SIMPLE PLASTIC TEXT
Here is my tutorial on making
Plastic looking text. You will need to have Paint Shop Pro5 and a basic
knowledge of how it works to make the text.
Here are some samples showing
what the finished text looks like:
 
1. Open a new image large enough
to hold the text you are using.
2. Fill the background with
the color of your choice. A contasting color works best. Example: A Dark
colored background for light colored text etc. (see Samples above).
3. Add your text. Leave
text selected during entire process. NOTE: Use a thicker text for a better
effect.
4. Flood fill you text with
the color of your choice.
5. Apply a cutout with the
following settings:
Shadow Color = Black;
Opacity = 100;
Blur = 5;
Vertical Offset = -2;
Horizontal Offset = -2.
Click OK. Note: Fill interior
with color box is UNCHECKED.
6. Go to Selections>Modify>Contract.
Change pixel setting to 3. Click OK.
7. Apply a drop shadow with
the following settings:
Color = White;
Opacity = 100;
Blur = 1;
Vertical Offset = -1;
Horizontal Offset = -1.
Click OK.
8. Deselect your text, and
save as JPEG or Gif file.
That's it, you're done.
You may want to play around with various colors to see what effects you
can come up with.
For a GOLD TEXT effect,
use the following text colors and a Linear Gradient Flood Fill set to 0.
Foreground Color: R 112,
G 99, B 56;
Background Color: R 201,
G 178, B 102.
Here are some samples
of the finished text:
 
If you have any questions about
the instructions, Please let me know and I will try to answer them.
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