Halloween Text Effects

The download file contains the following file...

Groovygh.ttf

Download and unzip to your Windows>Font folder.

Open PSP

Open a new file

Width: 400

Height: 200

Black background

Click the Text tool and click in the center of the pic and select a font. I picked the font that is attached, GroovyGhosties, Bold, Size 48, check Antialias. Do not check Floating. Click on your background color box and select Black. Click on your foreground color box and enter these...

Red: 255

Green: 81

Blue: 5

Now you should have orange as your foreground color.

Go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW and use these settings...

Color: Foreground color

Opacity: 100

Blur: 58

Vertical: 0

Horizontal: 0

Click ok. This will create an orange glow behind the text.

Now go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>CUTOUT and use these settings...

Make sure Fill with color is not checked

Shadow Color: Foreground color

Opacity: 70

Blur: 8.7

Vertical: 2

Horizontal: 2

Click ok. Go to SELECTIONS>PROMOTE TO LAYER. Click the Toggle Layer Palette button and right click on the layer called Promoted Se..., click Properties, when the dialog box comes up, where it says name type in Layer1 and click ok. Right click on Layer1 and click Duplicate. Right click on the layer called Copy Of Lay..., click Properties, when the dialog box comes up, where it says name type in Layer2 and click ok. Go to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE or Ctrl D. On the layer palette make sure Layer2 is selected and go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>CUTOUT and use these settings...

Check Fill with color

Interior color: White

Shadow Color: Black

Opacity: 100

Blur: 8

Vertical: 2

Horizontal: -2

Click ok. Right click on Layer2 and click Duplicate. Right click on the layer called Copy Of Lay..., click Properties, when the dialog box comes up, where it says name type in Layer3 and click ok. On the layer palette make sure Layer3 is selected and go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>CUTOUT and use these settings...

Make sure Fill with color is not checked

Shadow Color: White

Opacity: 100

Blur: 3.1

Vertical: 2

Horizontal: -2

Click ok. On the Layer Palette, beside Layer1 & Layer2 click the Layer Visibility Toggle buttons . Now click on the Mover tool , click on the pic and move your mouse to the right 2 pixels. On the Layer Palette, beside Layer2 & Layer3 click the Layer Visibility Toggle buttons. Now click on the Mover tool, click on the pic and move your mouse to the left 2 pixels. On the Layer Palette, beside Layer1 & Layer3 click the Layer Visibility Toggle buttons. This is the image we will be working with. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS where it says...File Name, type in Work, where it says...Save as type, select Paint Shop Pro Image(*.psp) and click save. On the Layer Palette click on Layer2 and holding down the button drag and drop it on top of Layer1. On the Layer Palette click on Layer1 and holding down the button drag and drop it on top of Layer3. Now reading the layers from the top to the bottom they should read...Layer1, Layer3, Layer2, Background. Click on Layer2, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 80, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Dodge. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS, give it a name and save it as a .jpg. and it looks like this...

Now go to FILE>OPEN and open the pic we saved earlier named...work.psp. On the Layer Palette click on Layer2 and holding down the button drag and drop it on top of Layer3. Now reading the layers from the top to the bottom they should read...Layer2, Layer3, Layer1, Background. Click on Layer2, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 76, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Dodge. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS, give it a name and save it as a .jpg. and it looks like this...

Now go to FILE>OPEN and open the pic named...work.psp again. On the Layer Palette click on Layer1 and holding down the button drag and drop it on top of Layer3. Now reading the layers from the top to the bottom they should read...Layer1, Layer3, Layer2, Background. Click on Layer1, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 71, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Dissolve. Click on Layer2, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 68, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Dodge. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS, give it a name and save it as a .jpg. and it looks like this...

Now go to FILE>OPEN and open the pic named...work.psp again. On the Layer Palette click on Layer1 and holding down the button drag and drop it on top of Layer3. Now reading the layers from the top to the bottom they should read...Layer1, Layer3, Layer2, Background. Click on Layer1, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Burn. Click on Layer2, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 34, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Dodge. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS, give it a name and save it as a .jpg. and it looks like this...

Now go to FILE>OPEN and open the pic named...work.psp again. Click on the Layer called Background. Make sure your background color is Black. Go to EDIT>CLEAR. On the Layer Palette, beside Layer1 & Layer3 click the Layer Visibility Toggle buttons. Click on Layer2, click on the Retouch tool and use these settings on the control palette...

Tool Controls...

Retouch Mode: Emboss

Paper: none

Brush Tip...

Shape: Round

Size: 32

Opacity: 100

Hardness: 0

Density: 100

Step: 25

Now drag over each letter. I did mine from top to bottom.

Go to IMAGE>NOISE>ADD and use these settings...

%Noise: 46

Check Uniform and click ok.

Now click on your foreground color box and pick White. Go to IMAGE>OTHER>HOT WAX COATING, COLORS>ADJUST>GAMMA CORRECTION and make sure Link is checked and set them to 1.90, click ok. Go to COLORS>ADJUST>HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS and use these settings...

Hue: 0

Saturation: -100

Lightness: 0

Click ok. Go to COLORS>COLORIZE and use these settings...

Hue: 14

Saturation: 205

Click ok. On the Layer Palette, beside Layer1 & Layer3 click the Layer Visibility Toggle buttons. Now reading the layers from the top to the bottom they should read...Layer3, Layer2, Layer1, Background. Click on Layer3, move the Layer Opacity Slider to the left to 71, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Multiply. Click on Layer2, click the down arrow to select a Blend mode and pick Lighten. Go to FILE>SAVE>SAVE AS, give it a name and save it as a .jpg. and it looks like this...

That's it. If you have any questions please just ask...