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Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One
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Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One

by Ned Snell, Bob Temple, T. Michael Clark
May 2003
Beginner
816 pages
19h 54m
English
Sams
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Creating Chrome Text

Chrome text is one of the most popular text effects. I've received many emails asking how to accomplish a chrome effect with different software. The next exercise shows one way to create this effect in Paint Shop Pro.

Have you ever looked at something that's chrome plated? Not just seen something in chrome, but really looked at it? Take a moment now to step into your kitchen and take a really good look at the faucet fixtures. Go ahead, I'll wait.

What did you see? I'll bet you saw that the fixtures were mostly shades of pale gray (almost but not quite white), with some darker shades (heading into shades that were almost black) that defined the shape of the fixtures, right?

I discovered a Paint Shop Pro technique that mimics ...

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