AusQB
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I'm sure you're all familiar with the fancy "glass reflection" text effect that many people use, but I have a particular snag with it.
If I know the background colour, it's simple to make the reflective text gradient into that colour, but what if I want to make it adaptive (ie. transparent)?
In PS Elements 6 I'm sure I was able to just specify a transparent background as a text effect, not using the gradient fill tool.
I'm using CS4 now, and I find it near impossible to achieve this same effect. If I copy the text and use it to cut out a shape on a transparent gradient, some of the edges are lost, making it slightly distorted.
Please offer any advice.
If I know the background colour, it's simple to make the reflective text gradient into that colour, but what if I want to make it adaptive (ie. transparent)?
In PS Elements 6 I'm sure I was able to just specify a transparent background as a text effect, not using the gradient fill tool.
I'm using CS4 now, and I find it near impossible to achieve this same effect. If I copy the text and use it to cut out a shape on a transparent gradient, some of the edges are lost, making it slightly distorted.
Please offer any advice.