Sam

Shadowy Text

Submitted by: Sam Zaydel

shadow01 1. Create a new 16 million colors image with white background.
2. Type the text (Floating, and Anti alias must be unchecked). Note: The larger to font is the more texture will be seen.
3. In color palette select color with this RGB: R=141, G=245, B=188.
4. Use the fill tool to color the selected text.

shadow02 Note: Not everyone has access to 'dripping' fonts, so here's how you can make any font look 'drippy'.
Press Shift-V to invert your selection
Using the Retouch tool, mode set to Smudge, Size 9, Shape Vertical, Opacity 128, Paper Texture None, pull the color out of the letter and into the back ground.
Deselect the entire window by right clicking anywhere
Select the window again by left clicking. At this point your window should be 'outlined' and your text should also be outlined. If you have any areas that are not selected, hold down the shift key and select them. Repeat this until all areas are selected. lbc

shadow03 5. If you followed the above step to create the drip effect, go directly to Image/Special Effects/Chisel and apply it.
If you did not create the drip affects, then Press Shift-V and go to: Image/Special Effects/Chisel (Apply it).
The Chisel effect should be set to size 20, background color, making sure before you select chisel that you've changed your background color to the above color settings.

shadow04 6. Use any Pool Shadow Filter, (I used Greg's Output Filters: Pool Shadow 1) apply it; settings may vary for different effects.
7. Now save it...you can save it as a Transparent GIF, and use it on your WEB Page.


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