This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it     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 "