Stephen's Wiki

• Resize to 1024 x 768 (85), 1280 x 1024 (85),
  

2048 x 768 (FA), 2560 x 1024 (FA)

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• Select Text Tool (T)
  • Font: Sans
  • Size: 10
  • Hinting: Yes
  • Force auto-hinter: No
  • Antialiasing: Yes
  • Color: Black
  • Justify: Right
  • Textbox height: 14
  • Align the bottom of the text box to bottom of the image
  • Align the right of the text to 2 pixels to the left of the right image border.
  • Rename layer to Text
• Text: Duplicate and name it Ref
• Text: Add Layer Mask, Transfer layer's alpha channel
• Text: Layer to Image Size
• Background: Duplicate and name it Blurred
• Blurred: Gaussian Blur, Blur Radius 5
• Blurred: Copy
• Text: Paste
• Floating Section: Anchor
• Blurred: Use Rectangle Select Tool (R)
  • Feather Edges: Yes
    • Radius: 10
  • Rounded Corners: Yes
    • Radius: 10
  • Position <1024 x 768 (85)>: 771, 750: 753, 750
  • Position <1280 x 1024 (85)>: 1027, 1006: 1009, 1006
  • Position <2048 x 768 (FA)>: 1795, 750: 1777, 750
  • Position <2560 x 1024 (FA)>: 2307, 1006: 2289, 1006
  • Size: 333, 33
  • Check the left side of the text box aligns sensibly with the text
• Blurred: Add Layer Mask, Initialise to Selection
• Blurred: Select → None
• Ref: Turn off visibility
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• Text: Colors → Brightness-Contrast
  • Brightness to -80 or 80 (ish)
• Blurred: Colors → Brightness-Contrast
  • Brightness to -80 or 80 (ish)
• Save, JPEG Quality 97%