"Gritty Glowing Text"
"Gritty Glowing Text" helped develop my skills with layer effects to create a central vanishing point.
Process
After finding a font that I liked, I installed and used a rough grunge pattern for the background. I added a really scaled up Bevel & Emboss to create the curved arc at the top. I then the pattern to the text. I then added Bevel & Emboss, Stroke, Inner Glow, Satin, Gradient Overlay, Outer Glow, and Drop Shadow to create the style and lighting of the text. I applied similar effects to the second layer to make it look more 3D. The second and third layers have different Tracking, scales, and baseline shifts to create the center vanishing point. The back layer is yellow to create contrast and accentuate the lighting created by the curved arc at the top.