1. open new image 16.7 million colors, white background & text
2. add text, fairly large (I used 72 point) Do not de-select text

3. image - special effects - cutout

• no interior color
• shadow color - green
• opacity - 180
• blur - 36
• offsets - verticle & horizonal - (-3)*

4. image - special effects - cutout

• no interior color
• shadow color - blue
• opacity - 180
• blur - 36
• offsets - verticle & horizonal - (3)*

5. selections - invert

6. image - special effects - chisel

• size - 10
• transparent checked

8. colors - adjust - brightness/contrast

• brightness - 20
• contrast - 0

9. image - special effects - hat wax coating

10. colors - adjust - brightness/contrast

• brightness - 20
• contrast - 0

note: if image seems too dark (smaller fonts usually) apply again

apply drop shadow here if you want one

11. selections - select none

12. image - normal filters - sharpen more

note: for gold text, apply the color before you deselect and sharpen more

• colors - colorize
• hue - 40
• saturation - 100

that's all !

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