel
Technique - Smooth
Depth - 35%
Direction - Up
Size - 15px
Soften - 0px
Angle - 35
(uncheck use global light)
Altitude - 20
Gloss Contour - (white on top, grey on bottom right angle triangle)
(check "Anti-aliased")
Highlight Mode - Screen (white)
Opacity - 75%
Shadow Mode - Multiply (black)
Opacity - 75%



Click "OK" to close the "Layer Style" dialogue window. Go back and play with the settings to tweak the effect.

Hope that all makes sense to you. I assumed you had some, but not much PS ability.

Good luck and PQ me if you need any more help.

Thanks it worked perfectly. Woot

No problem. I was hoping it was easy to follow along. I've been doing PS so long it's hard to remember what's common knowledge and what isn't. If there's anything else I can help you with, don't hesitate to PQ me.

And don't forget to stop by my comic and say "hi". (shameless plug)

Peace,
~Jerome~