"X-files" Effect

Now we shall try and improvise the " X-files" effect using a standard set of filters, turned on and available in Adobe Photoshop. So, let's begin. Let's create a new window with a black background. And let's write the following text.

Now select text Select>Load Selection... and copy it to the clipboard. Now it's possible to merge layers Layer>Merge Down.

Now let's work it over a bit Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation... In the opening window we shall scroll upwards, choosing the needed color, previously marked with a check in the field "Colorize".

OK. Remember we copied our text to the clipboard? Now we need it . Paste it from clipboard Edit>Paste. Now Select>Load selection and Select>Modify>Contract. Set 1 pixel. Now fill the selected area with black. Press D and then Editing>Fill... Use foreground color option . It should be something like the result in the picture below.

Without removing the selection we shall blur the image at the value of 1 pixel. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur... Deselect Select>Deselect. Now everything is ready. Sure it isn't very realistic, but then again we've omitted additional filters.:-)