Re: Text Over 3D Gold Medallion

Try placing White text over it on a separate layer,

Then select the outline of the text, expand the selection by 2 pixels, on a
new layer, colour the selection black, place the black (larger) layer behind
the white text...

Phil Yardley
electronicscribe.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Villano, Paul" <VillanoP(at)usachcs-emh1.army.mil>
To: "HWG GRAPHICS" <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 8:41 PM
Subject: Text Over 3D Gold Medallion


> I have a photo of a 3D medallion (sorry, can't show it to you online) that
I
> want to superimpose text over.  But any text color I use seems washed out.
> It's for use as a CD label.  I've tried white, black, shadows (which turns
> the text gray)...Any experiences or ideas of what color makes the best
> contrast with 3D gold?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> PAUL
> "No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's
> draft."  -- H.G. Wells

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