1.) Click on File and then click New and then click Image. (Make sure Foreground & Backgrounds are White.)
2.) Click on the Text Tool and use the following settings:
Antialias= checked
Alignment= center
Floating= unchecked
Now type in your text and click OK.
3.) Click on Image and then click Special Effects and then click Cutout and use the following settings:
Fill Interior color= unchecked
Interior color= doesn't matter
Shadow color=Green
Opacity=170
Blur=20
Vertical=-2 (negative 2)
Horizontal=-2 (negative 2)
4.) Click on Image and then click Special Effects and then click Cutout and use the following settings:
Fill Interior color= unchecked
Interior color= doesn't matter
Shadow color=Blue
Opacity=170
Blur=20
Vertical=-2 (negative 2)
Horizontal=-2 (negative 2)
5.) Click on Selections and then click Invert.
6.) Click on Colors and then click Adjust and then click Brightness/Contrast and use the following settings:
% Brightness=20
%Contrast=0
7.) Click on Image and then click Special Effects and then click Hot Wax Coating. (Repeat this step again and do twice!)
8.) Click on Colors and then click on Adjust and then click Brightness/Contrast and use the following settings:
%Brightness=20
%Contrast=0
9.) Repeat Step 8 and your finished!
10.) If you want to create a Gold or Bronze Metal you can do the following:
Click on Colors and then click Colorize and use the following settings for:
BRONZE: Hue=40 and Saturation=100
GOLD: Hue=30 and Saturation=100
TO POLISH & SHINE THESE: Click Image then Normal Filter and Sharpen More twice.
