Photoshop Text Effects: Gold Plated Text
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Step 20: Add A New Blank Layer Above The Text Copy Layer
Click on the text copy layer in the Layers palette to select it, then press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N (Win) / Command+Shift+N (Mac) to bring up the New Layer dialog box. Name the new layer "sparkles", and click OK:
We now have our new blank layer in the Layers palette:
Step 21: Load The "Assorted Brushes"
We're going to add some sparkles to our gold text to really make it shine, and we're going to use a brush for that. But first, we need to load in some new brushes. Grab the Brush tool from the Tools palette or press B on your keyboard to quickly select it. Then right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the Document Window to bring up the Brush options menu, and click on the small right-pointing arrow in the top right corner:
Click on the Assorted Brushes in the long list that appears to select them:
Photoshop will ask you if you want to replace the current brushes with these new brushes or simply append them to the existing ones. Click Append:
