How to make some Gold Text?

by Sophi On April 9, 2009 | Desktop Enhancement | Hits: 216

Software you need: Paint.net

Do you want to make some pretty cool text ,gold text for example?

Paint.net maybe is your first choice to do it.Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.

Plugins Needed:

* Align Object

* Alpha Mask

* Multi-colour Gradient

* Outline Object

* Drop Shadow

* Panelling

Here is the guide how to make some gole text:

1. Open a new image (Ctrl+N) at a fairly large size. I used 1500x300.

Add a radial gradient :GradientTool: :RadialGradient: background, using Hex: #543600 as your primary colour, and Hex: #161300 as your secondary colour. If you don't know where to insert the colour codes, just click on the "More" button in the colours window, and type or copy and paste them into the "Hex:" field.

2. Now, add a new layer

and name it "text mask". With white as your primary colour type your text in (all in capital letters). Using a font like Times New Roman gives good results, and try to use a size that covers most of the canvas. Then, Effects > Align Object. Apply these settings: Under the Both option, click the middle button(it should be the circle and at the bottom of the plugin it should say Middle Center). Your text should be nicely aligned in the middle of your canvas.

Then add a new layer

, move it directly below

the "text mask" layer and fill it with black. Image > Flatten (Ctrl + Shift + F).

Save it (Filename - text mask, Filetype - .png) somewhere like My Documents or Desktop, just make sure you know where you saved it. Then Ctrl + Z, to undo the flatten. You should be able to see your 3 layers again after you've removed the flatten.

3.Delete your black background layer, you won't be needing that now. Now on your "text mask" layer, apply Effects > Object > Outline Object:

Width: 1

Softness: Anything less than 250.

Color: Black (R: 0, G: 0, B: 0)

All other setting default.

You should have a thin black outline around your text, like this:

Add a new layer

and call it "Gold Text". This will be the actual colour of the text.

Select the "text mask" layer and using the magic wand tool :Tolerance Render > Multicolour Gradient:

Use these settings:

Delete the text mask layer, then, Effects > Object > Alpha Mask: load your mask file. Tick the Mix Alpha button and click OK!

4. Duplicate the "Gold Text" layer 3 times. Re-name the layers so it looks like this:

Now to apply some Bevel to the text. So..

For the "Light Bevel" layer:

Effects > Drop Shadow:

Offset X: 4

Offset Y: 0

Widening Radius: 0

Blur Radius: 0

Color: White

Uncheck the "Keep Original Image" box.

Then, Effects > Object > Alpha Mask:

Load the mask file, and make sure the "Invert Mask" box is ticked.

Then, Effects > Distort > Panelling:

Move Vertical: 0

Move Horizontal: -4

Then, Effects > Blurs > Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 2

Then, Effects > Object > Alpha Mask:

Load the mask file, and make sure the "Invert Mask" box isn't ticked.

Then, apply a blend mode on the layer. Layers > Layer Properties (F4) :Properties: , or double click the layer. Set the blend mode to "Overlay".

For the "Dark Bevel" layer:

Effects > Drop Shadow:

Offset X: -4

Offset Y: 0

Widening Radius: 0

Blur Radius: 0

Color: Black

Uncheck the "Keep Original Image" box.

Then, Effects > Object > Alpha Mask:

Load the mask file, and make sure the "Invert Mask" box is ticked.

Then, Effects > Distort > Panelling:

Move Vertical: 0

Move Horizontal: 3

Then, Effects > Blurs > Gaussian Blur:

Radius: 2

Then, Effects > Object > Alpha Mask:

Load the mask file, and make sure the "Invert Mask" box isn't ticked.

Then, apply a blend mode on the layer. Layers > Layer Properties (F4) :Properties: , or double click the layer. Set the blend mode to "Reflect".

Now, we're nearly done so don't give up yet!

For the "Shadow" layer:

Effects > Drop Shadow:

Offset X: 0

Offset Y: 0

Widening Radius: 0

Blur Radius: 10

Color: Black

Uncheck the "Keep Original Image" box.

Optional:

Then, apply a blend mode on the layer. Layers > Layer Properties (F4) , or double click the layer. Set the blend mode to "Reflect".

Well, guess what!? All you need to do now is save the .pdn of the text (just incase). Then Flatten (Ctrl+Shift+F), Resize(Ctrl+R) and set the percentage to 50%.

Now you must have your own idea how to make gold text even to try out different figures and colours to create maybe Silver Tex.

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