Making A Realistic Looking Glitter Text

Program used: PSP 9

Level: Intermediate

Supplies: Glitter PSP tubes. Can be bought here.

PSP script “Vector Tube” by Pixel Nook. The script can be downloaded here.

* Install the glitter tube and the script.

First we are going to make a seamless glitter fill.

* Open a 300*300 px canvas.

* In the Picture Tube Tool find the glitter tube, you want to use. I use lhsGLITTERgreen01.

* “Paint” the canvas with glitter.

* x-out this layer.

* Make a new layer. “Paint” a thick stripe of glitter in the middle of the canvas.

* Move the stripe to the left, like this:

* Duplicate this layer.

* On the duplicate layer go to Effects/Image Effects/Offset with these settings:

* It looks like this now:

* Make a new layer. Repeat the process, this time with a horizontal stripe.

Screenshots from this process:

* Make all layers visible.

* You now have a seamless  glitter pattern!

* Minimize your glitter pattern.

Now it is time to make the glitter text!

* Open a new canvas 3600*1000 px.

* Activate your text tool.

* In your background color, find the glitter fill in the drop down under the patterns.

* I write ”Christmas” with font Ariel with these settings:

* Keep it as a vector. Go to Objects/Align/Center In Canvas.

We now have a glitter text, but it does not look all that real. But we are going to change that now.

* Still keeping the text as a vector, go to Objects/Convert To Path.

* You have not used the Tube Tool since you made the glitter fill, so your glitter is still the selected tube there.

* You are now ready to run the “Vector Tube” script. Find it in the scripts drop down, and press the run button.

* Your text is now ready to be saved as a png.

This is a close up of the text:

I hope, you enjoyed this tutorial!