Text Effects: 3D Metal

The attached file contains the following files...
Tt1221m_.ttf

Needed for this tutorial also: (freeware)

FILTER FACTORY GALLERY A>POOL SHADOW

Download and unzip to any file. Open Explorer and find the files you unzipped and click on the .ttf file and go to EDIT>CUT, then double click your Windows folder, double click your Fonts folder and go to EDIT>PASTE. Now go back to where you unzipped the files to and click on the plugin file you downloaded and go to EDIT>CUT, then double click Program files, double click PSP, double click plugins and go to EDIT>PASTE.

Click the text tool and click in the center of your white pic. Select a font. I'm using the  MisterEarl BT, Bold, size 72, make sure Floating IS checked. Select none by either going to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE or holding down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and pressing the D. Now we want to make a copy of this go to WINDOW>DUPLICATE or press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard and press the D. Now shrink the copy and go to EDIT>UNDO SELECT NONE. Go to IMAGE>PLUGIN-FILTERS>FILTER FACTORY GALLERY A>POOL SHADOW when the box comes up just use these settings...

Control 1: 151 Control 2: 208 Control 3: 118 Control 4: 146 Control 5: 79 Control 6: 192 Shadow Intensity: 131  Brightness: 147

Click Ok. Go to EDIT>COPY, EDIT>PASTE>AS TRANSPARENT SELECTION place this text a little down and to the right like this...

Now we need to work on the copy we made so unshrink it. Click the magic wand and click on the first letter, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on all the other letters. Click the foreground color box (top box) and let's set the color to orange using these settings...

Now flood fill your text. Go to IMAGE>PLUGIN-FILTERS>FILTER FACTORY GALLERY A>POOL SHADOW when the box comes up just use the same settings as before. Go to EDIT>COPY close that pic, when it asks if you want to save it just click No. Let's click on the first pic to select it and go to EDIT>PASTE>AS TRANSPARENT SELECTION place this text a little down and to the right. Now we can save it and mine looks like this...