1. Neon Glow File – New – 500x200 pixel – 16 million colors – Black background Enter text : V T S (floating, 135, antialias checked) Save selection: Selections-Load/Save selections – Save selection to Alpha Channel

2. Neon Glow Select color with color picker (red) Flood fill selection Selections - Modify – Expand (5 pixels) – Flood Fill current selection

3. Neon Glow Selections – Select None (Ctrl+D) Adjust – Blur – Gaussian Blur (Radius 5)

4. Neon Glow Load saved selection from Alpha Channel Selections - Load/Save Selection - Load Selection from Alpha Channel

5. Neon Glow Flood Fill (black) Selections – Select None

6. Beveled text File – New – 200x200, 16 million color, white background Standard text, Floating, Antialias checked, medium grey color

7. Beveled text Effects – 3D effects – Inner Bevel

8. Beveled text Selections – Modify – Contract (1) Effects – 3D effects – Drop Shadow Selections – Select None

9. See through text Open an existing photo. Add a new raster layer named “Text layer” Enter wanted text

10. See through text Text settings: 200, Black, antialias checked Layers: New Raster Layer (Shadow layer) Effects - 3D effects – Drop Shadow Vertical:5, Horizontal: 4, Opacity: 90, Blur: 0, Color: Black Deselect all (Ctrl+D)

11. See through text Text Layer (active): Opacity: 50%

12. Drips File – New – 400x200 pixels, 16 million colors, white background Layers – New Raster Layer, Type Text Tool Enter desired text: Color = Black) Size = 72 Antialias = Checked Floating = Selected, Stroke = 0

13. Drips Effects – 3D effects – Inner Bevel

14. Drips Layers – New Raster Layer Flood fill (red) Effects – 3D effects – Inner Bevel Deselect (Ctrl + D) Red font layer must be active

15. Drips Red font layer must be active! Eraser tool, randomly erase from the bottom, settings:

16. Drips Smudge tool Drag mouse in up-down direction

17. Image filled text Open an existing photo. Type text tool, enter text Selections>Load/Save Selection>Save Selection to Alpha Channel)

18. Image filled text Press “Delete” key. Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Alpha Channel Press Ctrl+C (copy what is behind the marching ants).

19. Image filled text New image, white background Ctrl+E paste as new selection Brightness – Contrast (-33/65) Crop image

20. Image filled text Cropped part, double click

21. Carbon text File – New – 500x150 pixels, white background Type text tool – enter text Selection – Modify – Contract (3) Selections > Load/Save Selection > Save Selection to Alpha Channel

22. Carbon text Carbonfiber_texture – 4x4 pixel image Flood Fill – Pattern – Carbonfiber

23. Carbon text Active Selection – Drop Shadow (2X) Effects – 3D effects – Drop Shadow

24. Carbon text Selections > Load/Save Selection > Load Selection From Alpha Channel Effects – 3D effects – Drop Shadow