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GeeksRock
 Post subject: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:28 pm  (#1) 
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Okay, guys. Someone ordered an avatar with their name in a realistic lightning text. Help! I have no idea how to do that. Does anyone on here have a tutorial on that?

-Kayla

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Willy
 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:39 pm  (#2) 
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I think there is a font for it, I don't know what it is called, but I had it a while back :D

It's from Dafont.com sorry I don't know the name though

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Oregonian
 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:41 pm  (#3) 
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Here are links for some lightning type fonts. This one is called, In a Flash, it's also available in Italics and an extended one. Free. It's in the list of fonts in the first link I posted. There are others there too.

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http://www.fontspace.com/category/lightning

This is a hollow font you may want to fill in.
http://www.dafont.com/lightning-strike.font

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GeeksRock
 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:43 pm  (#4) 
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Okay, thanks so much guys!

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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:38 pm  (#5) 
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Yup then use the lightsaber script on it a couple times. ;)

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Download the script here
http://registry.gimp.org/node/18522

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 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:06 pm  (#6) 
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the lightsaber script looks cool...much faster than doing it by hand.
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Rod
 Post subject: Re: Lightning Text Tutorial?
PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:56 pm  (#7) 
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It is quite easy to use - just create a layer and make a selection. :)
Run the filter.....select your colors and the filter does the rest.It makes great light sabers!
To get this effect you may have to delete or move a layer or two after running it twice but its pretty easy doing that.

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