| In this Tutorial, We will create a
multi-colored glow and add some extra effects using the
Paint Brush tool and a Pattern Overlay style. |
| |
|
|
| |
| 1.) Open Photoshop 7.0
and create a new file. Go to File > New.
Make it 300 X 135 pixels on a white background at 72 dpi
then hit OK. |
| |
| 2.) Press the letter D
on the keyboard to set the foreground color to black. Now
go to Edit > Fill. Set to 100% opacity and
hit OK.
|
| |
3.) In the Layers
palette, click the Create a New Layer
icon to create a new layer.
 Also turn
off "Eye" icon to background layer. |
|
|
| |
| 4.) Next, select
the Text tool and type Rainbow. (I used
Impact 60pt smooth.) Now, select the Move
tool and center text. |
| |
|
|
| |
| 5.) Repeat Step 4,
this time type Glow. |
| |
|
Text should look similar to this:
|
| |
|
|
| |
| 6.) Go to Layer
> Merge Visible (Shift + Ctrl +E). Now ,
turn back "on" the eye icon in the background layer. (Work
area window will now turn black.) |
| |
| 7.) Next, right-click on the
text layer and go to Outer Glow. (Dialog palette
will appear.) Click on the color swatch to activate
Color Picker. Select white and hit OK. Now,
change the Blend Mode to Normal and hit OK. |
| |
|
|
| |
|
Image with 1st glow added.
|
| |
|
|
| |
| 8.) Duplicate layer by
dragging the layer and dropping on the Create a New
Layer icon. Next, drag the new copy layer below the
original type layer. Right-click on the text layer and go
to Outer Glow. (Dialog palette will appear.) Click
on the color swatch to activate Color Picker.
Select Yellow. Hit OK. Now, set spread to
25 and set size to 8. Hit OK. |
| |
|
|
| |
| 9.) Duplicate layer by
dragging the layer and dropping on the Create a New
Layer icon. Next, drag the new copy layer below that
layer. Right-click on the text layer and go to Outer
Glow. Click on the color swatch to activate Color
Picker. Select Purple then hit OK. Also, set
size amount now to 13. Hit OK. |
| |
|
|
| |
| 10.) Ctrl + Click on
the original text layer to start the "marching ants"
selection. Now, just click, the Create a New Layer
icon to create a new blank layer. Select X
on the keyboard to switch foreground color to white. Next,
select the Paint Brush tool and in the options bar,
select the down arrow to activate the brush palette. Once
there, click the arrow (top right of palette) to activate
the pop-out menu and go to Special Effect Brushes.
When the pop-up appears hit OK. Select
1st brush selection and follow settings below. |
| |
|
|
| |
|
Drag brush thru selection across center of work area.
|
| |
|
|
| |
| 11.) With selection still
present, go to Layer > Layer Style >
Pattern Overlay and select the following pattern "Tie
Dye" then hit OK. |
| |
|
|
| |
| Ctrl + D to de-select
selection. Text is now completed, compare work to top
image. |
