this is a simple text effect tutorial used in my current covers
this tutorial would work on any program and app. pixlr and photoshop are pretty much the same, and i'm gonna do one for phonto in another chapter
ONE:
write your text in any color and style you want, once you're finished, you can move on to the next step
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duplicate your text layer and make it black
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right click [on the text copy layer] > blending options OR click on this icon
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