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This is our glow.Ĭreate the highlights using the selection tools. Layer>Duplicate Layer, then Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur 32px. Find and select the secondary text layer in the layers list (in mine it's the "2016" text layer).Use Select>Invert to invert the selection, then pick the move tool from the tools list, click the Selection icon (2nd icon) in the tool options panel, and drag down 1-2px (holding ctrl to move along the vertical axis). Invert and move downward, then fill with white on your upper shading layer.Use Select>Shrink 2px and Select>Invert to adjust the selection, then choose a medium gray FG color and use Edit>Fill with FG Color to fill. Shrink and invert, then fill with a medium grey on your lower shading layer.
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Create 2 new transparent value layers ( Layer>New Layer or button in layers list) above each of the main text layers.Put the layers in the groups if you haven't already, by dragging each text layer in the layers list onto the appropriate group.You can use a grid or just move them by eye (use the move tool, and hold ctrl to align the movement to the vertical axis). You can use a grid ( Image>Configure Grid and View>Snap to Grid) or just use the Align tool from the toolbar. Position the text layers horizontally.You'll want to use some nice fonts–I've used Heavy Data and Pacifico. Create text layers for the three pieces of text (using the Text tool–click and drag to define a bounding box, then type the text you want, then set the typeface, size, color and alignment in the tool options).We'll use these to hold the different parts of the image: Create and name some layer groups and arrange them ( Windows>Dockable Dialogs>Layers to show the layers list, click the Folder icon in the Layers dialog to create layer groups, drag them with the mouse to nest them).Fill the background layer with black using Edit>Fill with FG Color.I used 1024圆40 resolution (pretty close to the reference image). Once you pick up the techniques you should be able to follow most of the bolded steps without reading the additional instructions.