| In this Tutorial, We will create a multi-colored glow and add some extra effects using the Paint Brush tool and a Pattern Overlay style. |
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| 1.) Open Photoshop 7.0 and create a new file. Go to File > New. Make it 300 X 135 pixels on a white background at 72 dpi then hit OK. |
| 2.) Press the letter D on the keyboard to set the foreground color to black. Now go to Edit > Fill. Set to 100% opacity and hit OK. |
3.) In the Layers palette, click the
Create a New Layer icon to create a new layer. 
Also turn off "Eye" icon to background layer. |
| 4.) Next, select the Text tool and type Rainbow. (I used Impact 60pt smooth.) Now, select the Move tool and center text. |
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| 5.) Repeat Step 4, this time type Glow. |
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Text should look similar to this:
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6.) Go to Layer > Merge Visible (Shift + Ctrl +E). Now , turn back "on" the eye icon in the background layer. (Work area window will now turn black.) |
| 7.) Next, right-click on the text layer and go to Outer Glow. (Dialog palette will appear.) Click on the color swatch to activate Color Picker. Select white and hit OK. Now, change the Blend Mode to Normal and hit OK. |
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Image with 1st glow added.
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| 8.) Duplicate layer by dragging the layer and dropping on the Create a New Layer icon. Next, drag the new copy layer below the original type layer. Right-click on the text layer and go to Outer Glow. (Dialog palette will appear.) Click on the color swatch to activate Color Picker. Select Yellow. Hit OK. Now, set spread to 25 and set size to 8. Hit OK. |
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| 9.) Duplicate layer by dragging the layer and dropping on the Create a New Layer icon. Next, drag the new copy layer below that layer. Right-click on the text layer and go to Outer Glow. Click on the color swatch to activate Color Picker. Select Purple then hit OK. Also, set size amount now to 13. Hit OK. |
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| 10.) Ctrl + Click on the original text layer to start the "marching ants" selection. Now, just click, the Create a New Layer icon to create a new blank layer. Select X on the keyboard to switch foreground color to white. Next, select the Paint Brush tool and in the options bar, select the down arrow to activate the brush palette. Once there, click the arrow (top right of palette) to activate the pop-out menu and go to Special Effect Brushes. When the pop-up appears hit OK. Select 1st brush selection and follow settings below. |
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Drag brush thru selection across center of work
area.
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| 11.) With selection still present, go to Layer > Layer Style > Pattern Overlay and select the following pattern "Tie Dye" then hit OK. |
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| Ctrl + D to de-select selection. Text is now completed, compare work to top image. |
Thanks for reading.