How to: Tron-like text effect

Dutch · **Joined:** Nov 29, 2014 **Posts:** 19

This tutorial Requires LayerFX by Jonathan Stipe (I recommend you to download the latest version of it!)

Welcome to another tutorial made by me (Dutch). In this tutorial I will be showing you how to make Tron-like text, I recommend using the Tron font but it isn't required.

Step 1:

Create/Open an image.

Step 2:

Type something using the text tool.

Step 3:

In the layer dialog set the opacity to 0%

Step 4:

Right click on the text layer and go to Layer Effects » Inner Glow.

Step 5:

Choose your settings, I really like the color 00FFFF. Then set the Blend mode to normal, the Opacity to 75%, the source to Edge, the Choke to 0, the Size to 5, the Contour to either Rounded Steps or Ring and the noise to 0. (I recommend enabling preview so that you can preview the effect) Once the outcome looks about right click the 'OK' button.

Now you should have a Tron-like text!

Final result:

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Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16170

Nicely done. But there is no need to use spoiler tags in your tutorials. Thanks.

Dutch · **Joined:** Nov 29, 2014 **Posts:** 19

Rod wrote:

Nicely done. But there is no need to use spoiler tags in your tutorials. Thanks.

Thanks, also thank you for removing the spoilers. And am I allowed to use spoilers if the are multiple ways to do the thing I explain in my tutorial? Look at my Text Border tutorial for an example.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16170

DutchPlays wrote:

Rod wrote:

Nicely done. But there is no need to use spoiler tags in your tutorials. Thanks.

Thanks, also thank you for removing the spoilers. And am I allowed to use spoilers if the are multiple ways to do the thing I explain in my tutorial? Look at my Text Border tutorial for an example.

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Adventure · **Posted:** Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:00 pm **(#5)**

Very nice tutorial.
Here is mine.

rbdflyboy · **Joined:** Oct 02, 2014 **Posts:** 48

sweet

Dutch · **Joined:** Nov 29, 2014 **Posts:** 19

Looks good Adventure. Also thank you rbdflyboy and conbagui.

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:31 am **(#8)**

Nice and quick tutorial. I added a duplicate and motion blurred it to give it a bit of a different look.

Dutch · **Joined:** Nov 29, 2014 **Posts:** 19

2-ton wrote:

Nice and quick tutorial. I added a duplicate and motion blurred it to give it a bit of a different look.
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Looks really good, I love the 3D(-ish) effect.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:41 pm **(#10)**

I tried out your tutorial and it worked great. :bigthup

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

That is very nice Wallace. I like the psychedelic look

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:39 pm **(#12)**

molly wrote:

That is very nice Wallace. I like the psychedelic look

Thank you Molly. :bigthup

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 11:23 pm **(#13)**

conbagui wrote:

Very nice work Wallace. Are you trying to create the next Tron Logo? :coolthup

Thanks Conbagui.

Dutch · **Joined:** Nov 29, 2014 **Posts:** 19

Wallace wrote:

I tried out your tutorial and it work great. :bigthup

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That looks really cool, I love it.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:12 pm **(#15)**

Dutch wrote:

Wallace wrote:

I tried out your tutorial and it work great. :bigthup

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That looks really cool, I love it.

Thanks Dutch! :hi5

Issabella · **Posted:** Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:43 pm **(#16)**

Thank you Dutch, easy and appealing :coolthup

Fantastic previous outcomes. :clap

Here my try.