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Glow FX extreme

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 12, 2010

“# 1 Create a new image: 1280x700px – use black as background
color.

“We’re first making the basics for a single glowing line.

– New transparent layer. Only work on this layer. Click it in
the layers dialogue to make it active.
– User the Paths tool, create an exact horizontal line. The lenght
is no too important. Most important thing is that the line is even
as seen on the picture below.

“# 2

– Switch to a white as foreground color.
– In the tool properties click “Stroke path”. Deactivate the
“Antialiasing” option and set the witdh to 1px. Click
OK/STROKE.

– Let the path remain active. [Tip: If the path has disappeared
already, click the Paths dialoge and double click on the path to
activate the path again]”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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