Text Effect: Rough Gold

Operating System : MS Windows XP
Application : Adobe Photoshop CS or newer

1. Choose File>New, set height: 100 pixel, width: 300 pixel, resolution: 72 pixels/inch, mode: RGB Color and background contents: White.

2. Set foreground color to R:220, G:180, B:0.

3. Choose Horizontal Type Tool (T) from the tool box, set font:Arial Black and size:80 point (from the option bar).

4. Click on the canvas and type “GOLD” (without quotation marks).

5. Choose Layer>Rasterize>Type.

6. Choose Select>All, Edit>Cut and Edit>Paste to center the text.

7. Choose Filter>Noise>Add Noise... to add some noises with amount:20, distribution: Gaussian, choose OK.

8. Finally choose Filter>Render>Lighting Effects.. with texture channel: Red, height: 8 and choose OK.