Ron tutorial - PSP8
From this:
to this: 
(base from
hermyonegranger)
Adjust > Sharpen > Sharpen. Soften if needed.
Exclusion 76% opacity.
Lighten 58% opacity.
Lighten 42% opacity. sharpen.
Softlight 68% opacity. It should look like this now:
Now is the tricky part. Make a new layer (Layer > New Raster Layer). Take your paint brush, white, 8px.
Make sure the white paint in in a new raster layer. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Radius 8.00. (got from a tutorial from
outside_icons/madebymi)
Now text. Once you finish your text go Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 1
Opacity: 26
Blur: 3.00
Color: #000000
Add brushes or what ever else. Finished:
to this: (base from
hermyonegranger)Adjust > Sharpen > Sharpen. Soften if needed.
Exclusion 76% opacity.
Lighten 58% opacity.
Lighten 42% opacity. sharpen.
Softlight 68% opacity. It should look like this now:
Now is the tricky part. Make a new layer (Layer > New Raster Layer). Take your paint brush, white, 8px.
Make sure the white paint in in a new raster layer. Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Radius 8.00. (got from a tutorial from
outside_icons/madebymi)Now text. Once you finish your text go Effects > 3D effects > Drop shadow.
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 1
Opacity: 26
Blur: 3.00
Color: #000000
Add brushes or what ever else. Finished: