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You Will Need:
GROBOLD Text http://www.dafont.com/grobold.font
DropShadow Effect http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/8375-drop-shadow-and-other-effects-krisvdms-plugin-pack-updated-2010-10-26/
STEP 1
Create a new Image
STEP 2
Write your desired text, In whatever color you want. (This effects works best with Lighter colors)
STEP 2b
The Effect works best with the GROBOLD Font
STEP 3
Create the first drop shadow, It should be a dark grey, and not black, with a Blur radius of 0, and a Widening radius of 6
STEP 4
Add a second drop shadow, This time it should be black, and should have a Widening radius of 5
STEP 5
Make sure your on a new layer
Create a black ellipse that covers the bottom half of the text
STEP 6
Hide the layer with the ellipse on it, by removing the X in the box by the layers
Now highlight the inside part of the text
STEP 7
Make the ellipse visible again.
Make sure the ellipse layer is selected, while the inside of the text is still selected
STEP 8
Using the move tool, move the selected part away from the ellipse. It should like it does above.
Now erase the rest of the ellipse
STEP 9
Drag the black selection back on to the rest of the text
STEP 10
Change the opacity of the black selection layer to around 40
There you go, That is the finished product
This effect can be achieved in Photoshop a lot easier, but i like to use it more in Paint.Net. In photoshop its hard to get the rounded look off of the text.
-TacticalFailure (Fail Clan Leader)
