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Text Effect  Tutorial

This tutorial requires the use of Blade Pro. To download this wonderful program, click here to go to the offical Blade Pro site. You will also need two presets called bevel_soft and bevel_shiny.
1. Open new image - 430x90, White, 16 Million Colors.
2. For this tutorial I have used my background texture. You can use what you prefer.
3. Select your Text tool and add some text, positioning it exactly in the middle of the new image. I used Impact, Bold, 72. regardless of what font you use, make sure to select Anti Alias and deselect Floating.
4. With the text still selected go to Images > Plugin Filters > Flaming Pear > Blade Pro. Click on the Preset button and find the preset bevel_soft. Change the Radius to 6 and the Height to 26. Leave all other settings.
5. Go back to Blade Pro and find the preset bevel_shiny. Leave all default settings.
6. Go to Image > Effect > Drop Shadow. Use the settings: Opacity-88, Blur-3.9, Offset-2x2.
7. Save your image and you are done!

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