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Step 1
Open a new document in Photoshop. Since I want to create a wallpaper, my size is 1920×1200 pixels, but you can set up to the size of your desktop. Resolution is 72 pixels/inch, which is perfect while working on a computer destined project.
![sweet1 create a new document in Photoshop](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet1.jpg)
Step 2
Using the Candice font, write “Sweet” with the Horizontal Type tool (T). Font size is 380pt. Choose a light color because we will print this document and we will sketch over the text to create the chocolate pending effect.
![sweet2 write on same text](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet2.jpg)
Step 3
Print the image. I think it’s easier to create the chocolate effect on paper rather than immediatly use the pen tool. For those who have a tablet, it’s more convenient to work directly in Photoshop. However I decided to dirty a bit my hand.
Start painting the chocolate as shown in the following screenshots:
![sweet3a sketching over the text 1](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet3a.jpg)
![sweet3b skecthing over the text 2](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet3b.jpg)
Step 4
Scan the image and paste it on your Photoshop document. Place it above the text and reduce the opacity of the sketch at around 30%. In this way you can take the sketch as a reference while using the pen tool in the next step
![sweet4 paste in the sketch](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet4.jpg)
Step 5
With the pen tool in Paths mode start tracing the chocolate border. Start from the “S”
![sweet5 use the pen tool to trace chocolate border](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet5.jpg)
Step 6
Create a new layer and set the foreground color to brown (#602b0b). With the pen tool still active, right-click on the canvas and select “fill path”. In the next window set “use foreground color” and hit OK. Right click again and select “delete path”.
![sweet6 create and fill the path with the pen tool](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet6.jpg)
Step 7
Use the same technique to create the other shapes, then hide the sketch layer visibility.
Select all the chocolate shapes and group them (ctrl+G) to make order.
![sweet7 hide sketch visibility](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet7.jpg)
Step 8
At this point we will add some layer styles. Let’s start from the text. Hide the chocolate group for the moment. Right-click on the text layer and select “blending options”. We will add gradient overlay, bevel and emboss, satin and inner shadow. The aim is to create a kind of golden 3d text effect. The following screenshots will show the settings.
![sweet8a adding gradient overlay](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet8a.jpg)
![sweet8b adding bevel and emboss](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet8b.jpg)
![sweet8c adding inner shadow](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet8c.jpg)
![sweet8d adding satin](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet8d.jpg)
The text is complete. It remembers me text effects used on cereal packaging.
![sweet8e the text is complete](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet8e.jpg)
Step 9
We can now make visible chocolate group and select the first shape, in my case the chocolate that covers the letter “S”. Right-click and select blending options to play again with layer styles. We will add bevel and emboss, satin and inner glow to create the chocolate-styled effect.
![sweet9a adding bevel and emboss](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet9a.jpg)
![sweet9b adding satin](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet9b.jpg)
![sweet9d adding inner glow](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet9d.jpg)
Step 10
Copy this layer style (right-click>Copy Layer Style) and paste it on all the other chocolate layers. Just one thing to modify: about the bottom chocolate mark, increase the bevel and emboss size. We’ve done! You can add a nice radial gradient to the background to finalize the work.
![sweet_featured](http://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sweet_featured.jpg)
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