Title: Shining Text Tutorial
Cloud13 - May 24, 2005 01:52 AM (GMT)
First, open the image you wish to put the shining text on, I'll be using this.
Then type your text and put the style you want.
Now create a new document about 400x400 pixel, and set Background Contents to transparent. Window the transparent image, now drag the text layer into the transparent image, then go to Layer>Merge Down.
Now drag the new text back to the image and delete the original text layer.
Then create a new layer click the Gradient tool, set your foreground color to white and use these settings.
Make a little gradient like this. Make sure it isn't on the text at all.
Now press Ctrl+G, or if you are using Photoshop CS2, press Alt+Ctrl+G. The gradient is now temporarily invisible.
Now go to File>Edit in ImageReady.
Now click this button at the bottom.
In the second frame, drag the gradient over past the text
Now click this button at the bottom. Keep all the setting default, except frames, in the frames section, put anywhere between 20 and 30 frames.
Go to File>Save Optimized As and save it.
Ta-da, the final image!
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Then type your text and put the style you want.
Now create a new document about 400x400 pixel, and set Background Contents to transparent. Window the transparent image, now drag the text layer into the transparent image, then go to Layer>Merge Down.
Now drag the new text back to the image and delete the original text layer.
Then create a new layer click the Gradient tool, set your foreground color to white and use these settings.
Make a little gradient like this. Make sure it isn't on the text at all.
Now press Ctrl+G, or if you are using Photoshop CS2, press Alt+Ctrl+G. The gradient is now temporarily invisible.
Now go to File>Edit in ImageReady.
Now click this button at the bottom.
In the second frame, drag the gradient over past the text
Now click this button at the bottom. Keep all the setting default, except frames, in the frames section, put anywhere between 20 and 30 frames.
Go to File>Save Optimized As and save it.
Ta-da, the final image!
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lilsoprano - June 3, 2005 03:40 PM (GMT)
this is by far the coolest tut so far, thx alot cloud!! :appluse: its also very well written and explained, i got it right first time :P
jaton73 - June 16, 2005 01:17 AM (GMT)
Great tut, awsomly cool effect.
I think I need to the work on the angle and width of the gradient and reduse the frames to make it go a bit faster.
Anyone kind enough to advise me how lilsoprano gets that diagonal line effect across his sig above this post? (maybee a tut *nudge,nudge,wink,wink*)
Kunai - June 16, 2005 02:40 AM (GMT)
Lol, cool. But I'll just stick with the Blending Options --> Belevel and Emboss + Contour
Marineking - June 16, 2005 12:03 PM (GMT)
Dont worry jaton, il be making a tutorial on how to do that soon, just as soon as i get off my lazy butt <_<
soul_lancer - June 26, 2005 05:21 AM (GMT)
Excellent tut there cloud!
Ill be using that one sometime :lol:
Ill be using that one sometime :lol:
SyCo - July 16, 2005 02:12 PM (GMT)
When i goto image ready i dont have the animation thingy ;) ehh??
sk8rpunk - December 20, 2005 10:34 PM (GMT)
yeah i dont have the animation tihng either wen i go 2 image ready, plz help!!
killer211 - April 30, 2006 01:56 AM (GMT)
yo after i press Ctrl+G and send it to imageready it wont show the shine could u plz explain that to me