Gold Text Effect
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Note: this tutorial has been adapted from this Photoshop tutorial.
Step 1
Create a new image. Give the background a radial gradient in the middle (#4d4932 to #201e1b):
Step 2
Set your foreground color to white and select the text tool. Type your text in the middle of your canvas. Then, making sure your text layer is selected, click "Create Path from Text":
Step 3
Create a new layer above your text layer (I called it "Main"). Hide your text layer. Select the new layer and then Select > From Path (Shift+V).
Step 4
I've created a special Gold gradient. Download and install it by putting it in the "gradients" folder of your GIMP installation. Now switch back to your canvas, and make you sure what you did in step 3 is still intact. Select the gradient tool and choose the "Gold Fill" gradient (the one you just installed).
(Right-click, save link as...)
Fill your selection with this linear gradient (bottom to top):
Step 5
Duplicate the "Main" layer (I called it "Outline"). Make sure your text outline is still selected (if not, just Shift+V). Now Select > Shrink by 1px and delete the selection; both the "Delete" key and Ctrl+X work.
Turn up the layer's brightness all the way (Colors > Brightness-Contrast...) and set the blend mode to Overlay:
Re-select the "Main" layer. Filters > Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow:
Duplicate your "Main" layer again (leave it above the "Main" layer, below the "Outline" layer). Filters > Distorts > Emboss...
Set this layer's blend mode to Overlay and set its opacity to 50%.
Done!
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Where is download link to Gold gradient? :/
AH! Sorry, I forgot to put the link in. It's there now.
Pretty darn amazing. Thank you
This is casino-like art :-) Thanks.
this one is pretty good:)
This is a great tutorial. Very clear. I learnt a lot. Thanks :-)
This is a great tutorial. Very clear. I learnt a lot. Thanks :-)
This is a great tutorial. Very clear. I learnt a lot. Thanks :-)
I got to step 4, but when I try and fill the text-shape with a gradient, it doesnt work. Does anybody know why?
Awesome man. Great tutorial aswell. Reminds me of the Age of Empires logo...
The link is not working for the Gold Fill anymore...Ugggggggggg..
Right-click the link and "Save target as"/"Save linked file". It still works.
Very good tut. But I have to admit, when it comes to step #4 is a bit confusing. You can't just ("right-click save target as") with your gradient file listed, because it's not a ".ggr" file. I actually had to modify a gradient from a pre-installed "gold-fill" to match your image. Otherwise the tut is very helpful and to the point! THANKS!
The gradient File has some errors. Open it in the editor and delete two 0 per line so that you have 13 numbers per line. After that it will be shown as described. VERY GOOD TUTORIAL!!!