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Neon Text

  • Set a bright foreground color.
  • Then using Paint Shop Pro's text tool choose a font .( I used 48 pnt. Freehand575 BT in this tutorial)
  • Select IMAGE > OTHER > DILATE 3 times.
  • Select IMAGE > BLUR > BLUR MORE
  • Set a darker foreground color.
  • Center text in glow
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Backlit Text

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  • Select an outline color and lay down your text.
  • Select IMAGE > OTHER > DILATE
  • Select black for your foreground color.
  • Lay down your text.
Paint Shop Pro Tutorial #4