Learned Something New in PSP

 I'm still learning how to do this, but now I can make my letters glow. It will help when I'm creating the effect. At least in the font. Now if I can learn how to do this with images lol. When you're creating your own covers it helps to know what you're doing. YouTube can get you part of the way. Practice can help. I just can't give up on this. And you shouldn't either. Keep watching how-to videos and ask around. Finding people with the same programs as you who has the time to show you step-by-step is beneficial. Plus you can gain new friendships. Keep learning!

This is how I created this.

1. Open a blank window. I used a black background.

2. Created a new layer.

3. I typed my name with white letters using Italiana font.

4. Created a new layer.

5. Typed the name again and made sure they were lined up as perfect as I could get them.

6. On the top layer, I opened effects and chose 3D Effects, then chose cutout. A window popped up. I used white.

7. I went to the first layer with my name and chose effects--3D Effects--and chose drop shadow. I centered the shadow to be directly under the letters. The color was white.

8. I repeated step 6, using white again.

9. I repeated step 7 changing the color to teal.

Before saving as a png file, I cropped it and hid the bottom black layer. Then saved it. And done. You can use any color you want but I've only been able to get the white to work for me. As I said, I'm still learning. I hope this helps you get your font to glow too! Play around with it and test new methods and see if you can get something else to work out for you!!!