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is the style of text used in this entire web site. It is a simple technique
using:
- the font tool, - layers, - the motion blur effect and - the Gaussian blur effect. Here is an example of the end result. |
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Start a new file with black as the background set at 16 million colours. Select white as the foreground and enter some text. I used the Arial font set at size 20. Unselect the text by clicking "selections - select none". |
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Now use the "motion blur" effect by selecting "image - blur". Set the angle to 0° and the number of pixels to 20. Blur the text twice. This creates the light shining above and below the text. |
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Create a new layer by clicking "layers - new". Enter the same text and drag it over the blurred text. Unselect the text. |
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Now select the "Gaussian blur" effect and set the radius to 5.00. This should create the glowing immediately around the text. You should achieve the image below. |
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Insert the same text again and place it in the original position. This is the final image. |
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| You could also try experimenting with colours to create coloured shining text. |
