Simple Gold Text
Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

1. Type the text in white color on the dark background.

2. Filter > Render > Lighting Effects

(Click OK when asked for Rasterizing the Type)

3. Make the changes in the "Lighting Effects" dialogue box as per following figure.

Change the palette colors properly to Yellow and Orange as per shown in the figure.

Please do not forget to change the Texture Channel to Transparency.

4. You get the following effect.