Creating Cutout Text

• Create a new image 300 x 100 bgcolor=white 16 million colors
• Create a new layer by clicking the new layer graphic at the bottom of the layers palette.
• Change the foreground color to purple.
• Select the text tool and type in the text you are going to use.
• Select selections/modify/contract=3
• Select the floodfill tool/linear gradient- options set at 180 degrees
• Fill the cutout areas of the text with the linear gradient.
• Select images/effects/dropshadow and give it a drop shadow of 100 opacity/3.3 blur/1 vertical/1 horizontal
• Select/selections/select none
• Select images/effects/dropshadow and give it a drop shadow of 100 opacity/4.0 blur/3 vertical/0 horizontal.