GIMP: Sparkle Text

1. New File
2. Type Text (RED/BLACK)
3. Filter
3.1. Blur
3.2. Guassian B (set to 3)
4. Layer --> Merge Down
5. Color
5.1. Colorize
5.2. Saturation to 100, Hue left or right
Make Reflection
6. Rectangular Tool
6.1. Copy 1/3 and Paste
6.2. Move down
6.3. Layer --> Transform 180
6.4. Invert
6.5. Opacity to 70
7. Make the foreground same color as background
7.1. Click Blend and make a line from down to up
when you see floating layer
8. Click on new layer --> then Merge Down
9. Click Duplicate Layer
10. Click Filter
10.1. Light and Shadow, Sparkle (Depends on Fonts size)
10.1.1. spike length 36
10.1.2. spike points 3
10.1.3. spike density 0.3
11. Duplicate the layer again
11.1.1. spike length 39
11.1.2. spike points 3
11.1.3. spike density 0.33
11. Filters, Animation
11.1. Blend and select value of 1
12. Save it as *.gif






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