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[PS6] Proper shiny text effect // Not the Orbital Death Lazer method - James Threewell - Apr 12, 2015
First off, these other methods claiming to "be the best on HF", bullshit, they look like ass, this effect looks best when it's a SHINE not a laser beam.
Make sure when you're doing this that your layers are rasterized, as this can cause issues.
Select a small diagonal area on a NEW LAYER.
![[Image: 12d7abc731053dc9b2548297b569c223.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/12d7abc731053dc9b2548297b569c223.png)
White out the area inside, make sure that it's not too thin or too thick.
![[Image: 8bf7ddea1c7701d84d5ca8b76f703f40.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/8bf7ddea1c7701d84d5ca8b76f703f40.png)
This is the step these other kids are messing up, apply a heavy gaussian blur.
![[Image: dd47602562ef98cac4281022a3c90cf1.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/dd47602562ef98cac4281022a3c90cf1.png)
Make a new frame on your timeline, then move your blur on frame one all the way to the left side, then on frame two move it all the way to the right side.
![[Image: a9a930fa94bd5f1350df67278b84539a.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/a9a930fa94bd5f1350df67278b84539a.png)
While both frames are selected, select the gaussian blur/bar layer and right click it and create clipping mask.
![[Image: 3561759e39b817185df4901ee29eb1ba.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/3561759e39b817185df4901ee29eb1ba.png)
Make sure than both frames are selected, then click the "tween" button.
![[Image: d8dd7027f9725d7bcbea1b4e50ee00d8.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/d8dd7027f9725d7bcbea1b4e50ee00d8.png)
If you want your shine to be good, set the frames high, 30-60 does the job.
![[Image: e226181d27a8e11ae18f457afdfa0a47.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/e226181d27a8e11ae18f457afdfa0a47.png)
File > Save for Web
![[Image: 5e84f941e20cefdf36f564b9b3b5cf7e.png]](https://i.gyazo.com/5e84f941e20cefdf36f564b9b3b5cf7e.png)
Save as a gif file.
Product:
![[Image: 635sirm.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/635sirm.gif)
[Last thread junked due to trash talkers]
* - Mix - Apr 12, 2015
why are you posting this same thing again! your last one got trash talked so will this one...
* - James Threewell - Apr 12, 2015
(Apr 12, 2015 04:26 PM)Mix3rz Wrote: why are you posting this same thing again! your last one got trash talked so will this one...
Stop being an asshat, your method is inferior to mine.
* - stanek666 - Apr 14, 2015
Thank you bro, Its very interessing tutorial !
* - SIM-1472133 - Apr 24, 2015
Hi there,
Great tutorial on this one! I had sometrouble with the clipping mask so I thought I would tell you the workaround I used to get it.
1. Add a layer mask
2. select the layer with text
3. Use the magic want and click outside of the text, it should now have everything but the text selected than go to the second layer on the layer mask.
4. get the bucket tool and color it black
Hopefully that should help the people that couldn't get the clipping mask to work.
* - cunzai - Apr 26, 2015
Have to agree, this one's superior. Easier to understand (the other guy loves randomly capitalizing words and it's generally a pain to read) and this has a better end result. +1 OP.
* - freshables - May 10, 2015
Definitely using this on my Youtube banner, thanks bro ^-^
* - Matis - May 11, 2015
This is fantastic thanks bro ;)
* - AshleyUK - May 18, 2015
I prefer to add all 60 frames manually... Tapping left arrow 600 times is very relaxing :)
Nice tutorial though.
* - underwoodla - May 20, 2015
I didn't know such a simple tutorial could yield such astounding results.
Cheers!
* - Gogorakis - May 21, 2015
A video would be better for a newbie..