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	Figure 1	Not all of us have those great plug-in filters, and here I'll show you how to make some realistic chrome effect. Ready? First of all you'll have to start off by making a new image. I made a new file, 350 x 350 pixels (we'll minimize the image at the end...), transparent backround, RGB mode. With this tutorial it's very important to make the letters really big, and then minimize the text when you are finished to get the full effect!
	Figure 2	Start by typing your text. On the text layer press down the Ctrl-key and click on the text layer to select it. Create a new layer. Fill your selection with grey #5959595.
	Figure 3	Now make a darker grey your foreground color (#262626) and keep your selection. Now go to Edit - Stroke - Width: 5 pixels Location: Inside Opacity: 100% Mode: Normal. Still keep your selection.
	Figure 4	Make a new layer - call it white shadow. Now go to Select - Modify - Contract - 15 pixels. Fill your selection with white color. Deselect. Now we have to blur the white shadow layer a little bit: Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 5 pixels. Then change the layer mode from Normal to Overlay. Go back to the stroked layer (fig. 3) and drag the layer down to the New Layer tab to duplicate the layer. Call this layer Chrome. Press down Ctrl and left-click the "Chrome" layer to select it.
	Figure 5	Now go to channels and click the "Save selection as channel" button (Alpha 1). Now drag the Alpha 1 layer down to the Create new layer button to duplicate it (Alpha 1 copy). Now select the Alpha 1 copy layer and be sure you keep your selection. Now we are going to run a Gaussian Blur 4 times with different settings: Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 9 pixels. Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 6 pixels. Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 3 pixels. Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur - 1 pixel. Your image should now look like fig. 5. Keep your selection.