Post by Smangii on Apr 29, 2006 9:02:19 GMT -5
Admit it, we all get sick of the boring pixel text every once in a while. Well here's a tut to spiffen up your pixel text, so it doesn't look so boring!
STEP ONE: Open your signature, background, or image. I'm going to use this premade background:
STEP TWO: Go to layers --> new raster layer --> Ok and Add your pixel text. I'm going to make my enormous, so it's easier to read but it will work with any size. DO NOT DESELECT!!
STEP THREE: Without deselecting, go to Selections --> Modify --> Expand --> and set your pixels to 1.
STEP FOUR: Make your foreground a dark color, that matches your image. I'm going to use black (#000000)
Using the flood fill tool, fill in the outer portion of your text.
STEP FIVE: Press CTRL + D or go to selections --> select none.
STEP SIX: In your layers palette, click on your first layer with the text on it and click "Duplicate" . A new layer should have come up saying "Copy of Raster ____"
STEP SEVEN: Go to Adjust --> Blur --> Motion Blur. Set your Angle to Zero and your strength to 63. Click ok.
Using the move tool, move the blurred text behind the original one.
STEP EIGHT: In your layers palette, click on Raster One or the layer with the ORIGINAL text in it. Right click and click duplicate again.
STEP NINE: Go to adjust --> Blur ---> Motion Blur and set your angle to 90 and your strength to 63
STEP TEN: Same as above, use the Move Tool to adjust the blur over your text.
STEP ELEVEN: Now, in your layers palette, click on your original text raster, or Raster One. Now hold down your mouse button and drag it above all the other rasters.
TADA!
STEP ONE: Open your signature, background, or image. I'm going to use this premade background:
STEP TWO: Go to layers --> new raster layer --> Ok and Add your pixel text. I'm going to make my enormous, so it's easier to read but it will work with any size. DO NOT DESELECT!!
STEP THREE: Without deselecting, go to Selections --> Modify --> Expand --> and set your pixels to 1.
STEP FOUR: Make your foreground a dark color, that matches your image. I'm going to use black (#000000)
Using the flood fill tool, fill in the outer portion of your text.
STEP FIVE: Press CTRL + D or go to selections --> select none.
STEP SIX: In your layers palette, click on your first layer with the text on it and click "Duplicate" . A new layer should have come up saying "Copy of Raster ____"
STEP SEVEN: Go to Adjust --> Blur --> Motion Blur. Set your Angle to Zero and your strength to 63. Click ok.
Using the move tool, move the blurred text behind the original one.
STEP EIGHT: In your layers palette, click on Raster One or the layer with the ORIGINAL text in it. Right click and click duplicate again.
STEP NINE: Go to adjust --> Blur ---> Motion Blur and set your angle to 90 and your strength to 63
STEP TEN: Same as above, use the Move Tool to adjust the blur over your text.
STEP ELEVEN: Now, in your layers palette, click on your original text raster, or Raster One. Now hold down your mouse button and drag it above all the other rasters.
TADA!
