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A way of making gold metal with Metalize, Gaussian Blur and Gradient Mapping.
Metalize, AA's Assistant
Align Object
Alpha Mask
Gradient Mapping
Demo.
Open a new canvas of 200x500.
Fill the background with black, make the layer not visible, make a new layer.
Add some 108 size text, Gaussian Blur @ 1 radius, AA's Assistant at default, name the layer "