Metallic Text => PFSTudio

[PaulR]

Here's a simple effect:

Add text in a suitable font but click 'Transform to Selection' (I used VAG rounded font size 30)
Do Selection->Expand (here I chose a value of 4)
Do Edit->Stroke & Fill and apply a stroke effect (I chose medium grey thickness 1)
Choose Filter->Sylize->Contour 3D and use the default white and black, width 5 opacity 70

To add a nice background glow do Filter->Stylize->Progressive Contour and use a medium blue, width 8 and select 'Outside'.

Easy!

[PaulR]

Here's another example

[PaulR]

This effect is popular with my daughter too!

[Tom]

Very fine PaulR,

You can find also some tutos for text effects on the web site of Bill :

http://frontpagesolutions.com/photofiltre/index.htm
(unreadable at this moment)

I did this example too :



Note that :
- dégradé means gradient
- gravure = engraving

I hadn't try with BumpMap plugin, but i think it would be useful too.

[PaulR]

The graphic for this tutorial can be found on my website at http://www.artefact-rescue.co.uk

[Tom]

Now i can it see

http://www.artefact-rescue.co.uk/articl ... g=en&pg=47