Magical Inner Glow

Issue: Create Magical Glowing Text Effect using the Inner Glow function (figure no.1)

figure no.1

To create Text On Fire Effect simply follow these steps:

1. Create 300 x 200 new black empty image (Click on File -> New menu or Ctrl+n).
2. Click the fore color box (found on the right hand side of the screen) and set Dark Gray color (Red=63, Green=63, Blue=63).
3. Choose the Text Tool - , Click on the center of the empty image with the mouse left button - this will open the "Add Text" dialog box.
4. On the "Add Text" dialog box type in the desired text. To get a good effect choose big font size (72 or higher). Click "OK" to finish (figure no.2).

   

   figure no.2

5. Click on the Effects -> Light -> Inner Glow… menu to open the Inner Glow Effect dialog box.
6. Click the effect color box and set Sky Blue color (Red=88, Green=186, Blue=255).
7. Set the Level slider value to 10 (figure no.3) and click OK to finish (figure no.4).

   

   figure no.3a

   

   figure no.3b

8. Click once again on the Effects -> Light -> Inner Glow… menu to open the Inner Glow Effect dialog box.
9. Set the Level slider value to 2, the Intensity slider value to 80, the Color to White (figure no.5) and click OK to finish (figure no.6).

   

   figure no.5

   

   figure no.6

10. Click the Colors -> Brightness/Contrast… menu to open the Brightness/Contrast dialog box.
11. Set the Brightness slider value to -50 and click OK.
12. Click the Colors -> Brightness/Contrast… menu to open the Brightness/Contrast dialog box. Click Enter (Or Selection -> Select None menu) cancel all selections.
13. Click on the Effects -> MotionÒ-> Zoom Blur… menu to open the Zoom Blur dialog box.
14. In the Zoom Blur dialog box click the Advance button and fill in the data as shown in figure no.7. Click ok to confirm when finished (figure no.8)

    

    figure no.7

    

    figure no.8

15. Click on the Effects -> MagicalÒ-> Star Dust… menu to open the Star Dust dialog box.
16. In the Star Dust dialog box click the Advance button and fill in the data as shown in figure no.9. Click ok to confirm when finished.

    

    figure no.9

17. Click on the Effects -> MagicalÒ-> Stars… menu to open the Stars dialog box.
18. In the Stars dialog box click the Advance button and fill in the data as shown in figure no.10. Click ok to confirm when finished.

    

    figure no.10

19. Finally you should get the Magical Effect (figure no. 11).

    

    figure no.11

20. [Optional] For a Orange Shade set the back color to Orange on step 3.

    

    figure no.12

21. [Optional] For a Green Shade set the back color to Green on step 3.

    

    figure no.13