Glass and Sparkle Text Effects

Published by missesbeehaven
Sep 29

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Paint Shop Pro Tutorial, Glass and Sparkle Text Effects with Paint Shop Pro, written by: Norma permission granted to share at www.missesbeehaven.com

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** This tutorial was written by me after playing around in PSP and is copyrighted by Norma. Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental. **

Step 1. Open a new image 600 x 200 and fill with your desired background (darker colours show the text up better. (This is layer 1).

Step 2 . Add a new raster layer.

Set your foreground colour #b5c6ce and background #ffffff.

Select the text tool and a font, I used Bodoni MT Black. A fat font works better for this effect, size 150, stroke 1, floating. Type your text and click OK.. DO NOT DESELECT..

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(Click on image above to see the full size image)

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Step 3 . Click on Selections, load save selections, Save selection to alpha channel, click Save.

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Step 4. Go to Selections, modify, contract 1. Click on Selections-Promote selection to new layer (you should now have 3 layers).

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Step 5. Highlight layer 2. And press the delete key on your keyboard.

Step 6. Highlight layer 3 and select the mover tool (if you do not click on the Mover Tool the step below will not move)

Tap the up arrow on your keyboard 4 times and the left arrow 4 times. Press delete.
Tap the down arrow key 4 times and the right arrow key 4 times.

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Step 7. Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur at 4. Click OK.

Step 8. New layer. Flood fill with #dad6d7.

Step 9. Select the mover tool.

Tap the down arrow on your keyboard 4 times and the right arrow 4 times. Press delete.
Tap the up arrow key 4 times and the left arrow key 4 times.
Step 10. Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur at 4. Select OK.

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Step 11. Deselect all. Hide layer 1 and merge layers visible.

Step 12. Highlight layer 2 and go to Effects, Artistic Effects, Chrome. Adjust the settings for Chrome as follows:

Flaws 3, Brightness 70, ‘Use original colour’checked (default white)

Click OK

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Step 13. Repeat chrome with the same settings as shown in step 12.

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Step 14. Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Brightness/Contrast, with settings as: Brightness 50, Contrast 0.

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Step 15. Repeat chrome with the same settings as shown in step 12.

If you are happy with the text (clear text) you move to step 18.

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Step 16. For a thicker effect go to Selections, Load Selection from alpha channel and click Load.

Adjust, Softness, Soft Focus - All settings 100% and Include Scattered Light.
Repeat chrome and Deselect.

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Step 17. Repeat chrome with the same settings as shown in step 12.

Step 18. When you are happy with your text merge all and add a new layer. Add highlights eg. sparkles etc

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