| This Tutorial is a good method of
applying a fancy outline to text. |
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| 1.) Let's begin by creating a
new file. Go to File > New. Make it 260 X
100 pixels on a white background. |
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| 2.) Select the Text
tool in the tool palette.
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| 3.) Type something large to
fill the space. Something bold. (I used the color
#FF3300). |
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| 4.) Hold Ctrl key on
the keyboard and in the Layers palette, click on
the text layer to create a selection around your text.
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| 5.) Now, go to Select
> Modify > Expand. (A dialog box will
appear). Expand by 2 pixels. Hit OK. |
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| 6.) In the Layers
palette, click on the background layer and click on the
Create a New Layer button. (a new layer will be
created under your text). |
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| 7.) Select a new color. (I
used #990000). Now press Alt + Delete to
fill the selection. |
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| 8.) Repeat step 6. Now
repeat step 5, this time expand to 1 pixel. |
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| 9.) Select a new color. (I
used #FFFFFF). Now press Alt + Delete to
fill the selection. Also, Ctrl + D to
deselect. Let's go ahead here and change the background
color now. Once again, click on the background layer, then
go to Edit > Fill. 100% opacity, hit OK.
(I used the color #660000). |
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| 10.) Click the next layer up,
and go to Layer > Layer Styles > Outer
Glow. Set settings as below: |
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*Your finished text should now look like image at top of
this page.
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Bonus Tip:
Let's add a "contour" for a new effect. Go to Layer
> Layer Styles > Outer Glow. In the
Quality dialog box, click the down arrow next to contour
view to access the Contour palette. Click
selected contour below and hit OK.
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Wild upgrade!
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