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Tip: You can also make great web page headlines from plain
text using css. Drop shadowing or overlapping text makes good
banners that loads quicker yet still retains a visual difference
to other text on the page. Take a look at this online web site
tool that generates
code for overlapping text.
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PSP Tutorial Sunburst
text

This
is a very nice text effect, especially when applied to a dark background. The
sunburst text effect tutorial is easy to follow and well worth the effort. The
text graphics created make stunning webpage images for headline text or webpage
banners.
STEP 1 Open
New Image 300 x 100 Background Color = Black 16 Million Colors
Add a New Raster Layer and name the layer text.
Layers || New Raster
Layer

STEP 2
Apply your
text using a large font and
the Fill with a Sunburst Gradient applied
Antialias = Checked
Floating = Checked
Stroke = Null
Fill = Sunburst Gradient || Metallic Filter
STEP
3
Save
your text selection to the Alpha Channel. Selections || Save To Alpha Channel
|| Selection #1 || OK
STEP
4
Apply
a Sunburst Filter. Effects || Illumination Effects || Sunburst Color
= White Rays..... Density = 60 Brightness = 80 Light Spot .....
Brightness = 100 Horizontal = 50 Vertical = 80 Circle = 0
STEP
5
Colorize
your selection. Colors || Colorize Hue = 20 Saturation =
255
STEP
6
Add an Inner Bevel Filter Effects || 3D Effects
|| Inner Bevel
Width
= 1 Smoothness = 10 Depth = 2 Ambience = 0 Shininess = 45
Color = White Angle = 315 Intensity = 40 Elevation = 40
Please follow the link below to complete the tutorial.
Sunburst
Text tutorial part 2
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