[Cool Cartoon Glossy Effect]

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

 

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)