TUTORIAL: making an alien text effect

Now you will learn how to get an eye catching alien text with no effort. In this case, a futuristic metallic style with some kind of glowing would be perfect.

To get it, use this metallic text effect and configure it this way:
- Text: Alien (I used this text as example, you choose yours);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 000000;
- Font name: Arbeka.

The result is this image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- Don't forget to select the "Big" size to get a better result;
- Usually strongly geometric fonts fit better this effect;
- You will find many other metallic text effects at this text generator catalog.

TUTORIAL: creating an impressive dollar sign

Have you ever seen how many sites use the dollar sign in their design? It can be useful when you talk about (among others):
- financial advice;
- forex trading;
- money making;
- personal loans.

In this tutorial, we will get a killer dollar sign with no effort.

To make it, go to this silver text effect and configure it like shown:
- Text: $;
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Tahoma.

So you get this result:

Extra tips:
- Don't forget to select the "Big" size, or your dollar sign will not be so shiny;
- If you try other fonts, beware: many font faces don't offer the character "$". It can be a square or even an empty char;
- This text generator catalog has serveral other silver text effects to use.

TUTORIAL: how to make a wood text effect

Today I will teach you how to get an interesting procedural wood text effect. Wood style is a traditional text effect, and usually it's a hard one to make from scratch.

Fortunately, we can use a nice text maker and leave all the hard work to it.

Let's do it. Go to this wood text effect and configure it this way:

- Text: Far West (I used this text as example, you choose yours);

- Font size: Normal;

- Margin: 3;

- Background color: FFFFFF;

- Font name: Edmunds.

So you get this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:

- The chosen font helped to achieve the desired look. Some fonts really don't match a wood effect;

- You can try the same effect with a brown background color. Some people think this way you get an even better overall wood appearance;

- This text generator catalog has more wood text effects to play with.