This is a quickie that I got the idea for from CoolType.
Start with some text and make a duplicate | I used a 80pt bauhaus in a 250x100RGB with antialias 3 | c-N c-T a-D |
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Gaussian-Blur the duplicate and Offset with the same amount as you blurred, then Invert it. | I used 3.0 but you might need more for a bigger picture | s+a-B a-O a-I |
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Now empty the U-2 canvas and bucket fill it with 50% grey. Then Multiply U-1 and the now grey U-2. | You have to use the grey canvas and multiply if you used antialias, otherwise there will be a whiteish border... | c-K s-B a-M |
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Now you run a Difference on U-2 and U-3 and you get what's to the right. | s-a-D | ||
Now play around with the gamma settings. | Try doing a Relief on this canvas (a-R) | Map/ BCG |
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Here i Scaled (20pix in all directions) a bluish version, Blurred by 3.0 and Inverted. Then I ran a Difference between this and the previous. | I also used a Contrast Autostretch on this to shrink it down. | ||
Do the same as above but do not Invert the Blurred image before running the Difference. But Invert it afterwards and you get this. | This is perhaps the best one IMHO. |