Michi Art - Twisted Sisters - How do I Text Effects tut

 
old school tutorial
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you will need the stunning artwork of Michi Art
you will need to purchase a licence to use this artists work HERE

  Plugin- Alien Skin Xenofex 2 -Gradient Glow

if you dont have it just it and install it

a fat font of choice, I used Gimme Danger font get it free HERE

I also used the FISHfingers font for the quotes/sayings FREE HERE
EXTRAS AND SNAGS can be found HERE
in my fotki under CDO

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open up a new canvas 600 X 600 PIXELS

write out the text 'TWISTED SISTERS'
 using Gimme Danger font
size 72 Background fill dark grey Foreground fill blue to match your tube
set to BOLD -  STROKE 1

before you convert the text 'SISTERS' to a raster layer
stretch it out to roughly the length of the text 'TWISTED'

 convert to raster layer

merge the 2 words onto 1 layer
by going to Layers - Merge Down


then duplicate this layer

go to Effects-Blur- Gaussion blur and use these settings

 

then go to Effects - texture effects -  weave
use these settings




add blonde tube - resize using smartsize by 55%

add dark haired tube also resized by 55%

duplicate dark kaired tube

add blur as before (15) to bottom dark tube
duplicate it use it as a shadow for the blonde tube also

write out the text twisted sisters, using FFF Urban font
size 11 bold checked - background blue forground null.
convert to raster layer

duplicate and arrange above the large text

add name and copyright.

then write out your name or saying using the fish fingers font size set to between 30-48 depending on the quote
using the material colour blue from your tube

then apply the glow with these settings by going to
go to Effects - Plugins- Alien Skin eye candy 5 - Impact - Gradient Glow
with these settings 
 





you can change the glow colour to match your tube if you like..


add your artist copyright
and save your tag.