.sugarcoat]

Hey, i like the use of the 'Alpha Mask' effect, I use a Batman Forever font (downloadable at http://www.dafont.com) and added a new layer :AddNewLayer: . I put a background in and put it below my text layer. Then I changed the Blending mode of my text layer to glow, then used an Effects>Photo>Glow on the text layer with these settings: Radius: 1 Brightness: -100 Contrast: 100 Flattened it and voila! Here is the background i used if anyone wants to try this out:

1. ok, basically you have to seperate the background layer from the eye layer if you haven't already 2. then use the gradient tool to colour the background with your primary colour set to white, and your secondary colour set to black and that should fix it!

Wow! So great, yet so simple! i love it, thanks for a quick and easy tutorial that produces amazing results. (Heres my first attempt) (After tweaking the colours a bit and experimenting, I came up with this)

this is great! i love it, thanks for the post king. (mines very fuzzy...)